M&A Integration Manager

Pave America is a private equity-backed, multi-branch pavement and asphalt services platform growing rapidly through both organic initiatives and acquisition. Our Value Creation Team drives the programs that turn strategy into results - M&A integration, margin improvement, technology enablement, and operational excellence across a national branch network.

We acquire companies regularly, and every acquisition brings hundreds of integration tasks across finance, IT, HR, operations, safety, and systems. The Integration Manager is the execution engine for that work. Reporting to the VP of Value Creation, you will own the day-to-day project management of post-close integration - building the integration schedule, managing a task plan that can exceed 700 line items per deal, coordinating functional owners across the organization, and keeping every workstream on track and visible.

The VP retains the primary seller relationship, integration strategy, and value creation plan design. Your job is to make the plan real: translate strategy into a sequenced schedule, run the operating cadence, chase down blockers, and give leadership an accurate, current picture of where every integration stands. You will also support execution of the value creation playbook with acquired-company leadership and contribute to broader value creation workstreams between deals.

Integration Project Management

• Build and maintain the master integration schedule for each acquisition, sequencing ~700 tasks across eight-plus functional workstreams (F&A, IT/systems, HR, operations, safety & insurance, fleet, sales, and communications)
• Run the integration operating cadence: weekly workstream check-ins, status reporting, milestone tracking, and escalation of blockers and decisions to the VP
• Coordinate functional owners across corporate and branch teams - assign tasks to named owners, confirm dependencies, and hold stakeholders accountable to dates
• Manage the diligence-to-integration handoff: convert pre-close findings, scorecards, and the value creation plan into an executable Day 1 / first-100-days / 12-month plan
• Track integration performance against plan - milestone completion, synergy capture, and dissynergy mitigation - and flag variances early

Value Creation Support

• Project manage execution of the value creation playbook with acquired-company leadership, supporting the VP who owns the primary seller relationship
• Support enterprise value creation workstreams between integrations - margin improvement programs, systems adoption, and operational playbook rollout
• Build and maintain dashboards and visual reporting (Power BI, Excel, or similar) that give executives and sponsors a clear, current view of integration and initiative status

Ways of Working

• Leverage AI tools daily to accelerate document synthesis, reporting, meeting preparation, and analysis - we expect this role to model modern, AI-enabled ways of working
• Work with large, messy datasets from multiple source systems; structure, analyze, and visualize them to drive decisions
• Travel to acquired-company locations and branches during active integrations to build relationships and verify progress on the ground

• 4-8 years of experience in project/program management, M&A integration, management consulting, or operations - ideally with exposure to post-merger integration or a PMO/IMO environment
• Demonstrated ability to run large, cross-functional task plans (hundreds of line items) with disciplined scheduling, dependency management, and follow-through
• Strong stakeholder management: comfortable driving accountability with functional leaders and field operators without direct authority
• Proficiency with large datasets and data visualization - advanced Excel required; Power BI (or equivalent) strongly preferred
• Hands-on proficiency with AI tools (e.g., Claude, Copilot) applied to real work product - not just familiarity
• Clear, concise written and verbal communication; able to produce executive-ready status materials
• Bachelor's degree required; PMP, Lean/Six Sigma, or similar certification a plus
• Experience in construction, industrial services, or another multi-site field services business a plus; private equity portfolio company experience a plus
• Willingness to travel up to 40% during active integration periods

**This is a 100% remote role with 25% travel.**

You will sit at the center of an active acquisition program with real deal flow - not one integration every few years, but a steady pipeline. You'll work directly with a VP who owns strategy end-to-end, giving you clear air cover and a fast apprenticeship in private equity value creation. The work is visible to executive leadership and investors, and the path from this seat runs toward senior integration, value creation, or corporate development roles as the platform scales.

Physical Requirements: (Each to have one of the following based on the position: Never, Rarely, Occasionally, Constantly)

• Remaining in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods: Occasionally
• Moving about to accomplish tasks at a worksite or moving from one worksite to another: Constantly
• Moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments, such as stooping, kneeling, or crouching: Rarely
• Adjusting, moving and lifting objects in all directions: Rarely
• Talking and hearing to communicate with others: Constantly
• Seeing to perform job duties at close range, such as monitors or screens: Constantly
• Seeing to perform job duties at a distance, such as driving or operating equipment: Occasionally
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers: Constantly
• Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like: Rarely
• Operating machinery and/or power tools: Rarely
• Operating motor vehicles or heavy equipment: Occasionally
• The ability to travel regionally or nationally: Occasionally

Physical Demands:

• Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing: Constantly
• Light work that includes moving objects up to 20 pounds: Occasionally
• Medium work that includes moving objects up to 50 pounds: Occasionally
• Heavy work that includes moving objects up to 100 pounds or more: Rarely

Working Conditions:

• Low temperatures: Rarely
• High temperatures: Occasionally
• Outdoor elements such as precipitation and wind: Occasionally
• Noisy environments: Occasionally
• Hazardous conditions: Rarely
• Shift work, to include overnight work: Never
• Frequent overtime, including weekends: Never
• Office environment: Constantly

Pave America and it's companies offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and comply with OFCCP regulations. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, physical and mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/assignment, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, protected veteran status, or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law. Pave America and it's companies promote a drug-free workplace. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries. In compliance with OFCCP requirements, we invite applicants to voluntarily self-identify their gender, race, and veteran status. Submission of this information is voluntary and refusal to provide it will not subject you to any adverse treatment.