General Manager - Philadelphia Regional Office

Socket.dev; Morrisville (Bucks County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking a Regional Office General Manager to lead the Philadelphia-area office, overseeing operations, sales and administrative teams to drive efficiency, growth and profitability in line with MEI standards.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Project or Construction Management and a minimum of seven years of operations and financial management experience, including budgeting, job costing and P&L responsibility.

Qualifications

• 7+ years general operations management experience in construction or manufacturing.
• 7+ years financial experience including job costing and profit & loss for a contained operation/business unit.
• Highly developed skill in organizational development, personnel management, budget and resource development, and strategic planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional office operations, sales and administrative staff and drive effectiveness.
• Oversee budgeting, accounts receivable & payable, job costing, assets and profitability.
• Coach and mentor sales and operations leadership; participate in bids and pricing.
• Hire, coach, train and manage performance of staff; provide oversight and support.
• Travel locally for client site meetings and management of dispatched crews.
• Report to the COO and collaborate with the C-suite.

Skills

Operations management

Financial management

Budgeting

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Project or Construction Management or related degree

Job description

Regional Office General Manager – Philadelphia, PA

The General Manager’s primary responsibility is to provide leadership, management and vision necessary to ensure the Regional Office has the proper team, skillsets, and strategic focus in place to effectively grow their market share. The General Manager will also ensure financial strength and operating efficiency respectfully guided by the objectives of the company.

What You Will Do:

• Manage, direct and will be accountable for the operational effectiveness by providing guidance to the regional office operations, sales and administrative staff and appraising the effectiveness of the operations including short and long term financial, safety and operation initiatives, goals and objectives.
• Active and continual advocate in fostering MEI’s Safety culture by training and developing team and working effectively and collaboratively with EH&S leadership.
• Working in concert with corporate office, is responsible for managing the office/operations financials including budgeting, accounts receivables & payables, job costing, assets and profitability.
• Actively coach and mentor sales and participate as needed on job walks, assisting with customer bids/estimates to accurately price projects and setting and managing sales expectation.
• Hire, coach, train and manage the performance of sales, operations leadership, crews and administrative team by providing oversight, direction and support.
• Local travel required for client site meetings and management of dispatched crews.
• Reports to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and routinely collaborates with the key functional executive (C-suite) team.

What You Need to Succeed:

• Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Project or Construction Management or related degree required.
• Minimum seven (7) years proven general operations management experience preferably within the construction, manufacturing, or related industry.
• Minimum seven (7) years proven financial experience and responsibility including job costing, profit and loss for a fully contained operation/business unit (office/branch/large project/product line).
• Highly developed skill in organizational development, personnel management, budget and resource development, and strategic planning.