Solar Divisional Manager

Brda Electric•Fenton, MO

3d•$105,000 - $130,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Brda Electric is seeking an experienced Solar Divisional Manager to lead and take ownership of the operational, financial, technical, and leadership performance of its established Solar Division. This role goes beyond typical project management, focusing on the complete lifecycle of solar operations, from planning and design through installation, commissioning, closeout, and final payment. The ideal candidate will drive disciplined performance in gross margin, labor efficiency, production capacity, execution quality, and team development. The company, founded in 1989, is a St. Louis-area electrical company with diverse operations including residential, commercial, solar, battery storage, EV infrastructure, and emerging energy technologies. The Solar Division executes complex, turnkey energy projects.

Requirements

Experienced Solar Divisional Manager
Strong operational leadership
Financial discipline
Technical understanding
Strategic thinking
Ability to develop a high-performing team
Experience with solar PV, Tesla Powerwall, Enphase systems, battery storage, smart electrical panels, service upgrades, utility coordination, permitting, commissioning, and customer handoff.
Experience managing the complete lifecycle of solar operations
Experience driving disciplined performance in gross margin, labor efficiency, production capacity, execution quality, and team development.
Experience with backward-design methodologies
Experience ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and in compliance with applicable safety requirements, electrical codes, program requirements, and regulations.
Experience overseeing permitting, utility coordination, inspections, approvals, and project closeout.
Experience identifying operational risks and implementing corrective action.
Experience maintaining consistent execution standards across multiple concurrent projects.
Experience overseeing timely invoicing, collection, and receipt of customer payments.
Experience leading direct reports and field technicians.
Experience establishing clear ownership, accountability, performance expectations, and measurable outcomes.
Experience conducting performance reviews, coaching, development, and ongoing mentorship.
Experience leading hiring, onboarding, training, workforce planning, scheduling, performance management, and termination decisions.
Experience building a high-performance, accountability-driven culture.
Experience aligning labor capacity with production forecasts, backlog, and anticipated sales demand.
Experience improving crew productivity while reducing rework, callbacks, delays, and wasted labor.
Experience developing future leaders and strengthening management capability within the division.
Experience owning Gross Margin (GM%) performance.
Experience owning Gross Margin per Hour Worked (GMHW) performance.
Experience with disciplined pricing, estimating, project selection, and change-management practices.
Experience improving job-costing accuracy and visibility.
Experience optimizing labor utilization, material efficiency, purchasing, and project execution.
Experience managing project and divisional budgets against established profitability targets.
Experience identifying margin erosion and implementing corrective action.
Experience driving continuous improvement in cost control, productivity, and field execution.
Experience building a financially sustainable operation.
Experience developing and managing quarterly production and revenue forecasts.
Experience building and maintaining reliable forward projections for revenue, production, labor requirements, and operational capacity.
Experience aligning staffing and labor capacity with backlog and sales pipeline demand.
Experience working with sales leadership to improve pipeline visibility and forecasting accuracy.
Experience identifying and resolving bottlenecks involving scheduling, labor capacity, procurement, permitting, inspections, and execution flow.
Experience maintaining divisional compliance with Illinois Shines, installer certifications, manufacturer requirements, and other applicable solar program requirements.
Experience translating company strategy into measurable divisional priorities, operating plans, and results.
Experience ensuring clear and consistent customer communication throughout the project lifecycle.
Experience establishing accountability for resolving installation and post-installation issues promptly.
Experience maintaining a customer experience that supports referrals, repeat business, and company reputation.
Experience monitoring customer satisfaction and implementing corrective action.
Sufficient technical knowledge to effectively lead solar operations and evaluate execution risks.
Knowledge of relevant solar technologies, battery storage systems, installation practices, manufacturer requirements, codes, and industry developments.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a combination office and field-based leadership role.
Experience in a fast-paced environment involving multiple concurrent projects and priorities.
Experience in a high accountability environment for financial, operational, customer, and personnel outcomes.
Experience with frequent coordination with employees, customers, vendors, subcontractors, utilities, authorities having jurisdiction, and company leadership.
Experience where leadership behavior, communication, accountability, and team culture directly impact operational success.

Responsibilities

Exercise delegated decision rights within the Solar Division, applying sound judgment and escalating decisions only when defined thresholds, risks, or circumstances require higher-level review.
Practice servant leadership by removing obstacles, establishing clear expectations, providing necessary resources, developing and empowering team members, and holding individuals accountable for commitments, performance, and results.
Own the complete solar project lifecycle from design and preconstruction through installation, commissioning, closeout, and final payment, even though much of the work itself will be delegated.
Utilize backward-design methodologies to establish required outcomes, dependencies, ownership, and execution standards.
Ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and in compliance with applicable safety requirements, electrical codes, program requirements, and regulations.
Ensure engineers, electricians, installers, subcontractors, vendors, and administrative personnel are appropriately utilized.
Oversee permitting, utility coordination, inspections, approvals, and project closeout.
Identify operational risks early and implement corrective action to protect margin, schedule, quality, and customer experience.
Maintain consistent execution standards across multiple concurrent projects.
Oversee timely invoicing, collection, and receipt of customer payments.
Lead Solar Division direct reports and field technicians.
Establish clear ownership, accountability, performance expectations, and measurable outcomes throughout the division.
Conduct performance reviews, coaching, development, and ongoing mentorship.
Lead hiring, onboarding, training, workforce planning, scheduling, performance management, and termination decisions.
Build a high-performance, accountability-driven culture in which commitments and results matter.
Align labor capacity with production forecasts, backlog, and anticipated sales demand.
Improve crew productivity while reducing rework, callbacks, delays, and wasted labor.
Develop future leaders and strengthen management capability within the division.
Serve as a positive, company-focused, collaborative member of Brda Electric's leadership team.
Own Gross Margin (GM%) performance across Solar Division projects.
Own Gross Margin per Hour Worked (GMHW) performance across applicable solar projects.
Maintain disciplined pricing, estimating, project selection, and change-management practices.
Improve job-costing accuracy and visibility.
Optimize labor utilization, material efficiency, purchasing, and project execution.
Manage project and divisional budgets against established profitability targets.
Identify margin erosion before the project is over and implement corrective action.
Drive continuous improvement in cost control, productivity, and field execution.
Build a financially sustainable operation capable of supporting Brda Electric's long-term growth objectives.
Develop and manage quarterly production and revenue forecasts.
Build and maintain reliable forward projections for revenue, production, labor requirements, and operational capacity.
Align staffing and labor capacity with backlog and sales pipeline demand.
Work with sales leadership to improve pipeline visibility and forecasting accuracy.
Identify and resolve bottlenecks involving scheduling, labor capacity, procurement, permitting, inspections, and execution flow.
Maintain divisional compliance with Illinois Shines, installer certifications, manufacturer requirements, and other applicable solar program requirements.
Translate company strategy into measurable divisional priorities, operating plans, and results.
Ensure clear and consistent customer communication throughout the project lifecycle.
Establish accountability for resolving installation and post-installation issues promptly.
Maintain a customer experience that supports referrals, repeat business, and Brda Electric's reputation.
Monitor customer satisfaction and implement corrective action when expectations aren't met.
Support the Solar Field Superintendent and field leadership in technical matters as needed.
Maintain sufficient technical knowledge to effectively lead solar operations and evaluate execution risks.
Stay current with relevant solar technologies, battery storage systems, installation practices, manufacturer requirements, codes, and industry developments.