Fire Life Safety General Manager

Convergentz, a division of the Hunton Group, is seeking a strategic and growth-oriented General Manager to lead and expand our Fire Life & Safety operations. This is a high-impact leadership opportunity for an experienced industry professional who thrives on building teams, driving operational excellence, and delivering profitable growth. The ideal candidate is both a visionary leader and a hands-on operator - someone who can drive revenue growth, improve operational efficiency, and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of a growing division within a well-established, respected organization known for technical expertise and long-term career development. Come work for an industry leader that has been recognized both locally and nationally as one of the Top Places to Work! Responsibilities: * Assist in P & L review and budget, forecasting, A/R collections, WIP management, billing cycle and DBO. * Accountable for achieving financial annual goals and growth YOY. * Help prepare detailed proposals, manage project installation plans, and implement job procedures per customer requirements. * Work with an estimating team and salespeople to validate costs before the bid process; manage and maintain project profit margin and continuously seek new means, methods, or alternate suppliers to control or reduce expense and expedite the project schedule. * Effectively communicate project progress, issues, and financial status with customers. * Maintain an accurate written record of job status, job changes, material flow, and other control records necessary to process internal and external reports. * Identify potential project risks and implement strategies to minimize impact and control deviations from estimated costs and project deadlines. * Review vendor invoices for technical and commercial compliance before approving payment. * Coordinate with Project Administrator for procurement of materials, supplies, services, and controls for assigned projects per schedule requirements. * Establish project milestones and analyze costs; utilize financial systems to review actual vs. estimated job costs. * Meet with contractors, engineers, and owners to discuss scope of project, budgets, performance, and close out. * Function as the primary interface between the customer, vendors, subcontractors, and internal expertise within the office and project administration. * Work with project managers to provide timely and accurate project cost reports; identify reasons for low job site productivity and determine the project's impact; adjusts project plan and project cost estimates as necessary to meet budget requirements. * Carry out supervisory and leadership responsibilities by interviewing, hiring, and training operational and sales employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; coaching and mentoring employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. * Have financial experience running a profitable business for 5+ years. * Performs other duties and responsibilities as requested or required. Qualifications: * Excellent written and verbal communication skills. * Ability to work with customers at all levels of an organization * Foster a team based working environment to maximize employee morale and productivity * Working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; solid programming skills and proven ability to troubleshoot issues is a plus * Knowledge of Smoke Control, sprinkler, and NICET Levels III, IV, UTC/EST, and RME-G Certification is a plus * Ability to pass a background check and pre-employment drug test * Must be able to travel as required between office and field sites across Texas with a valid driver's license Requirements: * Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university * Minimum of 10+ years of industry experience; or equivalent * Previous management experience in a technical environment within the fire alarm and safety systems industry and industry experience in Electronic, Fire Alarm & Life Safety * Minimum of 5 yrs. experience of project supervisory experience

Created: 2026-04-02