President

PE-Backed HVAC Services Platform Company

New York State, USA

THE OPPORTUNITY

This is a career-defining opportunity to lead the mechanical platform through its next phase of growth.

The mandate is bigger than simply running one business well. It is about building toward a $100M+ mechanical division through organic growth, acquisition integration, and stronger leadership infrastructure. For the right person, this starts as a President role and can quickly evolve into broader platform leadership.

The business already has strong market presence, an established customer base, a recognised name in the local market, and a platform with real ambition behind it. The wider group is actively exploring additional HVAC acquisitions, with multiple businesses under review and one already under LOI. That gives the successful candidate the chance to do more than lead a single operating company. They will help shape the future of the mechanical side of the platform.

This is not a “keep it ticking over” role. It is the opportunity to build, scale, and lead a much larger HVAC platform over time.

THE COMPANY

A private equity-backed HVAC services business in the North East of the USA, part of a broader group.

The HVAC company operates across two core revenue streams:

Residential New Construction (RNC)
Residential Service, Retrofit and Service Contracts

The business revenue is $20M+ currently.

WHY THIS ROLE STANDS OUT

This role offers what strong operators usually struggle to find in one seat: real size, clear upside, acquisition exposure, and progression.

There is already a meaningful business here. This is not a small owner-led shop with limited headroom. It is a platform asset with a respected market name, established revenue base, recurring customer relationships, and a clear ambition to build the mechanical side materially further.

For the right person, the opportunity includes:

Leading an established HVAC business with scale
Driving both organic growth and operational improvement
Playing a central role in future acquisitions and integrations
Building toward a $100M+ mechanical platform
Progressing from President of the operating company into a broader platform leadership seat
Joining a group that wants to professionalise, grow, and scale properly

In plain terms, this is a chance to build something far bigger than the role suggests today.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

Success in this role is not just about holding the business together. It is about moving it forward materially.

Over the first 12–24 months, success will look like:

Delivering growth to $100M
Improving EBITDA beyond the current 10% level
Building a clearer and more effective org structure
Increasing accountability and operating discipline
Improving marketing effectiveness and commercial return
Creating stronger recruiting and succession processes
Driving better retention of field talent
Improving recurring service and retrofit revenue mix
Supporting integration readiness for future acquisitions
Establishing the business as the foundation for broader mechanical platform growth

Longer term, success means helping build the mechanical division into a much larger, multi-entity platform and stepping into a wider leadership remit as that happens.

IDEAL BACKGROUND

This role is best suited to a proven operator who has already led a meaningful HVAC business and wants a bigger platform opportunity.

The ideal candidate will likely have:

Experience as a President, General Manager, or senior operational leader
Full P&L responsibility
HVAC services experience across residential service, retrofit, and ideally RNC
Experience in a PE-backed or professionally run corporate environment
Leadership experience in a business of $25M+ revenue
Strong financial reporting discipline
A track record of growth, execution, and organisational improvement
The ability to lead both people and performance
A strong reputation for doing what they say they will do

RNC experience is helpful, but not essential if the person is strong in HVAC services leadership and can lead the broader operation.

LOCATION

New York State, USA

Longer term, as the role expands into the broader corporate mechanical team, there could be flexibility to relocate to other parts of the US.

COMPENSATION

Base salary: $200,000 – $250,000
Bonus: 30%
Equity: Yes
401(k): Yes
Healthcare: Yes

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