The Company
Founded in 1986 and headquartered in McLean, VA, Valcourt Building Services provides a full range of recurring and essential exterior building maintenance services to Class-A commercial offices, high-rise residential condominiums, hospitality businesses, healthcare facilities and other clients. Valcourt has been a highly acquisitive company, completing ~25 acquisitions between 2021-2024 with additional M&A opportunities in the pipeline. Today, Valcourt operates across 12 states and the District of Columbia and generates $550M in total revenue. In 2021, the private equity firm Littlejohn & Co. made a significant equity investment in Valcourt with the intention of supporting the continued growth, expansion, and professionalization of the business.
The Role
With the support of Littlejohn, Valcourt is seeking to hire a new Regional Vice President to bolster the leadership team within the $350M Waterproofing Division with a focus on the Gulf Coast U.S. region. This individual will be a key member of the Waterproofing Division’s senior leadership team and will be responsible for managing the continued growth and professionalization of the region with a focus on post-merger integration and standardization of P&L management, policies and procedures, and service operations across a growing $95M, 5-branch network in the Gulf States region (Dallas, TX; Houston, TX; Pensacola, FL; Bradenton, FL; & Miami, FL).
Experience & Requirements
• 15+ years of experience in progressive leadership roles with functional ownership of P&L management, service operations, sales, and customer service in a project-based field services environment. Experience in commercial property restoration/remediation services provider environments preferred.
• Experience in a project-based services environment utilizing a percentage of completion (POC) revenue recognition methodology.
• Demonstrated experience driving financial and operational results in high growth and/or acquisitive environments inclusive of broad post-merger integration activities across personnel, systems, customer segmentation, processes, and service delivery.
• Track record of improving revenue, EBITDA, and cash flow through effective team leadership, goal setting, and team accountability.
• Success instilling a KPI-driven approach to control operational aspects including safety, quality, productivity, and cost.
• Proven ability to develop talent and build a cohesive team focused on operational excellence and customer service.
• Superior customer orientation with a clear ability to translate customer needs into short-term and long-range operating plans.
• Exceptional financial management skills; ability to lead strategic planning and budgeting processes, interpret financial data for effective decision making, and anticipate potential issues and implement plans for corrective action.
• Experience and training in continuous improvement systems and principles; Lean, TPS, Six Sigma etc. preferred.
• Prior experience in a private equity owned company a plus.
• Operates with a high sense of emotional intelligence, positivity, and humility. Respectful of the company culture and able to use ‘soft hands’ when appropriate to influence others and hold the organization accountable for performance.
• Strong orientation to leadership, teamwork, and positive communication; a flexible, dynamic, self?demanding and proactive individual, able to motivate him/herself and others.
• Strong communication skills, including written, verbal and presentation skills; comfortable and credible with both internal stakeholders and external audiences, including Board and investors.
