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Area Manager

ABM Industries

Sterling, VAFull-time$60–65K/yrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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Compensation
$60–65K/yr
Location
Sterling, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Valid State Driver's License

Job overview

The Area Manager oversees day-to-day operations and administrative activities for assigned buildings, ensuring contract requirements, customer specifications, service standards, and cost controls are met. The role includes site visits to banking facilities across Virginia, with travel throughout the territory and occasional emergency and weekend work. The manager oversees inspections, quality control, equipment and supply inventory, financial and operational performance, and building personnel.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Supervisory ExperienceCost EstimatingOSHA Safety RegulationsChemical HandlingReport WritingBusiness CorrespondencePresentation SkillsQuestion Response

Qualifications

Associate Degree or Equivalent Experience3+ Years Supervisory ExperienceValid State Driver's License

Full job description

Overview

The Area Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operation and administrative activities to ensure conformance to contract requirements. Develops and implements cost control measures and level of service standards to ensure compliance with customer specifications / contract requirements for assigned building. Oversees inspections, quality control measures, and the inventory control of equipment and supplies for the assigned building. This Area Manager position is 100% travel within area of the state of New Jersey for site visits at banking facilities between various locations and emergencies (as needed).

Annual Salary: $60,000-65,000k plus commission

The pay listed is the salary range for this position. Any specific offer will vary based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, skills, abilities, geographic location, and alignment with market data. You may be eligible to participate in a Company incentive or bonus program.

Shift: Typical hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm and Emergencies and Weekends as needed.

Territory: This Area Manager position is 100% travel within area of Virginia for site visits at banking facilities between various locations and emergencies (as needed).

Benefit Information: ABM offers a comprehensive benefits package. For information about ABM’s benefits, visit ABM Employee Benefits | Staff & Management .

Responsibilities

  • Ensure that services are performed as contracted and at the intended profit margins.

  • Troubleshoot potential problems and concerns.

  • Manage the company’s quality control monitoring and safety programs at the assigned buildings.

  • Conduct quality of service inspections at assigned buildings.

  • Attempt to increase revenue by ensuring the Supervisors are looking for ways to provide additional or periodic services to the customers.

  • Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures and all federal, state, and local government regulations.

  • Ensure that all paperwork, including terminations, labor variance action plans, and operational model is complete and accurate and is submitted to the district/hub in a timely manner.

  • Analyze and manage, in a proactive manner, both the financial and the operational performance of the assigned buildings.

  • Ensure that payroll is accurate and submitted to the appropriate payroll personnel in a timely manner and, when applicable, correct any payroll discrepancies.

  • Manages and provides leadership to Supervisors, and Lead personnel assigned to the buildings.

  • Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of personnel within the assigned building. Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the company’s policies and applicable laws.

  • Responsibilities include directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints, resolving problems, and terminating employees.

Qualifications

  • Associates degree is preferred or equivalent experience is required.

  • Minimum of three (3) years of supervisory experience in a janitorial service oriented environment.

  • Experience in cost estimating/pricing work.

  • Have a working knowledge of OSHA safety regulations and chemical handling/storage procedures.

  • Must be able to write reports and business correspondence and effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and customers.

  • Must have a valid State issued driver’s license

REQNUMBER: 171909

ABM is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer qualified applicants without regard race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran or any other protected factor under federal, state, or local law. ABM is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and need assistance in completing the employment application, please call 888-328-8606. We will provide you with assistance and make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

How this job compares

Set against the 987 open Area Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$60–65K/yr
  • Virginia median$70–91K/yr29 salary ranges
  • US median$70–91K/yr726 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $63K, is 22% below the Virginia median midpoint ($80K) — in the lowest quarter of Area Manager salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 38 open Area Manager jobs in Virginia and 987 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Area Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (561 postings).
Education
351 of the 987 open Area Manager jobs (36%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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