Area Manager at L&S Mechanical

Fort Worth, Texas, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

08 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

10 Mar, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Tri-trade Knowledge, Interpersonal Skills, Written Communication, Verbal Communication, Teamwork, Problem-Solving, Feedback Reception, Conflict Handling, Unity Proficiency, Electronic Communication Systems, Computational Skills, Back Charge Recovery, Unbilled Extras Reduction, Integrity, Professionalism

Industry

Construction

Description

Description The Company: Headquartered in Richardson, Texas, L&S Mechanical (“L&S”) is a leading tri-trade provider of turnkey plumbing, HVAC, and electrical installation services in the Texas, South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia residential housing markets. Founded in 1985, L&S serves large production homebuilders in Dallas / Fort Worth, South Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Austin through its six production warehouses. Previously owned by management, L&S was acquired by The Sterling Group, a leading middle market private equity firm, in September 2021. L&S is the largest plumbing installer in Texas and has significant opportunity to grow its HVAC and electric offerings while also expanding into new geographies through acquisition and growing its nascent home services business. The company is backed by The Sterling Group, a private equity firm established in 1982. The Sterling Group specializes in acquiring controlling interests in companies across the manufacturing, distribution, and industrial services sectors, focusing on enterprises with valuations typically between $100 million and $1 billion. To date, the firm has sponsored 67 platform buyouts, along with numerous add-on acquisitions, contributing to a total transaction value exceeding $22 billion. Currently, The Sterling Group manages over $9.4 billion in assets. Job Summary As the Area Manager at L&S, you will be responsible for managing all aspects of the production labor and will supervise a team of superintendents within a pre-assigned area. General Responsibilities Supervise a team of superintendents and superintendents in-training and support and evaluate their growth. Create and implement quality control and accountability protocols for supers’ work. Identify paperwork issues and guide superintendents in solving those issues. Manage builder relationships. Handle escalated builder issues. Manage dig lists and grounds. Maintain knowledge of neighborhood statuses. Carry a small house count to keep trade skills current. Manage sub crew, low-level accountability, back charges, pay, and accountability. Manage schedules. Collaborate with sub recruiters to address sub capacity needs. Collaborate with other AMs to analyze patterns and trends amongst neighborhoods, builders, sub crews, etc., and apply data-informed practices to improve the quality, efficiency, and delivery of production labor. Collaborate with other area managers to load balance subs and direct labor. Assist in resolving low-level material issues. Approve extras. Collaborate with the development program to implement the training schedule and assist with accountability of trainee compliance. As needed, participate in the assessment of knowledge, skills, and understandings of trainees at the “In-training” level. Assist the development program with super accountability measures while in training. Qualifications Tri-trade knowledge: plumbing, electrical, HVAC. Strong interpersonal skills, ability to maintain relationships and grow people. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Strong desire to work as a team with a results-driven approach. Strong problem-solving skills. Strong desire to grow and open to feedback. Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, high-stress environment. Proficient in Unity and ability to teach others how to use it. Proficient in electronic communication systems. Strong basic computational skills. Demonstrated history of recovering back charges and reducing unbilled extras. Demonstrated ability to handle conflict and achieving an ideal resolution. Comfortable with conflict. Demonstrated ability to act with integrity and professionalism. Perform the physical demands of the position - working indoors and/or outdoors with long periods of time standing; listening and speaking on the telephone; viewing monitor and workstation. Climbing steep stairs, standing, stooping, bending, crouching, kneeling, sitting, reaching; able to routinely lift heavy objects more than 50 pounds, and pushing and pulling of objects Benefits Medical, dental and vision insurance FSA with debit card 401(k) employer match 1% for the first 1% contributed and a 50% match for the remaining 5% Paid Vacation PTO Paid Holidays Bonus opportunities Annualized reviews for merit increases Potential for advancement Note: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by an employee in this position. These statements are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees in this position. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assessing or reassessing job duties as required.

Responsibilities

The Area Manager will oversee all aspects of production labor, supervising and evaluating the growth of a team of superintendents within a pre-assigned area. Key duties include implementing quality control, managing builder relationships, handling escalated issues, managing schedules, and collaborating with other managers on data-informed practices to improve labor quality and efficiency.