General Manager - Construction Services
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Title: General Manager (Construction & Field Contracting Services)
The full job description covers all associated skills, previous experience, and any qualifications that applicants are expected to have.
Location: On-site in Northern New Jersey (convenient to Warren, Passaic, Morris, Essex and Sussex Counties)
Compensation $175K base + substantial performance-based bonus + full benefits
Overview
A privately held, multi-division field services company is seeking a hands-on, results-driven operations leader to oversee business performance, team management, and process improvement. This leadership role manages several key service lines in excavation, environmental remediation, fuel system services, and site contracting, with responsibility for a 25+ person team and dozens of concurrent projects each month.
Role Summary
The successful candidate will take operational ownership of a fast-moving field services company with a strong reputation for responsiveness and quality execution. You’ll be responsible for aligning people, systems, and financial performance to meet growth goals and deliver on client expectations.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead and manage the company budget, focusing on gross and net income targets
• Oversee equipment acquisition, utilization, and maintenance
• Direct multiple division heads, each managing customer-facing operations
• Develop and refine lead generation, intake, and proposal response systems
• Use AI and workflow automation to streamline internal processes and proposal delivery
• Define and track KPIs across departments and hold teams accountable to them
• Drive internal communication between field crews and office teams
• Support the launch of a new business division, including recruiting and process build out
• Partner with the CEO (who is not based on-site) to execute on company vision
Ideal Background
• 10+ years of operations leadership in construction, trades, or environmental services
• Experience serving both consumer and commercial markets, balancing high-volume homeowner jobs with longer-cycle commercial engagements
• Strong people management experience with a collaborative and motivational style
• Proven success managing field-based teams and multiple revenue-generating divisions
• Familiarity with prevailing wage work and estimating public/private sector jobs
• Systems-minded, with fluency in KPI design, tracking, and operational accountability
• Working knowledge of AI tools or automation platforms to increase speed and efficiency
• Strong recruiting instincts and network—can identify and hire the right people
Who Will Succeed in This Role
• Hands-on leaders who thrive on solving problems and improving systems
• Motivators who inspire teams without micromanaging
• High-accountability operators who view responsiveness and client service as competitive advantages
• People who enjoy building from the inside—culture, systems, and execution
Seniority level Seniority levelExecutive
Employment type Employment typeFull-time
Job function Job functionGeneral Business and Management
IndustriesConstruction
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- Location:
- NJ
- Salary:
- $125
- Job Type:
- PartTime
- Category:
- Management And Consultancy