Vice President, Operations, Test & Balance

ABM Industries Inc

Austin, TX

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$143,500–$266,500 Per Year
SKILLS
Best Practices, Budgeting, Business Growth, Business Strategy, Cadence, Calibration, Cleanroom, Coaching, Communication Skills, Customer Satisfaction, Document Control, Documentation, Driver's License, Enterprise Sales, Finance, Financial Projections, Forecasting, HVAC, Incentive Programs, Instrumentation, Leadership, Maintain Compliance, Manufacturing, Market Entry Strategy, Mentoring, OSHA, Operational Control, Operational Improvement, Operational Strategy, Performance Analysis, Performance Management, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Procedure Implementation, Productivity Management, Profit & Loss, Quality Control, Regulations, Revenue Forecasting, Revenue Planning, Safety Compliance, Safety Training, Safety/Work Safety, Sales, Sales Forecasting, Sales Presentation, Sales Strategy, Scalable System Development, Service Delivery, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Standards Strategy, Strategic Planning, Training Program, Willing to Travel, Workforce Planning, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Austin, TX
POSTED
30+ days ago

ABM has an exciting new opportunity for a Vice President of Test & Balance.

The Vice President of Test & Balance (T&B) provides enterprise leadership for ABM's T&B business, driving profitable growth, operational excellence, and consistent delivery quality across all assigned geographies. Ensures operational and sales compliance with NEBB/TABB requirements and delivering T&B solutions for clients. The VP sets the overall strategy, standards, and performance expectations for the business.

This role leads multi-region operations and sales execution, develops scalable service delivery and training programs, ensures strong quality/document control practices for all required T&B reporting, and partners with Finance leaders to drive forecasting, budgeting, and performance management.

The VP is also responsible for labor strategy and workforce performance with experience managing both union and non-union workforces strongly preferred.

Pay: $143,500 - $266,500

The pay listed is the salary range for this position. Any specific offer will vary based on the successful applicant's education, experience, skills, abilities, geographic location, and alignment with market data.

You may be eligible to participate in a Company incentive or bonus program.

Benefit Information:

ABM offers a comprehensive benefits package. For information about ABM's benefits, visit ABM Employee Benefits | Staff & Management

Requirements:

12 or more years of experience, including management experience Minimum 10 years of Test & Balance / HVAC / critical environments experience (T&B operations & service delivery) Must have NEBB Certified Professional certification for Test & Balance. Additional NEBB, TABB or other related certifications are a plus. Proven leadership experience leading multi-site or multi-region teams in a service-oriented environment (including financial accountability). Executive-level leadership and decision-making; ability to build scalable systems, drive standardization, and lead change. Strong financial acumen (forecasting, budgeting, margin management). Ability to travel to job sites and safely maneuver in active work environments as needed. Demonstrated expertise delivering services in critical environments (cleanrooms, industrial manufacturing, biopharma, etc.). Strong working knowledge of OSHA safety regulations and safe work practices. Valid driver's license. Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to present to executive-level customer stakeholders.

Scope:

Enterprise accountability for T&B business performance (growth, margin, quality, safety, and customer outcomes). Oversight of multi-region delivery, including governance of reporting, documentation control practices, and operational consistency. Senior-level people leadership with direct oversight of leaders and indirect oversight of a dispersed field workforce.

Strategy, Growth, and Client Leadership:

Own overall T&B business strategy, go-to-market approach, and annual growth plan (revenue, margin, and market expansion). Lead enterprise sales performance and key account strategy; coach leaders on solution development (estimating, scope development, proposal generation, and customer presentations). Establish and monitor pipeline, bookings, and forecasting cadence; provide regular sales and revenue forecasts in partnership with Finance. Serve as executive sponsor for strategic/mission-critical clients (e.g., cleanrooms, industrial manufacturing, biopharma), ensuring technical credibility and service excellence.

Operational Excellence, Quality, and Compliance:

Set and enforce standardized operating procedures and quality systems to ensure safe, accurate, and compliant field execution (including report preparation and documentation). Ensure enterprise compliance with NEBB/TABB requirements and readiness for audits across all operating units. Oversee instrumentation standards and ensure a robust calibration program consistent with NEBB requirements. Establish governance for final T&B deliverables (including review/sign-off/stamping processes where applicable). Track project financial performance and intervene to protect profitability and customer satisfaction.

People Leadership, Training, and Labor Management:

Lead, mentor, and develop Directors/Regional Leaders and the broader field organization; evaluate workforce capability and close skill gaps through structured development. Own workforce planning and labor strategy for both union and non-union environments (staffing models, productivity, performance management, and compliance). Ensure a scalable technician training program from entry-level through advanced/critical environment proficiency. Champion safety culture and ensure compliance with OSHA and related safety requirements.

Industry Presence:

Represent ABM as an industry leader through participation in professional events (e.g., NEBB conference) and bring back best practices to improve operations and efficiencies.

Job duties may be modified at any time.

About the Company

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ABM Industries Inc

ABM offers a wide variety of service-related positions, including electricians, HVAC technicians, security officers, parking attendants, and cleaning jobs. ABM cares about your success.

We provide training so that you learn new job skills and take pride in the quality service you're giving to clients. You'll look like the trained professional you are when you wear a ABM uniform.For your health and safety, we use non-toxic cleaning products and up-to-date equipment.

Our internal training program focuses on teaching you the skills and processes that have helped many of our employees starting out as a janitor, cashier, security officer or building engineer grow into various management roles throughout the company. These jobs aren't your everyday at ABM; they are careers.

Thousands of commercial, industrial, government and retail clients look to ABM for consistent quality service that meets their specialized facility service needs including commercial cleaning and maintenance, facility engineering, energy efficiency, parking and security services.

With fiscal 2011 revenues of approximately $4.2 billion and nearly 100,000 employees, our 300+ offices across the U.S. and various international locales enable us to provide custom facility solutions to sites of all sizes — from neighborhood banks and schools to the largest and most complex facilities, such as corporate office parks and major airports.

With more than 300+ offices located throughout the country, we are always accepting applications for janitorial maintenance, landscaping gardeners, security guards, parking attendants, shuttle drivers and building engineers.

ABM IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER (MINORITY/FEMALE/VETERAN/DISABILITY)

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Business Services - Other
FOUNDED
1909
WEBSITE
http://www.abm.com/