Shermco Industries

General Manager, P&L Experience Required

Shermco Industries

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Sinking Springs • Pennsylvania • United States

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Salary

💰 $165,000 - $195,000 per year

About the role

  • Work as a branch leader primarily responsible for growing our electrical engineering services business, manage daily operations and lead branch P&L.
  • Offer decisive leadership to resolve technical or execution challenges throughout project lifecycles.
  • Ensure all Electrical Engineering program deliverables meet cost, schedule, and technical performance targets.
  • Pursue new business opportunities through networking, proposals, and client relationships.
  • Make onsite visits to customer sites and interact with customers to gather critical information, resolve project issues, customer concerns, and review engineering plans.
  • Work with sales staff on the estimating and bidding of new projects; co-present project proposals to prospective customers.
  • Mentor a small group of Power Systems Electrical Engineers, in the support of our customers.
  • Create and support innovative solutions that consider multiple engineering approaches and constraints.
  • Lead management of department P&L (Approx. $6M) through tracking of financials, percent complete and execution across all active projects.
  • Assist division leadership with proactive P&L management including regular forecasting of EBITDA, margin and headcount management.
  • Develop and manage departmental budgets, staffing plans, and utilization targets.
  • Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) related to engineering quality, efficiency, safety, and profitability.
  • Identify opportunities to improve productivity, standardization, and cost effectiveness.
  • Assess Administrative and Electrical Engineering staffing requirements and create staffing plans that address both resource shortages and excess capacity based on program and business demands.
  • Lead hiring activities, including creating job requisitions, conducting interviews, evaluating candidates, and managing onboarding processes.
  • Coordinate engineering projects with cross‑functional teams and external vendors, ensuring proper staffing and timely completion of project milestones.
  • Conduct performance reviews, provide coaching, and support ongoing development of engineers and technicians.
  • Influence senior leadership on staffing strategies, budget planning, and policy decisions that affect broader business operations.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required for this role.
  • Ideally, in addition, an MBA or business degree.
  • A minimum of 5 years of experience in operations management to include full P&L ownership running a business vs. just projects.
  • Proven leadership experience managing and developing engineering teams.
  • Experience in industries such as utilities, power generation, renewables, manufacturing, or critical infrastructure.
  • Technical leadership and sound engineering judgment.
  • Excellent technical writing skills, as will be involved with proposal work from time to time.
  • Excellent strategic thinking, problem-solving and analytical skills.
  • Excellent project management and organizational abilities.
  • Committed to safety and engineering excellence.
  • Must be able to clearly and effectively communicate in English via verbal and technical writing methods and be comfortable and effective doing so directly to customers and co-workers
  • Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test and periodic, unannounced random drug tests.
  • Must be able to pass a pre-employment criminal background check.
  • Must have a valid driver’s license, and currently have and be able to maintain a good driving record.
  • Must be available for periodic domestic travel.
  • Ideally 10 years of progressive engineering experience (including electrical power distribution) is a nice to have but not required.
  • A Professional Engineer (PE) license in electrical systems is preferred but not required.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
Electrical EngineeringP&L managementProject managementTechnical writingBudget managementStaffing plansPerformance reviewsKPI monitoringProposal developmentEngineering judgment
Soft Skills
LeadershipStrategic thinkingProblem-solvingAnalytical skillsOrganizational abilitiesCommunicationMentoringCoachingNetworkingCustomer interaction
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in EngineeringMBA or business degreeProfessional Engineer (PE) license