Fire Life Safety General Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Convergentz, a division of the Hunton Group, is seeking a strategic and growth-oriented General Manager to lead and expand our Fire Life & Safety operations. This is a high-impact leadership opportunity for an experienced industry professional who thrives on building teams, driving operational excellence, and delivering profitable growth.

The ideal candidate is both a visionary leader and a hands-on operator - someone who can drive revenue growth, improve operational efficiency, and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of a growing division within a well-established, respected organization known for technical expertise and long-term career development.

Come work for an industry leader that has been recognized both locally and nationally as one of the Top Places to Work!

Responsibilities:

• Assist in P & L review and budget, forecasting, A/R collections, WIP management, billing cycle and DBO.
• Accountable for achieving financial annual goals and growth YOY.
• Help prepare detailed proposals, manage project installation plans, and implement job procedures per customer requirements.
• Work with an estimating team and salespeople to validate costs before the bid process; manage and maintain project profit margin and continuously seek new means, methods, or alternate suppliers to control or reduce expense and expedite the project schedule.
• Effectively communicate project progress, issues, and financial status with customers.
• Maintain an accurate written record of job status, job changes, material flow, and other control records necessary to process internal and external reports.
• Identify potential project risks and implement strategies to minimize impact and control deviations from estimated costs and project deadlines.
• Review vendor invoices for technical and commercial compliance before approving payment.
• Coordinate with Project Administrator for procurement of materials, supplies, services, and controls for assigned projects per schedule requirements.
• Establish project milestones and analyze costs; utilize financial systems to review actual vs. estimated job costs.
• Meet with contractors, engineers, and owners to discuss scope of project, budgets, performance, and close out.
• Function as the primary interface between the customer, vendors, subcontractors, and internal expertise within the office and project administration.
• Work with project managers to provide timely and accurate project cost reports; identify reasons for low job site productivity and determine the project's impact; adjusts project plan and project cost estimates as necessary to meet budget requirements.
• Carry out supervisory and leadership responsibilities by interviewing, hiring, and training operational and sales employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; coaching and mentoring employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Have financial experience running a profitable business for 5+ years.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as requested or required.

Qualifications:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work with customers at all levels of an organization
• Foster a team based working environment to maximize employee morale and productivity
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; solid programming skills and proven ability to troubleshoot issues is a plus
• Knowledge of Smoke Control, sprinkler, and NICET Levels III, IV, UTC/EST, and RME-G Certification is a plus
• Ability to pass a background check and pre-employment drug test
• Must be able to travel as required between office and field sites across Texas with a valid driver's license

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university
• Minimum of 10+ years of industry experience; or equivalent
• Previous management experience in a technical environment within the fire alarm and safety systems industry and industry experience in Electronic, Fire Alarm & Life Safety
• Minimum of 5 yrs. experience of project supervisory experience