VP & General Manager, Particulates

Job Summary

The Vice President & General Manager - Particulates serves as the global business leader for CECO's Particulate Platform, accountable for overall strategy, commercial expansion, operational excellence, and financial performance. This role directs a cross-functional organization, including sales, engineering, manufacturing, and service, to deliver sustained growth and strong execution in an engineered-to-order environment. This position is responsible for managing the full Profit & Loss (P&L) of the business.

The VP/GM accelerates revenue and margin performance through disciplined pricing, world-class project delivery, and continuous improvement across all operations. This leader sets the long-term strategic direction for the platform, driving international market expansion, product and technology innovation, and seamless integration of acquired businesses.

As a key interface with customers and CECO's senior leadership, the VP/GM ensures the delivery of high-quality, compliant environmental solutions while cultivating a high-performing global team and fostering a culture grounded in accountability, operational rigor, and results.

Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Accelerate enterprise value creation by driving sustained margin expansion through strategic pricing, structural cost optimization, and scalable operational models.
• Shape the long-range vision for the Particulates Platform, leading forecasting, budgeting, and multi-year strategic planning to position the business for global leadership.
• Define and execute a bold global growth strategy that expands CECO's presence in particulate control solutions across established and emerging markets.
• Identify and penetrate high-growth end markets, anticipating industry shifts and aligning the portfolio to evolving customer and regulatory demands.
• Steer portfolio strategy encompassing organic growth, next-generation product innovation, and seamless integration of acquisitions to build a cohesive, future-ready platform.
• Lead a high-impact global commercial engine, guiding direct and channel sales strategies that elevate market reach, customer engagement, and competitive differentiation.
• Strengthen strategic customer partnerships across key industrial sectors, including pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, petrochemical, metals, food processing, and power generation, to shape long-term demand and solution roadmaps.
• Strengthen go-to-market strategies for engineered systems and aftermarket services that unlock recurring revenue and lifecycle value.
• Oversee global operations, including manufacturing, supply chain, and project execution, ensuring agility, reliability, and world-class delivery performance.
• Champion Lean transformation and continuous improvement, embedding operational rigor and data-driven decision-making across the organization.
• Ensure flawless execution of engineered systems and large capital projects, delivering on time, on budget, and to the highest quality standards.
• Guide engineering and technology teams in advancing product innovation, application engineering, and differentiated particulate control solutions.
• Oversee development of advanced particulate technologies, including dust collectors, cyclones, filtration systems, and scrubbers, ensuring the portfolio remains industry-leading.
• Ensure global regulatory alignment, proactively adapting solutions to meet evolving EPA and international emissions standards.
• Build and inspire a high-performing global organization, spanning sales, engineering, and operations, with a focus on capability building and leadership development.
• Develop robust succession pipelines and cultivate future leaders who can scale with the business.
• Foster a culture of accountability, performance, and purpose, empowering teams to execute with speed, discipline, and customer focus.
• Ensure all solutions meet stringent environmental, health, and safety requirements, reinforcing CECO's commitment to responsible and compliant operations.
• Position CECO as the industry's most trusted partner for emissions control, compliance assurance, and sustainable plant performance, shaping how customers navigate an increasingly complex regulatory and environmental landscape.
• Champion customer success by guiding industrial operators in reducing particulate emissions, optimizing system performance, and advancing their environmental stewardship goals.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business or related field (MBA preferred)
• 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in industrial, engineered systems, or environmental technologies
• Must have direct P&L responsibility, ideally within a $100M-$250M+ business unit.
• Strong background in: Industrial air pollution control / filtration
• Engineered-to-order (ETO) or project-based environments
• Experience in particulate control technologies:
• Dust collection / baghouses
• Cyclones and separators
• Scrubbers and filtration systems
• Exposure to industries such as:
• Chemical / petrochemical
• Power generation
• Semiconductor / advanced manufacturing
• M&A integration or portfolio transformation experience
• Demonstrated success leading global teams and complex operations

Licensing and Certifications:

• Lean/Continuous Improvement Lean/Continuous Improvement Certification (Six Sigma Black Belt, Toyota Production Principles, Others)

Travel Requirements (Requirement):

Incumbents are expected to travel as needed to support assigned business lines(s) and must have the ability to travel across borders.

• Regular weekly schedule to the local office(s)
• Expected to travel on a periodically basis to the (inter)national offices you support
• Ability to intercontinental travel to join global team meetings and support projects

Competencies, Skills & Abilities: To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to execute each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and ability required

KNOWLEDGE:

• Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
• Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Engineering and Technology - Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services

SKILL IN:

• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

ABILITIES IN:

• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

ADA Requirements:

Work Environment This position is located at our home office in Addison, TX. The candidate must be self-motivated and able to manage boundaries between work and personal life effectively. Minimal physical requirements, primarily computer use, and communication via virtual platforms, are necessary. Flexibility to adapt to occasional scheduled video meetings and collaborative tasks is essential.