Chief Operating Officer (COO) - Construction

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Make scale your craft.

If you love turning fast growth into smooth operations, bringing clarity to complexity, elevating quality, and building teams that win together, this role is for you.

We're a mid-sized, privately held builder operating across Arizona with projects extending into California and Nevada. Our portfolio spans industrial and light industrial, storage, restaurants (including airport environments), and select self-performed concrete work. We deliver through a streamlined, design-build approach and a culture that blends ambition with accountability, collaboration, and a playful, people-first vibe. After several years of intentional transformation, we've entered an exciting growth phase and are preparing the organization for its next stage of scale.

Reporting to the executive leadership team, the COO will be the operational anchor of the company, owning day-to-day execution, aligning field and office, strengthening financial discipline, and building scalable systems that sustain rapid multi-state growth. This is a highly visible, hands-on leadership role for a builder/operator who has successfully scaled a construction or adjacent project-driven organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead all company operations (precon through closeout) with a relentless focus on safety, quality, schedule, and margin.
• Build and mature scalable processes, KPIs, and operating rhythms across estimating, project management, field operations, self-perform, and procurement.
• Partner closely with Finance on forecasting, WIP, cash flow, banking relationships, and risk management; translate project realities into clear financial outcomes.
• Strengthen divisional leadership (including self-perform concrete) and develop high-performing teams; recruit, coach, and succession-plan for growth.
• Drive a consistent, client-friendly experience, clear communication, fast responses, and zero-punch delivery.
• Standardize technology and reporting to improve transparency and decision-making across multiple states and business lines.
• Champion our core values: deliver quality, act with ambition and accountability, collaborate, and provide an unmatched experience.

Qualifications

• Proven success as a COO, VP of Operations, President, or equivalent in construction, design-build, development, or a closely related, project-intensive industry.
• Demonstrated experience scaling an organization (systems, people, process, and financial rigor) through significant revenue and headcount growth.
• Strong operational finance acumen: P&L ownership, WIP, cash management, banking/covenants, and data-driven decision-making.
• Leadership depth overseeing both office and field teams; ability to set a high bar while keeping the atmosphere collaborative and fun.
• Multi-state experience and comfort with diverse project types (industrial/storage/restaurant/tenant improvements; self-perform concrete a plus).
• Excellent communication and change-management skills; steady under pressure and skilled at aligning stakeholders.
• Bachelor's degree preferred; advanced credentials (CM-Lean, PMP, PE, or MBA) are a plus.

Location, Travel, & Work Style

• Based in Arizona (relocation support considered).
• Periodic travel to project sites and partner locations in AZ/CA/NV as needed.
• Hybrid, in-person leadership presence expected for cross-functional alignment and culture building.

Compensation & Benefits

We offer a competitive executive compensation package with a base salary of $185,000 to $225,000 per year, a performance-based bonus, and comprehensive benefits. Final compensation will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. We provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the hiring process; if you need assistance, please let us know. Employment is at-will as permitted by Arizona law. Offers of employment may be contingent on job-related background checks and work authorization (Form I-9) consistent with applicable laws.