Head of Protection & Controls

Jobot; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobot in Chicago, IL is seeking a Dir of Protection and Controls to lead a fast-growing Protection & Controls organization. You will own multi-location operations, manage revenue, margin, utilization, backlog, and forecast accuracy, and coach General Managers or Area Managers to build a high-performance team.

The role requires an engineering or technical background in electrical services, experience with relay protection and controls, and a proven track record of scaling operations while

Qualifications

• Table stakes: a proven people leader who builds trust quickly with technicians, managers, and customers.
• Table stakes: full P&L ownership of a multi-location technical or electrical services business, with a track record of managing revenue, margin, utilization, backlog and forecast accuracy.
• Table stakes: an engineering or technical background in electrical services, ideally relay protection and controls, substation testing or commissioning.
• Experience leading leaders: you’ve managed General Managers or Area Managers with their own teams, and you know how to coach, develop and hold managers accountable.
• Integration or scale-up experience, such as absorbing an acquired team, standing up new locations or rapidly growing a technical workforce while keeping safety and quality intact.
• A safety-first mindset with a history of building strong field safety cultures across distributed teams.
• Strength in technician recruiting, retention and career development, with an understanding of what keeps skilled field talent engaged.
• Customer-facing ability: you’re comfortable owning key accounts, supporting major proposals and resolving service issues directly.
• A data-driven operator who turns KPIs into action and builds the reporting and processes that give a growing business visibility and control.
• Willingness to travel regularly across branch locations and customer sites. Roughly 3 days/ 2 nights a week.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-location technical or electrical services business, owning full P&L and performance metrics.
• Build operating structure, leadership bench, and processes to scale profitably.
• Coach and develop leaders like General Managers or Area Managers to drive accountability.

Skills

People leadership

P&L ownership

Data-driven leadership

Customer relationship management

Education

Engineering background in electrical services

Relay protection and controls experience

Tools

Electrical testing equipment

Job description

Jobot in Chicago, IL is seeking a Dir of Protection and Controls to lead a fast-growing Protection & Controls organization. You will own multi-location operations, manage revenue, margin, utilization, backlog, and forecast accuracy, and coach General Managers or Area Managers to build a high-performance team.

The role requires an engineering or technical background in electrical services, experience with relay protection and controls, and a proven track record of scaling operations while