Senior Vice President of Operations

Reporting the COO, the Senior Vice President (SVP) of Operations will be a key executive leader responsible for maximizing synergies from new acquisitions and enhancing profitability across the organization. The SVP will lead commercial integration synergy efforts for acquired companies, ensuring alignment with the overall strategic vision while maintaining a focus on local market excellence.

This role requires a hands-on leader with a proven ability to manage complex integration processes, optimize operational performance, and deliver measurable financial outcomes in the HVAC sector.

Responsibilities:

• Integration and Synergy Management:
• Identify and execute synergy opportunities across acquisitions, including commercial strategies, operational efficiencies, procurement savings, and resource sharing.
• Involved in due diligence activities related to potential acquisitions.
• Develop, execute and implement strategic operations, sales, and business development plans to achieve local growth and profitability targets.
• Ensure a focus on pricing discipline, operational efficiencies, and margin improvement across the organization.
• Monitor financial performance and operational KPIs, identifying opportunities for cost savings and revenue enhancement.
• Drive initiatives to enhance local operational performance, customer satisfaction, and market competitiveness.
• Implement standardized processes and best practices while accommodating local market dynamics.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation to ensure sustained excellence.
• Partner with finance teams to align budgets, forecasts, and P&L objectives.

Leadership and Collaboration:

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Finance, HR, and IT, to achieve organizational objectives.
• Maintain a strong focus on team member engagement, safety, and compliance with all relevant regulations and standards.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business, Operations Management, Engineering, or a related field (MBA preferred).
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in operations, with a strong background in driving commercial growth in the HVAC industry.
• Proven success in achieving synergies in an M&A environment/branch-based field organization.
• Expertise in driving commercial excellence and improving local market performance.
• Strong financial acumen and experience managing P&L responsibilities.
• Exceptional leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire and influence teams at all levels.
• Analytical mindset with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Proficient in developing and implementing scalable processes and systems.
• Willingness to travel regularly supporting new acquisitions.

Key Competencies:

• Strategic thinker with a results-driven approach.
• Influence without authority.
• Exceptional project management and organizational skills.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and decision-making capabilities.
• Ability to navigate complex organizational dynamics and drive alignment.
• Collaborative and adaptable leader with a hands-on approach.

Physical Demands

Must be physically able to operate a variety of machinery and equipment including electronic and diagnostic tools, recovery equipment, and various other plumbing equipment. Must be able to use body members to work, move or carry objects or materials. This position requires: stooping, kneeling, crouching, climbing, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, seeing, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions. Must be able to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently. Physical demand requirements are at levels of those of medium work.

Work Environment

This job operates primarily alone and travels to different work sites each day. May work in tight spaces, typically indoors, but may work outside in poor weather conditions. Vehicles are used as the base of operations.

Reasonable Accommodation

Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions unless doing so will present 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 that are 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)