Sitreps

General Manager - Aviation Maintenance

Colorado Springs · Contract

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 14 days ago

RESTBusiness DevelopmentCustomer SupportAvionicsLeadership

About the role

The Colorado Springs shop the company acquired brings a strong local reputation and a real customer base to work with.
The task is to take full P&L ownership of the location, grow it materially through both civilian GA and government/subcontracting special-mission integration work, and become the operator around whom the rest of the roll-up is built.
This is a Location GM seat with a clear path to Regional and Corporate leadership as the business scales.

Customer service: being the face of the business to drive reputation, retention, and growth
Hire and develop middle management under the accountable manager
being the face of the business to drive reputation, retention, and growth
They are bootstrapped, growing fast, and building a business they intend to operate for a long time.
Grow the civilian GA customer base: direct customers, partner referrals, and repeat business

Experience with post-acquisition integration or turnaround work (the company is on a roll-up path)

A recently transitioned military officer with aviation exposure (maintenance experience preferred
pilot-with-maintenance-adjacency works).
Comfortable stepping into a P&L for the first time and hungry to earn scope.
A recent graduate of a top-50 MBA program looking for real P&L ownership.
Likely with pre-MBA operations, consulting, or banking reps.
Aviation background is a strong plus
deep passion for aviation is a must.
Comfortable with a significant performance-based incentive structure.

Bonus is uncapped and tied directly to what you deliver
$125K base + up to 40% performance-based bonus (linearly scaled off operating profit; uncapped upside above target).
Equity available in the right circumstances.

Willing to live in or relocate to Colorado Springs (we're helpful on relo, this seat is on-site)
Someone whose work ethic and character we and our customers will be proud of
Prior FBO, MRO, or aviation-services P&L experience
A&P certification, FAA experience, or a pilot certificate
Prior government contracting exposure (FAR/DFARS, prime-sub relationships)
Career strategy consultants who want to keep advising instead of running
Candidates seeking corporate-scale infrastructure, guaranteed hours, or a low-variability comp package. This is a founder-adjacent seat and it will feel like one
About the Client
The company is a veteran-owned general aviation maintenance business.
It launched in 2025 with a greenfield hangar in Southern California and made its first acquisition in early 2026, taking over a well-established GA maintenance shop in Colorado Springs with a long local operating history.
The company has an active acquisition pipeline and expects to add at least one additional location by the end of 2026.
The core business is piston and turboprop aircraft maintenance, repair, and upgrades.
The Colorado Springs location has a unique special-mission systems integration capability, installing advanced sensor payloads and integrating holistic aircraft systems in platforms ranging from small turboprops through light and medium jets.

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