Asbestos & Environmental Services Manager
About this position
The Asbestos & Environmental Services Manager position is a platform-level operational leadership role at HighGround, a private equity-backed leader in the disaster mitigation and property restoration services industry. This role is responsible for building, growing, and optimizing environmental services across HighGround's portfolio of restoration brands.
Position Summary
The Asbestos & Environmental Services Manager partners directly with Brand General Managers and executive leadership to improve operational performance, profitability, service-line growth, and consistency across multiple markets. The successful candidate will help develop scalable systems, standardize best practices, improve financial performance, and support the continued expansion of asbestos and environmental services throughout the organization.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Partner with Brand General Managers to improve operational performance across multiple brands.
Drive revenue growth, margin improvement, and operational excellence within environmental services.
Monitor business performance using KPIs, dashboards, and financial reporting.
Support budgeting, forecasting, pricing strategies, and profitability initiatives.
Identify operational challenges and implement scalable solutions that improve consistency and efficiency.
Support service-line expansion and acquisition integration across the HighGround portfolio.
Process Improvement & Standardization
Create standardized SOPs, workflows, and operational best practices.
Establish consistent estimating, pricing, scheduling, and project management processes.
Develop KPI reporting and operational dashboards using Power BI and other business intelligence tools.
Identify opportunities to improve customer experience, operational efficiency, and financial performance.
Leadership & Team Development
Coach and develop environmental services leaders across multiple brands.
Support recruiting, onboarding, succession planning, and leadership development.
Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
Influence and support operational leaders across multiple businesses without direct authority.
Environmental Services Leadership
Support brands in growing asbestos abatement, testing, mold remediation, and environmental service offerings.
Ensure operational consistency while maintaining compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
Develop standardized guidance around environmental licensing, estimating, testing protocols, and service delivery.
Share operational best practices across the HighGround platform.
Compliance & Risk Management
Ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA/NESHAP, state asbestos regulations, and licensing requirements.
Develop audit processes and compliance standards across multiple markets.
Monitor regulatory changes and support brands in maintaining compliance while reducing operational risk.
Required Qualifications
7+ years of operational leadership within restoration, environmental services, construction, industrial services, or another field-based service organization.
Demonstrated ownership of P&L, budgeting, forecasting, and operational performance.
Experience leading multiple branches, business units, regions, or geographically dispersed teams.
Proven success developing SOPs, operational playbooks, and standardized business processes.
Strong experience using KPIs and operational metrics to improve business performance.
Experience coaching leaders and building high-performing teams.
Strong communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to influence across multiple organizations.
Experience driving operational improvements that increase revenue, profitability, and customer satisfaction.
Working knowledge of environmental services, asbestos, remediation, restoration, or other regulated service industries.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience leading an environmental services division, regional operation, or multi-location business unit.
Restoration industry experience.
Multi-state operational leadership.
Xactimate estimating experience.
Experience with Power BI, DASH, or similar operational reporting platforms.
Experience supporting acquisitions, integrations, or rapidly growing organizations.
Preferred Certifications
Asbestos Supervisor/Contractor License
AHERA Building Inspector
IICRC WRT
IICRC ASD
OSHA 10
OSHA 30
BENEFITS
Choice of 4 medical plans with one at $0 payroll cost for the Employee
FSA medical and dependent spending account
HSA available with high deductible plan
Vision and Dental Insurance (2 dental plans to choose from!)
Company paid Long/Short-Term Disability
Company Paid Life Insurance
401(k) with company matching
Anncillary Benefits (Hospital, Critical Illness, Accident)
Paid Time Off and Holidays
Schedule
Full-time position.
Pay
Salary information provided upon hire.