Building Science and Infrastructure Regional Operations Manager

Responsibilities

The Regional Operations Manager leads financial and operational performance for the Building Science and Infrastructure group across a defined geographic region. This role drives sustainable growth, profitability, and disciplined execution by overseeing P&L, guiding business development strategies, and ensuring alignment between project delivery, workforce planning, and organizational objectives. The position requires strong leadership, business acumen, and the ability to build trusted relationships across technical, operational, and market-facing teams.

• Provide financial and operational leadership for your geographic region, ensuring sustainable growth, profitability, and disciplined execution.
• Full P&L management of the regional operation, including all departments, their managers, and staff, including budgeting, invoicing, and collections. This includes sales growth, backlog management, profitability goals, and staff productivity/utilization.
• Monitor marketing and business development strategies, including proposal generation and rates.
• Lead annual business planning, rolling forecasts, and performance benchmarking aligned with growth objectives.
• Seek project leads and business development opportunities and promote the ECS brand.
• Build team-oriented relationships with the facilities, local office, regional marketing, and business development staff to provide support in seeking out business opportunities.

• Partner with technical and operational leaders to align planning with project execution and resource needs.
• Support hiring plans and growth pacing as headcount scales, balancing utilization, capacity, and financial performance.
• Assist managers in evaluating complex scopes of work, associated risk, and resourcing needs prior to project commitment.
• Monitor and support load leveling of staff and shared resources across departments.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and cost management without compromising quality or delivery.
• Evaluate market opportunities, trends, and successes in other regions and apply best management practices within your area where appropriate.
• Support department managers with monitoring and reviewing current and projected workloads to determine if the overall staff level is appropriate, including the number of staff, experience levels, and technical knowledge.
• Participate in the recruitment of strategic personnel.
• Train and lead employees to achieve business objectives.

• Assist in the strategic direction and oversight of assigned regional marketing and business development personnel where appropriate.
• Participate in regional trade associations, attend trade association conferences, and regional market segmentation groups to provide leadership and seek out project opportunities.
• Facilitate the completion of Proposals and SOQ responses by assigned deadlines.
• Partner with marketing and business development teams to support proposal strategy and pursuit evaluation.
• Build collaborative relationships with Building Science and Infrastructure leadership, local offices, and regional teams to support coordinated growth.

• Manage multiple direct reports from various departments.
• Provide leadership and guidance to Department Managers, supporting accountability for financial, operational, and staffing outcomes.
• Participate in the recruitment of strategic personnel in partnership with leadership and department managers.
• Support the development of managers and staff by strengthening financial and operational understanding across the organization.
• Promote teamwork and the company-wide resources available.

• B.Arch or M.Arch (NCARB) accredited by National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), or BS in Engineering, Building Science, or related degree from an ABET accredited college/university, or a BA in business with industry-relevant experience. MA/MS preferred.
• 10 years of experience

The expected pay range for this role and location is $135,000 - $195,000/year. The final agreed-upon compensation will be determined based on specific location and other individual qualifications.

ECS Group of Companies (ECS) was founded in 1988 with the goal to raise the standards of professional engineering consulting. Today, we are a leader in geotechnical, construction materials, environmental and facilities consulting services. We are employee-owned with more than 3,000 employees in 100+ offices and testing facilities coast to coast. ECS is currently ranked #66 in Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms (April 2025), #148 in Engineering News-Record’s Top 200 Environmental Firms (October 2025) and #50 in Zweig Group’s Hot Firm List (May 2025).

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