Branch Manager - Houston
Spark Power, a trusted partner in energy in North America, is looking for a Branch Manager for our Houston branch. The Branch Manager will be responsible for all aspects of branch development, customer relationship management, building and managing a strong high voltage and mid-voltage electrical contracting team. The Branch Manager will have significant contact with customers and will need to interpret their requests and then assign appropriate resources to meet their needs. This position offers a fantastic opportunity for a driven individual to make a significant impact on our company’s success and growth.
What you will do as a Branch Manager:
- Manage team of mid and high voltage electricians within a customer-focused environment including training, scheduling, hiring, ensuring compliance with company standards
- Responsible for achieving targets linked to the P&L of the Branch
- Ensure that branches are operating at peak performance at all times.
- Prioritize and expedite all service calls with a strong sense of urgency.
- Develop new customer relationships
- Monitor work orders for accuracy to ensure profitability and customer satisfaction.
- Measure workforce effectiveness, create objectives, deliver performance reviews, and address performance gaps.
- Manage or provide oversight on multiple and/or large projects while maintaining correct controls.
- Provide professional development for employees through, coaching, mentoring and training.
- Use budgets to monitor and evaluate performance, ensuring compliance with corporate needs and objectives.
- Inspecting completed work and as-built drawings to verify compliance with job requirements and any related codes/regulations and ensuring quality workmanship.
- Tendering RFP and RFQ to bid on new business
Here are some of the perks Spark Power employees enjoy:
- Diverse and exciting industrial, commercial project and customer base
- Competitive wages plus incentive plans
- Excellent benefit package (medical, dental, vision, wellness spending account)
- 401K
- Continuous training and professional development
- Career advancement opportunities
- Company vehicle or vehicle allowance, cell phone, laptop
- Corporate discount programs
- Employee Share Ownership Program
- ….and much more
Do you have the Spark? Here’s what we’re looking for:
- 5 or more years of relevant experience with high and mid-voltage construction, including sub-station and data centre build outs
- Journeyman Electrician license is preferred / an asset
- A valid driver's license with an acceptable State Issues Motor Vehicle Record is required
- Demonstrated experience in performing financial analysis, tracking, budgeting, and resource planning.
- Proven experience championing a positive health and safety culture with an ability to follow defined processes.
- Strong understanding of health and safety legislation and best practices
- Must be self-driven, highly motivated and able to work without supervision in a fast-paced and changing environment. Change Management training or experience is strongly preferred.
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communications skills
- Experience with tendering, RFP/RFQ is required
- Exceptional problem solving and troubleshooting skills with methodical decision making
- Ability to travel as necessary throughout the State and at times out of State is required (approximately 20% of the time)
Who is Spark Power?
- We provide end-to-end electrical contracting, operations and maintenance services, and energy sustainability solutions to the industrial, commercial, utility, and renewable asset markets.
- We have over 1300 employees across 38 offices across North America.
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