General Manager, P&L Experience Required

Role Overview

• Work as a branch leader primarily responsible for growing our electrical engineering services business, manage daily operations and lead branch P&L
• Offer decisive leadership to resolve technical or execution challenges throughout project lifecycles
• Ensure all Electrical Engineering program deliverables meet cost, schedule, and technical performance targets
• Pursue new business opportunities through networking, proposals, and client relationships
• Make onsite visits to customer sites and interact with customers to gather critical information, resolve project issues, customer concerns, and review engineering plans
• Work with sales staff on the estimating and bidding of new projects; co-present project proposals to prospective customers
• Mentor a small group of Power Systems Electrical Engineers, in the support of our customers
• Create and support innovative solutions that consider multiple engineering approaches and constraints
• Lead management of department P&L (Approx. $6M) through tracking of financials, percent complete and execution across all active projects
• Assist division leadership with proactive P&L management including regular forecasting of EBITDA, margin and headcount management
• Develop and manage departmental budgets, staffing plans, and utilization targets
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) related to engineering quality, efficiency, safety, and profitability
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity, standardization, and cost effectiveness
• Assess Administrative and Electrical Engineering staffing requirements and create staffing plans that address both resource shortages and excess capacity based on program and business demands
• Lead hiring activities, including creating job requisitions, conducting interviews, evaluating candidates, and managing onboarding processes
• Coordinate engineering projects with cross‑functional teams and external vendors, ensuring proper staffing and timely completion of project milestones
• Conduct performance reviews, provide coaching, and support ongoing development of engineers and technicians

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required for this role
• Ideally, in addition, an MBA or business degree
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in operations management to include full P&L ownership running a business vs. just projects
• Proven leadership experience managing and developing engineering teams
• Experience in industries such as utilities, power generation, renewables, manufacturing, or critical infrastructure
• Technical leadership and sound engineering judgment
• Excellent technical writing skills, as will be involved with proposal work from time to time
• Excellent strategic thinking, problem-solving and analytical skills
• Excellent project management and organizational abilities
• Committed to safety and engineering excellence
• Must be able to clearly and effectively communicate in English via verbal and technical writing methods and be comfortable and effective doing so directly to customers and co-workers

Benefits

• Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test and periodic, unannounced random drug tests
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment criminal background check
• Must have a valid driver’s license, and currently have and be able to maintain a good driving record
• Must be available for periodic domestic travel.