Vice President, Specialty Services

CAM Industrial Solutions; Houston, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

CAM Industrial Solutions seeks a Vice President, Specialty Services to lead growth, profitability, and safe execution of a diverse portfolio including turnarounds, towers, tanks, and related services for refinery and industrial facilities.

The role oversees P&L, customer relationships, and a high-performing operations team, while collaborating with Business Development and cross-functional partners to drive profitable expansion and ensure top-tier safety and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent industry experience considered.
• 15+ years of progressive leadership in industrial construction, maintenance, turnaround, or specialty services.
• Experience in refinery, petrochemical, chemical, or heavy industrial environments.
• Demonstrated P&L leadership and management of a substantial business, region, or portfolio.
• Understanding of turnaround and project execution.
• Strong industry network with revenue opportunity potential.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for CAM's Specialty Services business.
• Develop a strong pipeline of opportunities to support growth objectives.
• Own the Specialty Services P&L, including revenue, profitability, budgeting, forecasting.
• Develop and execute strategies for profitable growth across customers, markets, and service lines.
• Ensure projects are safely and successfully executed with focus on productivity and margin.
• Provide executive oversight of major turnarounds and high-risk projects.
• Build and maintain executive-level customer relationships and serve as sponsor for key accounts.
• Partner with BD to identify opportunities, proposals, pricing, and new work.
• Drive cross-selling of Specialty Services within CAM’s existing base.
• Build, lead, and develop a strong operational leadership team.
• Collaborate with Legal, HSET, HR, Recruiting, Finance to support growth.
• Champion CAM's safety culture and regulatory compliance.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, labor productivity, and profitability.

Skills

P&L leadership

Strategic leadership

Business development

Safety culture

Cross-functional leadership

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Engineering

Job description

Posted Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 6:00 AM

Vice President, Specialty Services

Overview

CAM Industrial Solutions is one of the largest and fastest-growing, privately held industrial services companies operating in Canada and the United States. We are searching for a safety conscious individual to join our team of people who want to be the best at what they do, who think just "good" is never good enough, who take pride in their work and want to work with others who feel the same way.

We are seeking a team player willing to work in a collaborative environment and enthusiastic about continuous improvement.

Position Summary

The Vice President, Specialty Services is responsible for the overall leadership, growth, profitability, and operational performance of CAM Industrial Solutions' Specialty Services business. This portfolio includes turnarounds, catalyst services, towers, tanks, rope access, specialty welding, small capital projects, and related specialty services supporting refinery, petrochemical, chemical, and other industrial facilities.

This role has overall responsibility for P&L performance, business growth, safe and successful project execution, customer relationships, and development of a high-performing operations team.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for CAM's Specialty Services business.
• Develop a strong pipeline of opportunities sufficient to support CAM's growth objectives.
• Own the Specialty Services P&L, including revenue, profitability, budgeting, forecasting, and overall financial performance.
• Develop and execute strategies to achieve profitable growth across existing and new customers, markets, and service lines.
• Ensure projects are safely and successfully executed with a focus on productivity, schedule, quality, cost, and margin performance.
• Provide executive oversight of major turnarounds, projects, and other high-risk or complex work.
• Build and maintain strong executive-level customer relationships and serve as an executive sponsor for key accounts.
• Partner with Business Development to identify opportunities, develop proposals, establish pricing strategies, and secure new work.
• Drive cross-selling of Specialty Services throughout CAM's existing customer base.
• Build, lead, and develop a strong operational leadership team and establish clear performance accountability.
• Partner with Legal, HSET, Human Resources, Recruiting, Finance, and other functions to ensure the organization has the resources and capabilities needed to support current operations and future growth.
• Champion CAM's safety culture and ensure compliance with company standards, customer requirements, and applicable regulations.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, labor productivity, project controls, and profitability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Construction Management, Engineering, or related field preferred; equivalent industry experience considered.
• 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in industrial construction, maintenance, turnaround, or specialty services.
• Significant experience working within refinery, petrochemical, chemical, or other heavy industrial environments.
• Demonstrated P&L leadership and experience managing a substantial business, region, or operating portfolio.
• Understanding of industrial turnaround and project execution.
• Strong industry network and a proven book of business or demonstrated ability to bring customer relationships and revenue opportunities that can accelerate the growth of CAM's Specialty Services business.
• Proven track record of profitable growth, operational execution, and customer development.
• Strong knowledge of project execution, estimating, scheduling, labor productivity, project controls, and contract management.
• Experience leading geographically dispersed operations and large craft workforces.
• Strong commitment to safety and operational excellence.
• Ability to travel extensively based on business and customer needs.
• Experience working within a private-equity-backed or similarly performance-driven organization.

This position is performed in a professional office environment and requires regular interaction with employees, customers, and cross-functional teams. The role involves the use of computers, telephones, and standard office equipment while managing multiple tasks, priorities, and deadlines. Success in this environment requires strong communication, organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team in a fast-paced business setting. Frequent travel required.

As a senior leader of CAM Industrial Solutions, the Vice President, Specialty Services is expected to operate with an enterprise mindset - balancing safety, people, customers, growth, execution, and profitability. The successful leader will build a scalable Specialty Services organization capable of delivering complex work safely and reliably while expanding CAM's capabilities, customer relationships, and market presence.

CAM Industrial Solutions is an equal opportunity employer, and we thrive on our differences for the benefit of our employees, our customers, and our community. It is our policy to provide equal opportunities in all decisions related to hiring, training, and promoting regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status or any legally protected characteristic or class .