Residential Electrical Department Manager

Doswell Operating Group•Glen Allen, VA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Tribble Electric is seeking an experienced Department Manager to lead our Residential New Construction Department. This role is responsible for the overall performance and growth of the residential business, including financial results, operations, safety, quality, team development, and customer relationships. The Residential Department Manager will build strong relationships with builders and developers, identify and pursue new business opportunities, and ensure the department is positioned to grow profitably while delivering the quality and reliability customers expect from Tribble Electric.

Requirements

Ten or more years in residential electrical construction, including several years leading teams and carrying financial responsibility for a book of business.
Demonstrated business development capability, with existing builder or developer relationships in the Richmond market or the proven ability to build them quickly.
Deep understanding of residential production economics, including per unit pricing, crew productivity, density, and warranty cost.
Demonstrated ownership of a profit and loss statement, including the ability to read a work in place report and explain a variance without help.
Track record of developing people and building an apprentice and field leadership pipeline.
Comfort operating from data, including budget versus actual, job cost, labor productivity, and pipeline.
Demonstrate and uphold all the core values of Tribble Electric, which include integrity, accountability, teamwork, innovation and growth.

Responsibilities

Own the profit and loss performance of the Residential unit, including revenue, gross profit, and overhead.
Build and hold builder and developer relationships directly, and bring qualified work in rather than waiting for it.
Own the pricing model for residential work, including per unit and per plan pricing, escalation, and option pricing.
Drive job density and neighborhood concentration as a deliberate margin strategy.
Build and own the unit’s annual plan and budget, and defend the assumptions behind it.
Review over and under billing and work in place reporting for the unit and act on variances before they become losses.
Own manpower planning, crew structure, and hiring for the unit, including apprentice pipeline and strategic hiring ahead of growth.
Set the standards for how residential work is estimated, released, executed, inspected, and closed.
Own rough in and trim scheduling reliability so the unit holds its slots in builder schedules.
Manage warranty, punch, and callback performance as a cost and a relationship issue.
Partner with the Director of Strategic Engagement on pricing strategy, market positioning, and pursuit selection.
Drive safety performance and enforce Tribble Electric’s safety program throughout the unit with no exceptions.
Ensure the unit uses BuildOps and Tribble Electric’s tracking documents consistently so reporting reflects reality.
Represent the unit at the leadership table with honest numbers, a clear plan, and a point of view.