Astra Service Partners | Two-year operator development program | Denver, CO home base with travel across U.S. / territories / Canada
Astra Service Partners exists to redefine what a career in the service trades looks like. We are a network of operating companies across the United States, U.S. territories, and Canada, working to become the gold standard for people in our industry. We win through people leadership, technical superiority, and business excellence. We are the employer-of-choice for top talent in our industry, and we invest in development to create career opportunities that don't exist anywhere else in the service trades.
The Operating Associate role is a two-year apprenticeship designed to develop high-potential early-career talent into future leaders of Astra Operating Companies. You will learn the disciplines of Continuous Improvement, the operational problem-solving methodology used by world-class operating businesses, while building toward placement into an Astra Operating Company in a leadership role such as Director, Operations Manager, or other mid-level operating position, with a clear path to continue advancing toward more senior operating leadership over time. This is not a traditional analyst program. You will spend the majority of your time traveling to Astra Operating Companies, learning their businesses from the inside, contributing to real operational improvement work, and developing the judgment to eventually lead one of these companies yourself.
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The salary range for this role is $60,000 to $80,000, dependent on background, experience, and location. The Operating Associate role is a structured two-year program with built-in compensation progression: each successfully passed gate carries a meaningful raise, and the move to Operating Associate II (Year 2) carries a further increase reflecting the expanded coaching and operating responsibility of that year. Astra offers competitive benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) with company match, paid time off, and full coverage of business travel expenses.
This role is based in Denver, CO, with heavy travel built into the work. Year 1 Associates can expect to be on the road 50–70% of the time, with the remainder of working time at the Denver home base. We will pay for all business travel, including transportation, lodging, and meals. Within 2–3 years of starting the program, successful Associates are placed into operating leadership roles at one of Astra's operating companies. These placements may be anywhere in our portfolio, across the U.S., U.S. territories, or Canada. Relocation support is provided when placement occurs. This is the part of the role we encourage you to think about most carefully. If you are not in a position to travel heavily in your first two years and relocate for an operating placement after that, this is not the right program for you. We would much rather have an honest conversation up front than place someone who isn't ready for what the role asks.
Astra Service Partners is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. Employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Orion Group is a commercial and industrial field services holding company seeking to partner with leading family- and founder-owned service providers. We are building an organization of the world's best field service providers by investing in local businesses with great cultures, attracting the best technical and managerial talent, and creating unmatched growth opportunities for them.
Orion is backed by Alpine Investors, an investment firm that focuses on partnering with and developing exceptional people to grow businesses. Alpine has been an investor in the HVACR, plumbing, and electrical trades for more than a decade.
