General Manager

General Manager 

Location: Iowa City & Cedar Rapids, IA 

Compensation: 150k base + performance bonus 

About the Role: 

You’ll run two mechanical companies that roll up to a single ownership group — a healthy split of plumbing and HVAC, with both leadership teams reporting to you. You own the P&L, the people, and the plan. The business does some light commercial work today, and the central mandate of this seat is to move it into a full residential consumer-services model and build the operating discipline that model requires. 

This is a strong fit for someone who has already run a residential service and replacement operation and wants a bigger canvas — two companies, two trades, and an ownership group that will back the plan instead of second-guessing it. You’ll be measured on growth, margin, and the strength of the bench you build, and you’ll have the autonomy to get all three. 

What You’ll Be Doing: 

• Own the P&L for both companies — revenue, gross margin, labor efficiency, and overhead across plumbing and HVAC 

• Lead the shift from light commercial work into a full residential consumer-services model: call flow, dispatch discipline, average ticket, membership growth 

• Lead the leadership bench underneath you — service managers, install managers, dispatch, and CSRs  

• Set the numbers the business runs on and hold a weekly rhythm against them instead of reacting month to month 

• Grow the membership and maintenance agreement base into predictable recurring revenue 

• Own the customer experience end to end, from the first inbound call to the follow-up after the install 

• Keep both trades pulling in the same direction, providing excellent customer service and high quality work 

• Empower managers to recruit, develop, and keep technicians and installers in a market where good ones have options 

• Partner directly with ownership on budget, capital spend, the growth plan, and what comes next 

About You: 

• 10+ years in the mechanical trades — required 

• 5+ years leading people, with real ownership of a P&L, branch, or company — required 

• Strong financial acumen: you can read a P&L, build a budget, and name the levers that actually move gross margin 

• A proven delegator — you build managers and hold them accountable rather than doing their jobs for them 

• Residential service and replacement experience strongly preferred; the consumer-services shift is the core of this job 

• Comfortable running plumbing and HVAC under one roof, without favoring the trade you came from 

• Creative and growth-focused — you see where the next chunk of revenue comes from and go build it 

• Credible in the room with ownership and credible in the truck with a technician 

What We Offer: 

• Competitive base salary plus a performance bonus tied to results you control 

• Two established operations with existing revenue and existing crews — this is not a startup 

• An ownership group that wants growth and is prepared to fund it 

• Real autonomy — you set the strategy and you pick your leaders 

• A clear, measurable mandate: lead the transition into full residential consumer services 

• Full benefits package