Join a ESOP as the right hand to the CEO/Owner of a Rapidly Growing $60M Civil Construction Company, Outstanding Benefits, Lucrative Bonus, and help drive growth through strategic alliances with CFO and other leaders!

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Salary: $175,000 - $225,000 per year

A bit about us:

From working on roadway projects with his father to working as a field laborer throughout his 20s, CEO and Founder used his hard-earned experience and unique insights into the local construction industry to establish this Corporation in 2011. Inspired by his original mission of creating compounding success for his growing family, he founded the company as a distinctly people-focused organization that serves as a path to a brighter future for employees and clients alike. Starting out with a few trucks and a small team driven to deliver outstanding service and high-quality work, the company grew into a $50M+ organization owned by 130 employee-owners in just 12 years. The Team achieved this exponential success by through a proven process that unifies project teams while enabling them to deliver excellent solutions: Partner. Plan. Deliver. Succeed.

Why join us?

ESOP Culture
Through stock ownership, employees can accumulate assets and achieve financial security, particularly as they participate in the company's success through dividends and stock value appreciation.

Our Values
Our foundation for achieving our 10-year target lies in our four core values that guide everything we do:
WE OWN IT
WE CARE
WE PARTNER
WE PURSUE EXCELLENCE

Outstanding Benefits
We offer a comprehensive benefits package to all our employee-owners, featuring low-cost health, dental, and vision insurance.

Additional perks include 401(k) retirement plans, employee assistance programs (EAP), life insurance, and automatic enrollment in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

Job Details

Chief Operations Officer (COO) - MUST come from CONSTRUCTION!!
Reports to: CEO

Mission:
To drive operational excellence, innovation, and sustainable growth across the organization, aligning all functions with the company’s strategic goals, fostering a culture of ownership and performance, and helping to achieve the CEO’s vision for the company’s next phase of growth.

General Duties & Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership: Provide visionary leadership for the organization’s Operations Department, ensuring alignment with long-term goals and the company’s mission. Act as a key advisor to the CEO, helping to translate their vision into actionable, high-impact strategies that drive success across all divisions, including Civil & Aviation, Preservation & Cuts, and Underground.

Collaborative Growth: Partner closely with the CEO, CFO, and executive team to develop and implement growth strategies, particularly in key areas: 1) expanding the Traffic Control, Road Work, and Events Division, 2) growing the Underground business with federal and municipal projects, and 3) furthering the capabilities of the Lab and Research Group.

Operational Excellence: Oversee all operational functions to ensure maximum productivity, quality, and efficiency. Champion a culture of continuous improvement, fostering innovation and operational excellence across the organization.

ESOP Advocacy: Promote and enhance the value of the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Help employees understand the benefits of their ownership stake, ensuring that the ESOP contributes to both operational success and employee engagement.

Cross-Functional Leadership: Provide leadership to the Director of HR and field Vice Presidents, ensuring alignment between teams and functions. Foster collaboration across the company to maximize resource utilization and achieve shared goals.

Financial Stewardship: Collaborate with the CFO to drive financial discipline, manage budgets, and monitor KPIs. Ensure that all operational activities are financially sound, supporting profitability while maintaining high-quality standards.

Growth and Business Development: Lead the identification and pursuit of new business opportunities to ensure revenue growth. Establish and nurture relationships with key stakeholders in all divisions, expanding the company’s footprint in existing and new markets.

Team Building & Development: Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of Vice Presidents and operational leaders. Develop a leadership pipeline, identifying and cultivating future leaders within the organization.

Safety & Compliance: Own the safety culture across the organization, ensuring the company’s compliance with safety regulations and driving a zero-incident mindset in all divisions.

Cultural Leadership: Ensure that the company’s values and culture are embedded across all operations. Promote inclusivity, collaboration, and high employee engagement.

Operations Playbook: Own the development, execution, and training of the organization’s Operations Playbook, ensuring that best practices are followed and that operational efficiencies are continuously optimized.

KPIs:

Mission-Critical Outcomes (Required outcomes that are non-negotiable):

Overall Client Satisfaction (NPS): Achieve a minimum of 60%, with a stretch goal of 80%.
Company-wide Net Profit: Achieve a 10% increase, with a stretch goal of 15%.
Project Completion on Schedule (Overall): Maintain at least 85% on-time delivery, with a stretch goal of 95%.
Safety Incident Rate (Overall): Maintain safety metrics below industry average, aiming for zero incidents.
Employee Engagement (Overall): Achieve industry average employee engagement, with a stretch goal of reaching the top quartile.
Revenue Growth: Achieve overall revenue growth in line with the industry average, with a stretch goal of reaching the top quartile.
Breakthrough Outcomes (Strategic stretch goals for significant impact):

New Business Opportunities: Achieve a higher-than-industry-average rate of new business acquisitions, contributing to strategic expansion in targeted areas.
Overall Operational Efficiency: Drive substantial gains in operational productivity and efficiency, ensuring that the organization is consistently recognized for excellence within the industry.
Additional Desired Qualities:

Visionary Thinking: Ability to think long-term, anticipate industry trends, and create strategies that position the organization for sustained growth and leadership in the civil engineering and construction space.

Proactive Problem-Solving: A strategic problem solver who can navigate complex challenges and lead the company through transformative changes to achieve its goals.

Collaborative Leadership Style: A leader who thrives in a collaborative, team-oriented environment, bringing together diverse groups to achieve common objectives while empowering teams at all levels.

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