General Manager - Marick Mechanical (St. Louis, MO)

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General Manager

Marick Mechanical, an Orion Services Group company | Location: St. Louis | On-site

Department: Operations | Reports To: President | FLSA: Exempt | Travel: As Needed

Position Summary

The General Manager is the senior operating leader for an assigned Marick Mechanical market and is accountable for the overall performance of the business, including growth, profitability, customer retention, operational execution, cash performance, safety, and team leadership. This role translates Marick's annual plan into disciplined market-level execution across service, construction/projects, maintenance, and sales activities.

Success in this role requires a hands-on business leader who can balance commercial growth with operational discipline, build strong customer relationships, develop leaders, and hold teams accountable to financial, safety, quality, and service expectations. The General Manager partners closely with the President and functional leaders across Marick to ensure the market consistently delivers on commitments to customers, employees, and the business.

Mission of the Role

Lead the assigned market as an owner-minded operator: grow the business responsibly, protect margin and cash, strengthen customer relationships, develop a high-performing leadership team, and ensure Marick consistently delivers work that reflects its standard - Built on Trust. Proven by the Work.

Key Responsibilities

Business & Financial Leadership

Own market performance against the annual operating plan, including bookings, revenue, gross profit, operating income, labor productivity, overhead, maintenance base, sales activity, and customer retention.

Develop and execute the annual market plan in partnership with the President, identifying growth priorities, resource needs, operating risks, and actions required to achieve financial commitments.

Review market financial performance regularly; identify variances, root causes, and corrective actions before issues materially affect results.

Maintain strong cash discipline by monitoring billing, accounts receivable, collections, purchasing, cost-to-complete, and other working-capital drivers.

Establish appropriate pricing, approval, and commercial discipline to protect margin while remaining competitive in the market.

Growth, Sales & Market Development

Drive sustainable growth across service, maintenance, construction/projects, and other applicable lines of business by identifying market opportunities and converting them into profitable work.

Lead and support sales leaders and sellers in building pipelines, developing account strategies, qualifying opportunities, preparing proposals, and closing business.

Review and approve significant project and maintenance bookings to ensure scope, pricing, risk, capacity, and margin expectations align with company standards.

Evaluate market share, geography, customer mix, service offerings, competitive dynamics, and emerging opportunities; establish practica
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revenue and project or construction work.

Demonstrated success growing a market or business unit while improving profitability, customer retention, and operational discipline.

Experience in a multi-location, private-equity-backed, or growth-oriented operating environment.

Leadership Attributes

High integrity and sound business judgment.

Strong business acumen with a consistent focus on profitable growth and cash performance.

Clear, direct, and respectful communicator who creates alignment and follows through.

Strategic thinker who can translate long-term priorities into near-term operating actions.

Low ego, high accountability, and willingness to engage directly when the business needs support.

Customer-focused while maintaining appropriate commercial, operational, and risk discipline.

Committed to developing people and building a strong leadership bench.

Reporting Relationship

This role reports directly to the President. The General Manager leads the assigned market and directly supervises market leadership roles as designated by the organization, which may include Sales, Service, Construction/Projects, and other operational or administrative functions. The role partners closely with Finance, Human Resources, Safety, and other Marick and Orion functional leaders.

Location & Travel

Location: St. Louis. This is an on-site leadership position based in the applicable Marick operating market. Regular local travel to customer locations, jobsites, branch facilities, and industry or business meetings is expected, with additional travel as business needs require. The role must be able to safely access active jobsite environments and comply with applicable PPE and site requirements.

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, or qualifications, and responsibilities may change based on business needs.

Compensation

$135-$160K + performance-based bonus