Branch Manager - Demo & Abatement

EIS Holding•Houston, TX

12d•Onsite

About The Position

EIS Holding, LLC, is one of the largest providers of turnkey environmental services in the country, providing soil and groundwater remediation, asbestos and lead abatement, demolition, mold remediation, and air duct cleaning. This position is responsible for driving revenue growth and managing the branch’s P&L by successfully managing all functions to exceed business goals. The Branch Manager drives the culture and sets expectations for safety, work ethic, professionalism, ownership of the business and shares pride in the branch and the branch’s successes.

Requirements

Minimum of 3 years management experience
Thorough knowledge of the industry
General management methods
Proven success managing and developing talent in the workforce
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form, and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
Working knowledge of business accounting and P&L statements

Responsibilities

Supervises EPMs, Field Supervisors, branch administration team by providing direction and training, and communicating company policies, procedures and objectives. Includes supervising performance management and progressive discipline; and ensuring compliance by all branch personnel of all company directives and initiatives.
Leads by example the company’s commitment to safety and administers the company safety program. Includes performing safety audits when necessary and stressing the importance of safety to all employees. Chairs branch safety committee.
Leads by example the company’s commitment to customer service. Develops long-term relationships, delivering exceptional customer communication.
Oversees performance and quality of branch operations through collaboration with finance to accurately track performance, inspecting projects for overall job quality, and accurately estimating jobs.
Drives revenue performance and growth through annual budgeting of new sales goals, identifying prospects, and accountability in performance.
Ensures the branch's daily operations run efficiently and cost effectively and meets financial commitments including target EBITDA dollars and gross margin percent goals.
Manages profit and loss (P&L) and uses accounting reports to measure performance to ensure monthly budgetary goals are met. Prepares yearly budget for Business Unit to be presented to Leadership.
Works with team to increase customer base or depending on the branch size, directly handles sales management responsibilities. Includes meeting with and making presentations to current and potential customers; resolving customer problems; and participating in the estimating/bidding of large and/or complex jobs to ensure profitability. Reviews and approves revenue and margins prior to submission of sales proposals.
Maintains a strong working knowledge of the overall market area, including backlog, market penetration, volume of outstanding bids, available new business, special projects, and staffing requirements and availability. Maintains market knowledge of the geographic submarkets, customer segments, strengths and weaknesses of the competition and positions the branch accordingly for sustained success.
Maintains up-to-date knowledge of all federal, state and local industry code requirements; and a good understanding of employment and labor laws.
Ensures correct execution of contracts and timely completion of billing.
Reviews and approves invoices, accounts receivables, write-offs and credits. Includes assisting in the collection of problem accounts. Leads meetings to review all over 60 receivables (AR) and assigns action plans.
Interfaces with corporate and other departments. When requested, represents the company in legal proceedings.
Interacts and consults with corporate teams in areas of operations, business development, finance, safety and human resources. Ensures that all HR matters are coordinated with the HR team.
Responsible for multiple levels of approvals including but not limited to purchasing, contract execution, contract modifications, and price adjustments.