Service Operations Manager

Southland Industries Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with company match

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Annual bonus program

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Pre-tax flexible spending plans

Paid parental leave

Paid holidays, vacation, and personal

Training/professional development

Wellness benefits

Job summary

Southland Industries is seeking a Senior Manager to lead service operations across multiple trades, focusing on profitability and growth. You will mentor field personnel, coordinate with sales, and drive programs that expand service offerings and market share.

The role requires a strong background in service management, P&L oversight, and the ability to develop strategic plans with regional leadership while ensuring quality customer experiences and compliance with safety standards.

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.
• Significant experience in managing a service business greater than $5M in revenue.
• Strong collaboration and leadership skills to drive results with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication, presentation and customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Partners with sales and service teams to develop department budget and manage to metrics & KPIs for performance goals.
• Responsible for department P&L and overseeing costs to meet margins.
• Oversees scheduling, coordination, completion and billing of PM visits, repairs and service projects.

Skills

Service management

People management

Leadership

Operational excellence

HVAC knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Admin. or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

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, service supervisors and service business supervisor, to develop department budget and manage to metrics & 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, resolves issues and 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 experience in 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 significant service, contracting, operations, and people management skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate and direct personnel toward achievement of a common goal
• Significant presentation, verbal and written communication skills are required to interact with customers, vendors and 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

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,

Southland Industries and all its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer and 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.