Intermountain Division Manager

Apex Companies • Salt Lake City, UT

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About The Position

The Intermountain Division Manager runs Apex Companies’ Intermountain business, leading operational execution, financial performance, client engagement, organic growth, talent development, and risk management. The division includes more than 130 professional staff across 10 offices in Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana. The manager works with the West Business Unit Leader, finance and commercial leaders, office partners, national service line leaders, and area leadership to align strategy and deliver high-quality, compliant, profitable work.

The role connects business strategy to day-to-day operating discipline. The manager translates KPI performance into action plans, supports project managers and office leaders, strengthens client relationships, manages operational risk, and develops leadership capacity for sustained growth. The position includes responsibility for division P&L and budgets, project oversight, recruiting and personnel matters, pursuit and growth strategy, safety engagement, and a regular management cadence across financial, operational, commercial, staffing, safety, and leadership activities.

The position is based in the Intermountain West Division, with possible locations in Boise, Salt Lake City, Logan, or Rexburg, or remote within the region. It requires regular travel to division offices, client sites, and corporate functions. Compensation depends on experience, credentials, scope of responsibility, and location; the role is expected to qualify for bonus potential aligned with division performance and company practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Geology, Business Management, or a related discipline.
• 15+ years of progressive professional-services consulting experience in civil infrastructure and engineering design within transportation, water, and/or environmental services.
• 8+ years of experience managing operational P&L, budgets, multidisciplinary teams, project delivery, and performance improvement.
• 5+ years of demonstrated success in business development, client stewardship, and growth with new and existing clients.
• Proven experience managing staff and operations across multiple offices, service lines, geographies, or integrated business units.
• Experience with project financial controls, accounts receivable follow-up, write-down review, contracting, change management, staffing, utilization, and budget management.
• Strong leadership presence, communication skills, and coaching ability, including the ability to hold leaders accountable while building trust.
• Ability to prioritize competing demands, make sound decisions with incomplete information, and communicate action plans clearly.
• Ability to travel regularly to division offices, client sites, and corporate functions.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree.

Responsibilities

• Own division P&L, KPI reviews, mid-month performance updates, action plans, and responses to Accounting and Finance partners.
• Lead performance against revenue, gross margin, utilization, accounts receivable, write-downs, budget, and project risk measures; follow up on variances and corrective actions.
• Participate in revenue generation, accounts receivable, budgeting, project reviews, invoicing, accounts payable, timecards, expenses, and financial close processes as required.
• Prepare or support annual division budget workbooks, staff raise and bonus inputs, acquired-firm budget reviews, and other planning materials.
• Provide operational oversight for civil engineering, environmental, and consulting projects across Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana.
• Support project managers and supervisors on contracts, teaming agreements, master services agreements, change orders, standard pricing, and project risks.
• Participate with the Project Management Office and Finance in project reviews, including estimate-to-complete reviews, material write-downs, problem projects, lessons learned, corrective actions, and escalations.
• Ensure communication from business unit and corporate functions—including safety, finance, HR, and IT—reaches division leadership and staff.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to prioritize recruiting, manage open requisitions, review offers and salary alignment, and interview for key roles.
• Review and approve staffing actions within delegated authority, including postings, promotions, title changes, and mid-cycle adjustments.
• Manage assigned direct reports, potentially including office leaders, service line leaders, senior project managers, and other division leaders.
• Lead performance management, mentoring, coaching, training, personnel issue management, succession planning, and leadership development.
• Develop and execute annual and quarterly strategies supporting division growth, client retention, and profitability.
• Partner with growth, commercial, business unit, office, and service line leaders to prioritize pursuits and key accounts.
• Lead or approve go/no-go decisions, pursuit strategy, sponsorship requests as applicable, and responses to sales metrics and projections.
• Represent Apex with clients, regulators, agency partners, and industry stakeholders across the division.
• Partner with Health and Safety leadership on monthly safety reviews, good-catch participation, corrective actions, and division safety priorities.
• Participate in companywide safety calls and ensure relevant safety expectations are communicated and acted on within the division.
• Escalate legal, contractual, safety, staffing, financial, and project-delivery risks to appropriate leaders and corporate partners.
• Maintain a disciplined operating cadence that coordinates financial performance, project controls, sales activity, staffing, safety, and leadership communication.
• Participate in recurring business office and KPI updates, commercial and revenue-generation meetings, operations leadership meetings, project risk reviews, people leadership touchpoints, and safety reviews.

Benefits

• Annual bonus opportunities; this position is expected to qualify for bonus potential aligned with division performance and company practices.
• Professional development and executive mentoring opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior