Fire Protection Branch Manager
On-siteAlbuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Job Summary
Lead branch operations, personnel, and financial performance for the Albuquerque fire protection division. Develop strategies to drive revenue growth, establish goals aligned with corporate objectives, and oversee sales, project management, and technical staff. Direct proposal and pricing strategies, negotiate contract terms, and manage staffing, resource allocation, and workforce planning. Monitor revenue, gross margin, labor utilization, and backlog while ensuring compliance with safety regulations and industry standards. Build relationships with customers, contractors, and government agencies to secure new business and resolve complex operational issues. Provide strategic recommendations to executive leadership.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum fifteen (15) years of experience in the fire protection industry with a strong focus on Fire Protection Systems
- Minimum fifteen (15) years of experience managing teams of over 10 employees
- Proven success in sales, estimating, proposal development, and customer relationship management
- Demonstrated experience developing technical and cost proposals for complex fire protection projects
- Successfully pass background and drug screening
Desired Qualifications
- Experience supporting government, commercial, industrial, or mission-critical facility projects
- List with Department of Defense (DoD), Department of State, or other federal government projects
- Knowledge of design-build procurement and negotiated project delivery methods
- Extensive knowledge of Clean Agent Suppression Systems, including design, installation, operation, and maintenance
- Strong knowledge of fire protection principles, standards, and regulations
- Ability to interpret construction drawings, specifications, technical standards, engineering documents, and contract requirements
- Familiarity with fire alarm integration and special hazard systems
- Ability to identify opportunities, build customer relationships, and secure new business
- Strong negotiation and proposal development skills
- Customer-focused approach to addressing complex client requirements
- Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
- Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills
- Ability to communicate with customers, engineers, contractors, manufacturers, and leadership
- Strong organizational and project management skills
- Ability to lead cross-functional efforts and manage multiple pursuits
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, estimating/proposal software, CRM, and project management systems
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