Ops/Shop/SubDiv Mgr 2

Sciens Building Solutions; Jacksonville (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

PTO and holidays

401(k) matching

Short/long-term disability

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Life insurance

Company cell phone

Laptop

Company vehicle

Career development opportunities

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Sciens Building Solutions is seeking an Operations Manager to lead a branch team spanning engineering, project execution, and service, while supporting back-office operations. This role emphasizes safety, customer satisfaction, and financial performance within a growing national organization.

The ideal candidate will have 2–5 years in an operations leadership role in fire and life safety, strong communication, and a proven ability to build high-performing teams.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in an operations manager role within the fire and life safety industry.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse group including leadership, regional staff, customers, and vendors.
• Strong, positive team builder with leadership ability.
• Knowledge of current fire and life safety systems.
• Strong understanding of profit & loss statements and key financial drivers.
• Ability to attract, develop, grow, and retain a team.
• Ability to understand the technical aspects of product lines and applications for informed decisions.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety culture and compliance with safety initiatives.
• Manage engineering and project management for the division.
• Supervise and develop designers, project managers, technicians, coordinators, supervisors, dispatchers, and administrative staff.
• Oversee scheduling, execution, billing, and completion of install, service, warranty, and emergency jobs.
• Develop a budget and meet revenue and gross margin targets.
• Communicate with customers, vendors, suppliers, and subcontractors to meet goals.
• Deliver projects within budgeted cost.
• Perform monthly cost and WIP analysis and report financial performance to management.

Skills

Operations leadership

Fire & life safety

Team building

Communication

Budgeting

Financial acumen

Job description

THE POSITION IN A NUTSHELL
SciensBuilding Solutions is seeking an Operations Manager who is a positive change agent and can drivehighcustomersatisfactionwhile leading a branch team, includingengineering, project execution and service departments,along witha back-office team to supporta business that is experiencing exciting growth.This opportunity is ideal for someone who has experience managing a team in the fireand life safetyindustry, and is ready to assume ownership of a branch operations rolewhile being part of a vibrant national organization.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING (and doing well!)

• Ensure all associates embrace the safety culture and comply with all safety initiatives.
• Manage the engineering and project management for the assigned Division.
• Supervise, train, and develop all branch associates includingdesigners, project managers,technicians, project coordinators, supervisors, dispatchers, and administrative staff.
• Ensure the scheduling, execution, billing and completion of install, service, warranty, and emergency jobs.
• Develop a budget andmeet revenue and gross margin targets.
• Communicate with customers, vendors, suppliers, and subcontractors toexecuteplans, programs and processes designed to meet or exceed goals and maximize market potential.
• Deliver projects within the original budgeted cost.
• Execute monthly project cost and Workin Progress (WIP) analysis.
• Report monthly financial performance in an effective manner to management and takes corrective action as needed.
• Responsible for efficient asset management,such as inventory and company service vehicles.
• Build a high-performance culture to include performance reviews and development initiatives.
• Lead manpower planning and allocation.
• Ensure customer satisfaction and cash collections.
• Collaborate with the sales team to support the growth and profitability of the branch.

WHAT WE LIKE ABOUT YOU

• Two to five years’experience in an operations manager role within the fire and life safety industry.
• Ability to effectively communicate to a diverse group of individuals,including company leadership, regional staff, customers, and vendors.
• Strong, positive team builder with leadership ability.
• Knowledge of current fire and life safetysystems.
• Strong understanding of Profit and Loss statements and key financial drivers.
• Ability to attract, develop, grow, and retain a team.
• Ability to understand the technical aspects of the product lines and applications as necessary to make informed management decisions.

WHAT WE’RE BRINGING TO THE TABLE

• Competitive salary based on qualifications.
• Paid time off plan and holidays.
• 401(k) matching.
• Short term and long-term disability.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans with options.
• Life insurance.
• Company cell phone, laptop, and vehicle.
• Professional career development opportunities.
• Tuition reimbursement.