Regional Projects Vice President - South - TX, GA, FL, NO, TN

What we offer:

• Work-life balance.
• Career advancement opportunities.
• A great manager and/or team.
• A compelling work culture and company values.
• A sense of purpose and employee appreciation.
• Support & Stability & Technology
• Training

Reporting to the SVP of Operations, the Regional Projects Vice President is responsible for overseeing the execution of projects across multiple regions, ensuring operational excellence, and driving continuous improvement initiatives (The PremiStar Way).  This role is accountable for driving profitable execution, contribution margin improvement, and risk management across all construction and project work within the region, ensuring projects are delivered on time, on budget, and to the safety and quality standards. This role standardizes project controls, strengthens project manager capability, and partners with sales and operations to convert backlog into predictable revenue and EBITDA while supporting integration and scalability objectives.

• Strategic Leadership and Operational Excellence:
  • Lead the projects operations teams within each BU to ensure successful execution of HVAC, Controls, and plumbing projects within scope, time, and budget.
  • Develop and implement operational strategies that align with the company’s growth goals, focusing on organic market expansion.
  • Oversee project management processes, ensuring best practices are followed, from go/no-go decision making and initial design through to project completion.
  • Collaborate closely with other senior executives to create and execute business plans and ensure alignment across departments.
  • Ensure timely and effective Costs-to-complete process is held across every business unit (monthly process)
• Continuous Improvement:
  • Implement continuous improvement methodologies, such as Lean or Six Sigma, to optimize operational efficiencies, reduce costs, and increase profitability.
  • Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and a metrics-driven approach to ensure the highest quality of work and adherence to timelines.
  • Lead a culture of innovation and process optimization, utilizing cutting-edge technology and tools to enhance project delivery and customer satisfaction.
  • Enhance the Premistar Way projects workstream delivering consistent CM% improvement
• Integration Synergy:
  • Play a key role in pre- and post-acquisition integrations, ensuring that synergies are realized across regions and departments.
  • Align operational practices, systems, and processes to maximize integration benefits, creating a seamless transition and driving efficiencies across the business.
  • Work cross-functionally with the leadership team to leverage combined capabilities and build a unified approach to market opportunities.
• Team Leadership and Development:
  • Provide leadership, mentorship, and professional development to the project operations team.
  • Working with BU leadership, build a high-performing team, ensuring proper training and career development paths for key project managers, engineers, and other operational staff.
  • Foster a collaborative, solution-oriented, and performance-driven culture within the project operations departments.
  • Develop and deliver project Management training across the region. (2 session per year)
• Financial Oversight and Reporting:
  • Coordinating with the Region President to oversee project budgets, cost management, and resource allocation to ensure financial targets are met.
  • Ensure timely and accurate reporting of project status, financials, and operational metrics to the executive leadership team.
  • Contribute to the development of annual and long-term financial plans, with a focus on profitable growth and operational efficiency.
  • Participate in LPR’s for projects > $1M

Competencies:

• Strong leadership and team-building skills with a proven ability to inspire and guide high performing teams.
• Excellent organizational and problem solving abilities, with a focus on process improvement and operational efficiency.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships across teams and with customers.
• Proficiency with dispatching systems and ERP systems (Microsoft D365 a plus).
• Results driven mindset with the ability to meet deadlines and drive sales and meet renewal targets.
• This role will require 50% to 60% travel to various Business Units.

Work Environment:

This job operates in both an office and a field environment. Must be able to sit and/or stand for extended periods of time. 

This role requires regular walking, standing, stooping, bending-over, and the ability to operate a vehicle.

Reasonable Accommodation:

Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions unless doing so presents an undue hardship on the Company’s business operations. 

Other Duties: 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

Employee understands the above job description and agrees to comply with and be subject to its conditions. Employee further agrees this job description does not alter his/her at-will employment status. Employee understands that the Company reserves the right to delegate, remove, expand or change any and all responsibilities. Employee acknowledges that he/she can fulfill the above duties with or without reasonable accommodation.