Service Operations Leader—Grow & Optimize P&L

Southland Industries; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with company match

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Annual bonus program

Paid holidays, vacation, and personal

Training/professional development

Wellness benefits

Job summary

Southland Industries is seeking a senior leader to manage service operations, drive growth, and mentor a field team across trades. You will oversee budgeting, P&L, and KPI development while coordinating with sales and support functions to win new contracts and deliver high-quality service projects.

The role requires strong leadership, extensive experience in service management for HVAC/building systems, and a collaborative approach to improve profitability and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration or related field preferred or applicable experience.
• 10+ years of service management experience for a control systems and/or HVAC organization, including people management.
• Experience managing a service business greater than $5M in revenue.
• Ability to lead, motivate and direct personnel toward common goals.
• Significant presentation, verbal and written communication skills.
• Some travel is required.

Responsibilities

• Manages the service field organization across multiple trades to develop skills.
• Leads recruiting, retention, coaching and training employees.
• Develops department budget and KPIs for performance goals.
• Oversees department P&L and manages costs for margin expectations.
• Coordinates PM visits, repair work and service projects and billing.
• Assists sales with operational support to secure new customers and agreements.
• Develops growth and strategic plans with leadership.
• Partners with cross-functional teams for location service items.
• Ensures safety programs and site compliance are implemented.

Skills

Leadership

People management

P&L management

Communication skills

Project management

HVAC knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Business Administration

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

Position Summary

This role is responsible for managing service operations, including financial results and leadership of service field personnel, the service admin team and (Directly or Indirectly) the service sales team. In addition, this role is responsible for growing the service business, by increasing market share and expanding offerings through the hiring and development of the service team.

Position Details

• Manages and mentors the service field organization across multiple trades to develop technical, supervisory and leadership skills.
• Assists with recruiting, retention, coaching and training employees.
• Conducts group meetings for communication and workflow, as needed.
• Partners with sales, servicesupervisorsand service businesssupervisor,to developdepartment budget andmanage tometrics & KPIs for performance goals.
• Responsible for department P&L, manages operational activities and spending to maintain alignment of costs for proper overhead and margin expectations.
• providing the scheduling, coordinating, completion and billing of pm visits, repair work and service projects.
• Assists the sales team with operational support to secure new customers, new service agreements and pull through quoted activities.
• Assists with determining quarterly service sales commission payments.
• Develops growth and strategic plans with divisional and regional leadership.
• Establishes initiatives and operational teams to deliver new service capabilities and offerings.
• Partners with support teams across organization for location specific service items: Marketing, Fleet, IT, Accounting, HR Business Partner, Recruiting (T&A) and Training (L&D).
• Partners with safety team to implement new and ongoing programs, including compliance with site-specific safety requirements.
• Delivers a Monthly Service Team Meeting to consistently communicate service-specific and company-wide coaching and awareness.
• Partners with local union leadership and JATC programs to maximize the benefit of our labor affiliations, as well as seek to attract and recruit top talent that can be organized.
• Seeks customer feedback and takes measures to ensure we are delivering quality work and a remarkable customer experience.
• Makes decisions, resolvesissuesand implements changes
• Consults with supervisor on decisions that may impact strategic initiatives
• Works independently

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration or other related field preferred or applicable experience
• 10+ years of service management experience for a control systems and/or HVAC organization, including people management
• Significant experiencein managing a service business greater than $5M in revenue
• Ability to work very effectively in a collaborative manner with colleagues and staff to create results driven, team-oriented environment
• Very significantservice, contracting, operations, and people management skills
• Demonstratedability to lead,motivateand direct personnel toward achievement of a common goal
• Significant presentation,verbaland written communication skills arerequiredto interact with customers,vendorsand employees
• Solid verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent customer service skills
• Excellent project management skills and ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Solid Microsoft Office Word and Excel skills
• Significant knowledge of HVAC and overall building systems is required
• Some travel is required

Benefits

As a 100% employee-owned company, we offer a comprehensive benefits package for you and your family:

• 401(k) plan with 50% company match (no cap) and immediate 100% vesting
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (100% paid for employee)
• Annual bonus program based upon performance, achievement, and company profitability
• Term life, AD&D insurance, and voluntary life insurance
• Disability income protection insurance
• Pre-tax flexible spending plans (health and dependent care)
• Paid parental leave
• Paid holidays, vacation, and personal time
• Training/professional development opportunities and company-paid memberships for professional associations and licenses
• Wellness benefits

About Southland Industries

As one of the nation’s largest MEP companies, Southland Industries is built on the foundation of great people. Since 1949, we have put our people first, enabling growth, professional achievement, and innovation. If you want to join a fast-paced environment where you’re engaged, challenged, and valued, apply now to join our dynamic team.

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Southland Industries and all its subsidiaries are anEqual Opportunity Employerand prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing our employees with a safe work environment free of discrimination and harassment.All employment decisions at Southland Industries are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, medical condition, marital status, family care or medical leave status, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Southland Industries will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

Contingent Employment:All employment offers are contingent upon successful drug tests, background checks, and professional reference checks. Roles that include driving as an essential job duty will be required to have a successful Motor Vehicle Record check (MVR). We are not able to offer sponsorship of employment at this time.

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