Division Manager - Mechanical & Process Piping

Build Your Future with InServ

At InServ, we believe great work is built through teamwork, accountability, and a commitment to safety, quality, and excellence. We bring that same commitment to our employees by creating opportunities to contribute, grow, and take ownership of meaningful work.

Build the Business. Lead the Work. Drive the Results.

InServ is looking for a Division Manager – Mechanical & Process Piping to lead and grow a major component of our industrial construction business. This is a senior leadership role for a proven construction leader who understands both how to deliver complex projects and how to build a successful business around them.

The Division Manager owns the Division's overall performance, including P&L, revenue, margin, backlog, cash flow, workforce capacity, and project execution. This leader will oversee Project Managers, Superintendents, and operational leaders while maintaining executive oversight of large-scale industrial projects, typically $10M+.

The successful candidate brings strong business judgment, operational discipline, and the ability to make sound, timely decisions. You will be expected to identify opportunities, manage risk, solve complex problems, hold leaders accountable, and ensure the Division delivers safe, profitable, high-quality work.

WHAT YOU'LL OWN

• Own Division P&L and drive revenue, margin, backlog, cash flow, and profitability.
• Develop and execute strategies for growth, operational performance, and workforce capacity.
• Build strong relationships with customers, contractors, engineers, and industry partners.
• Provide leadership on major pursuits, estimates, contract negotiations, and high-value projects.
• Balance growth opportunities with appropriate financial, contractual, operational, and safety risk.
• Provide executive oversight of large-scale mechanical and process piping projects, typically $10M+.
• Hold Project Managers and Superintendents accountable for safety, schedule, cost, quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Use CTC, job cost, productivity, forecasting, and schedule data to identify issues early and drive corrective action.
• Ensure projects are properly planned and resourced from preconstruction through fabrication, installation, commissioning, and closeout.
• Understand how BIM/VDC translates into fabrication, prefabrication, logistics, and field installation.
• Partner with VDC and fabrication teams to improve constructability, reduce field labor, minimize rework, and increase productivity.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, execution, and profitability across the Division.
• Develop and lead strong Project Management and Operations teams.
• Establish clear expectations and accountability for performance.
• Plan staffing and resources around backlog and future growth.
• Develop the next generation of operational leaders.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 15+ years of progressive industrial mechanical and/or process piping construction experience.
• Experience leading multiple large-scale projects, typically $10M+.
• Proven experience managing a P&L or construction profit center.
• Strong understanding of CTC, job cost, forecasting, labor productivity, margin, and cash flow.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical/process piping construction, fabrication, installation, and commissioning.
• A solid understanding of construction scheduling, manpower planning, procurement, and resource allocation.
• Working knowledge of BIM/VDC and how it connects to prefabrication and field execution.
• Strong business judgment, problem-solving, communication, and negotiation skills.
• A track record of developing people and holding leaders accountable for results.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This position is based in Charlotte, NC and requires regular travel to project sites, fabrication facilities, customers, and other locations within the Division's operating territory. Occasional overnight and out-of-state travel may be required.

THE RIGHT PERSON

The right person is a decisive, results-oriented leader who enjoys having ownership and accountability. You can see the big picture without losing sight of the numbers. You are comfortable challenging the status quo, making difficult decisions, and bringing structure to complex situations.

You understand that a successful Division requires more than winning work, it requires estimating it correctly, planning it intelligently, building it efficiently, managing it financially, and developing the people who make it happen.

At InServ you'll find:

• Challenging, technically sophisticated projects
• A collaborative leadership team that values expertise
• Opportunities to influence company processes and mentor future leaders
• Long-term client relationships built on trust and performance
• A culture focused on quality, safety, and continuous improvement—not bureaucracy
• Competitive compensation that rewards results
• 401(k)
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Professional development opportunities

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Founded in 1992, InServ is a full-service industrial contractor serving the life sciences, advanced manufacturing, and food and beverage sectors. We specialize in mechanical, electrical and instrumentation, hygienic piping and HVAC trades. Operating from multiple locations across North Carolina, we serve clients throughout the Southeast. Our success is built on an unwavering commitment to safety, quality, and schedule adherence.

InServ is proud to be equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.