$150,000–$200,000 Per Year
Corporate Finance, Customer Relations, Economics, Employee Retention, Field Sales, Leadership, Liquidity, Mentoring, Metrics, Online Marketing, Operational Support, Operations Management, Organizational Skills, People Management, Production Management, Quality Control, Sales, Team Building, Team Lead/Manager
Operations Manager - Restoration
About the Opportunity
A growing, owner-operated restoration company is seeking an Operations Manager to lead mitigation operations with a clear path to broader leadership. This is a high-visibility role reporting directly to two owners with multi-business ownership experience who are well capitalized and committed to mentoring the right person into running the business over time.
What You'll Own
- Lead day-to-day mitigation operations, including job oversight, quality control, and production management
- Meet with customers, scope and estimate jobs, and close work
- Manage and develop direct reports; fill production gaps personally when the team is short
- Hire, train, and retain field talent as the business scales
- Partner with the outside sales/BD function to convert leads into long-term accounts
- Potential to oversee rebuild operations depending on experience and comfort level
What You Won't Be Burdened With - Company financials outside of job-level economics
- Broad HR administration beyond managing your direct team
Who We're Looking For - 7+ years in restoration with strong field competency across water, mold, and ideally fire
- Background as a Senior or Executive Project Director, Senior Estimator, Operations Manager, GM, or Branch Manager at a regional or national restoration company
- Proven ability to scope, estimate, sell, and produce work
- Strong customer-facing skills and the ability to build long-term commercial relationships
- Experience managing superintendents, crew chiefs, and subcontractor networks
- Comfort writing in Xactimate; familiarity with DocuSketch and modern estimating tools a plus
- A book of business or established referral relationships is a significant advantage
Compensation - Competitive base salary commensurate with experience (range scales meaningfully for proven A-players)
- Performance bonus tied to growth metrics
- Profits interest available for the right candidate, with participation in a future liquidity event
- Realistic earnings trajectory into the $150K-$200K+ range as the business scales under your leadership
Why This Role - Direct mentorship from two experienced owners
- Strong operational support already in place, including a high-performing coordinator and a stable rebuild function
- Active outside sales and digital marketing investment driving lead flow
- Genuine runway to step into a GM seat and build the team you want around you
- Confidential search - discretion guaranteed throughout the process