Branch Manager (73008)

Job Details: Job Location: AMSTB AMSTF AMSTR - Houston, TX 77021 | Position Type: Full Time | Education Level: 4 Year Degree | Travel Percentage: Up to 25% | Job Category: Facilities

Key Responsibilities

Operational Leadership

• Oversee all day-to-day activities within the Cab Fabrication and Repair Divisions.
• Establish operational priorities and ensure work is completed efficiently and accurately.
• Monitor workloads, staffing levels, equipment, and production capacity.
• Allocate labor, materials, and other resources based on project schedules and business needs.
• Partner with the Project Manager to ensure projects are completed on schedule and within budget.
• Identify operational challenges and implement effective solutions and process improvements.
• Ensure company systems, policies, and standard operating procedures are consistently followed.

Financial Management

• Manage the profit and loss performance.
• Develop and manage operating budgets, forecasts, and financial goals.
• Monitor labor, material, equipment, subcontractor, and overhead costs.
• Review financial reports and key performance indicators to identify trends and areas for improvement.
• Implement strategies to improve profitability, gross margins, productivity, and cost control.
• Approve significant purchases, expenditures, and change orders within established authority levels.
• Hold project and operational teams accountable for meeting financial expectations.

Sales and Business Development

• Support the estimating team with project pricing, labor assumptions, cost analysis, and bid strategy.
• Assist with identifying and securing new projects and service opportunities.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers, contractors, vendors, and business partners.
• Participate in customer meetings, project reviews, and business development activities.
• Identify opportunities to expand existing accounts and grow the Cab Fabrication and Repair Divisions.
• Support the preparation of proposals, estimates, scopes of work, and contract negotiations as needed.

Team Leadership and Development

• Recruit, hire, onboard, train, and retain qualified employees.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and mentorship to operational, project, fabrication, repair, and field employees.
• Establish clear goals, responsibilities, and performance expectations.
• Conduct regular performance reviews and provide ongoing feedback.
• Develop employees through training, cross‑functional exposure, and career development opportunities.
• Address employee relations concerns and resolve personnel issues in a timely and professional manner.
• Promote a culture of accountability, teamwork, professionalism, and continuous improvement.

Project Oversight

• Review project schedules, budgets, labor plans, material requirements, and operational risks.
• Partner with the Project Manager to monitor project progress and installation quality.
• Ensure work is completed according to contract requirements, specifications, schedules, and quality standards.
• Monitor project performance and take corrective action when projects fall behind schedule or exceed budget.
• Resolve major operational, customer, scheduling, and project‑related issues.
• Review and approve significant change orders, material purchases, and project‑related expenditures.
• Participate in project kickoff meetings, progress reviews, closeout meetings, and lessons‑learned discussions.
• Ensure customers receive timely communication and a high level of service throughout the project lifecycle.

Safety, Quality, and Compliance

• Promote a strong safety culture across both divisions.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations, company safety policies, and customer‑specific safety requirements.
• Partner with safety leadership to address hazards, incidents, corrective actions, and employee training.
• Ensure employees use proper tools, equipment, personal protective equipment, and safe work practices.
• Maintain fabrication, repair, installation, and workmanship quality standards.
• Ensure compliance with contracts, specifications, company procedures, and applicable regulations.
• Conduct regular shop, field, and project‑site visits to evaluate safety, quality, productivity, and performance.
• Support incident investigations and ensure corrective actions are implemented.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business Administration, Operations Management, or a related field preferred.
• Five or more years of operations, branch management, construction management, fabrication, repair, or industrial services experience.
• Previous experience managing multiple departments, divisions, or operational workstreams preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing a profit and loss statement, budgets, labor costs, materials, and gross margins.
• Strong understanding of project management, scheduling, estimating, cost control, and change‑order management.
• Experience leading fabrication, repair, manufacturing, construction, or field‑service teams strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of OSHA regulations and workplace safety requirements.
• Proven ability to recruit, develop, and lead high‑performing teams.
• Strong customer relationship management and business development skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and project, estimating, financial, or operational management systems.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to project sites and customer locations as needed.

Required Skills and Competencies

• Strong operational and financial leadership.
• Excellent decision‑making and problem‑solving abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and conflict‑resolution skills.
• High level of accountability, integrity, and professionalism.
• Ability to analyze financial and operational data and implement corrective actions.
• Strong attention to detail while maintaining a broader strategic perspective.
• Ability to work effectively with customers, employees, project managers, estimators, vendors, and executive leadership.
• Commitment to employee safety, quality workmanship, and customer satisfaction.

What Success Looks Like

• Safe and efficient division operations.
• Achievement of revenue, profitability, and gross‑margin goals.
• Projects completed on schedule and within budget.
• Strong customer satisfaction and account retention.
• Effective labor, material, and overhead cost management.
• Development and retention of high‑performing employees.
• Consistent compliance with safety, quality, contractual, and company standards.
• Continued growth of the Cab Fabrication and Repair Divisions.