Technical Services General Manager

Patriot Environmental Services; Richmond (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 259,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision insurance

Wellness Program

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life Insurance

Long-Term Disability

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Patriot Environmental Services is seeking a Technical Services General Manager to provide senior leadership over technical service lines, including field execution, compliance, safety, customer delivery, and financial results. This role partners with Operations West and other functions to align with safety culture and growth objectives.

The role requires overseeing project planning, budgeting, and performance, with regular field site visits and travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, environmental science, industrial management or related field.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams in technical or field-based operations.
• Knowledge of environmental regulations, safety standards, and risk management.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and P&L accountability.
• Experience influencing at multiple organizational levels.
• Experience managing competing priorities in a fast-paced, compliance-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage technical services operations, ensuring scope, quality, safety, and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee planning, execution, and delivery of projects to meet on-time and on-budget objectives.
• Establish operating standards and best practices across technical service lines.
• Provide technical leadership and problem-solving support to field teams.
• Champion safety-first culture and ensure EH&S compliance and permits.
• Partner with Health & Safety and Compliance to mitigate risks and address issues.
• Be accountable for financial performance, including revenue growth and cost control.
• Develop operating plans, budgets, and forecasts with Finance and Operations leadership.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, margins, and scalability.
• Support pricing, estimating, and contract reviews with Sales and Operations.
• Build and maintain relationships with key customers and support business development.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Budgeting

P&L accountability

Cross-functional collaboration

Field operations

Safety culture

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, environmental science, industrial management

High School Diploma/GED with 10 years equivalent experience

Job description

The Technical Services General Manager is a senior operational and technical leader responsible for overseeing technical service lines, including field execution, regulatory compliance, safety performance, customer delivery, and financial results. This role provides strategic and day-to-day leadership across technical services operations while ensuring alignment with the Company's safety culture, operational standards, and growth objectives, partnering closely with Operations, Health & Safety, Compliance, Sales, Finance, and Human Resources. This role reports to the Vice President, Operations West.

Essential Functions

• Provides overall leadership and management of technical services operations, ensuring consistent execution of scope, quality, safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Oversees planning, execution, and delivery of technical service projects, including complex or high-risk work, to ensure on-time and on-budget performance.
• Establishes and enforces operating standards, procedures, and best practices across technical service lines.
• Serves as a technical subject-matter leader, supporting field teams with problem-solving, escalation management, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Champions the Company's safety-first culture and ensures adherence to environmental, health, and safety regulations, permits, and Company policies.
• Partners with Health & Safety and Compliance teams to mitigate operational risk and address regulatory issues, audits, or customer concerns.
• Maintains accountability for financial performance of technical services, including revenue growth, margin performance, cost control, and resource utilization.
• Develop operating plans, budgets, and forecasts in partnership with Finance and Operations leadership.
• Identifies opportunities to improve efficiency, margins, and scalability of technical service offerings.
• Supports pricing, estimating, and contract review for technical services in coordination with Sales and Operations.
• Builds and maintains relationships with key customers, providing senior-level support on technical, operational, and service-related matters.
• Partners with Sales to support business development, customer retention, and expansion of technical service capabilities.
• Provides leadership to assigned employees by establishing performance expectations, assigning and monitoring work, providing coaching and feedback, supporting employee development, recognizing performance, and addressing performance concerns in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Primarily office-based with regular field site visits and travel required.
• Other reasonable directives, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Education & Essential Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and at least 8 years of progressive leadership experience in technical, environmental, or industrial services operations, or a High School Diploma/GED and at least 10 years of equivalent experience.
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams and complex technical or field-based operations.
• Knowledge of environmental regulations, safety standards, and operational risk management.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and P&L accountability.
• Experience leading and influencing at multiple levels of an organization.
• Experience managing competing priorities in a fast-paced, compliance-driven environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, environmental science, industrial management, or a related field.
• Advanced degree or professional certification relevant to environmental or technical services.
• Experience leading technical services within a regulated environmental or industrial services organization.
• Prior responsibility for regional or multi-site operations.
• Personal protective equipment as required when visiting field locations.

Patriot Environmental is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We expressly value diversity, equity, and inclusion, and encourage the applications of individuals from diverse backgrounds, so that we reflect the communities and customers that we serve.

EEO Statement Crystal Clean LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Crystal Clean expressly values diversity, equity, and inclusion, and encourages the applications of individuals from diverse backgrounds, so that Crystal Clean reflects the communities and customers that we serve.

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Pay Range

The estimated pay range for this job. Disclosing pay information promotes competitive and equitable pay.
The actual pay rate will depend on the person's qualifications and experience. $110,400.00 - $258,750.00 / year

Pay Transparency

The pay range shown reflects the anticipated base pay range for this position across applicable geographic locations. Actual compensation may vary based on the employee’s primary work location, applicable geographic pay differential, experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors. Compensation will meet or exceed all applicable federal, state, and local minimum wage requirements for the employee’s primary work location.

This position includes the following Benefits:

• Health, Dental and Vision insurance
• Wellness Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement