What are the responsibilities and job description for the General Manager – Commercial Construction position at Blue Signal Search?
General Manager – Commercial Construction
Location: On-site Scranton, PA with regional travel
Our client is an established specialty construction organization entering an exciting stage of operational growth and modernization. They are seeking a hands-on General Manager to take meaningful ownership of a commercial operation, lead experienced project and field teams, and help shape how the business scales. This is an opportunity for a construction leader who enjoys being close to the work while also influencing profitability, people, processes, and long-term growth.
This Role Offers:
- Competitive base compensation, based on experience, plus bonus potential.
- A high-impact leadership position with significant autonomy and direct access to ownership.
- Medical insurance with employer contribution, along with dental and vision coverage.
- Paid time off and additional employee benefits.
- A hands-on environment where strong operational leadership can have an immediate and visible impact.
Focus:
- Own day-to-day performance across commercial projects, balancing estimating, project delivery, field execution, labor planning, and customer commitments.
- Guide project managers, estimators, office staff, and field leaders with clear expectations, practical coaching, and consistent accountability.
- Review scopes, estimates, pricing assumptions, schedules, and job economics to identify risk and protect project profitability.
- Coordinate manpower, subcontracted resources, and project priorities so teams have the support needed to execute safely and efficiently.
- Step into challenging project situations as a senior problem solver, including jobsite, scheduling, customer, and field execution issues.
- Build productive relationships with general contractors, customers, suppliers, and trade partners while representing the business with credibility.
- Strengthen communication, team engagement, operating discipline, and scalable processes as the organization continues to modernize and grow.
- Partner with ownership on financial performance, growth priorities, and broader operating decisions, with increasing P&L responsibility over time.
Skill Set:
- Senior leadership experience in commercial construction, commercial flooring, or another specialty contracting business with comparable project complexity.
- Practical knowledge of flooring, architectural finishes, or an adjacent trade, with enough technical depth to review estimates and help teams resolve field challenges.
- Demonstrated success leading project managers, estimators, field personnel, and operational teams in a hands-on environment.
- Ability to interpret project scope, cost drivers, schedules, labor needs, and profitability, with readiness to assume broader P&L ownership.
- Field credibility developed through meaningful jobsite exposure. Installation, superintendent, field leadership, or similar experience is strongly valued.
- Comfort operating autonomously, making sound decisions, communicating candidly, and asking for resources before workload or execution risk becomes unmanageable.
- Willingness to work on-site in Scranton and travel regularly to jobsites and the Harrisburg area, including occasional weekend or off-hours project needs.
- Familiarity with commercial estimating technology is valuable. Experience with flooring estimating platforms and cloud-based accounting tools is a plus.
About Blue Signal:
Blue Signal is an award-winning, executive search firm specializing in various specialties. Our recruiters have a proven track record of placing top-tier talent across industry verticals, with deep expertise in numerous professional services. Learn more at bit.ly/46Gs4yS