Chief Operating Officer
On-siteRogers, Minnesota, United States
Job Summary
Provide strategic leadership and oversee integration of construction operations across all service lines and markets. Drive collaboration to eliminate organizational silos, enforce enterprise go/no-go criteria, and champion multidivisional initiatives and joint project delivery. Lead development of scalable teams through cross-training, rotational assignments, and comprehensive operational training programs. Own operational readiness for client strategy by translating market insights into staffing plans, equipment strategy, and delivery models. Embed client experience measures into KPIs, partner with Market Leads to strengthen key relationships, and champion continuous improvement through digital transformation and emerging technologies.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field
- 20+ years of progressive leadership experience in Heavy Civil construction, including multi-market or multi-division operations
- Proven experience building and scaling operational teams and leadership structures in growing or complex organizations
- Demonstrated success developing and executing multi-year market and client strategies tied to operational capability
- Strong understanding of project management, construction operations, and operational risk
- Ability to develop talent, define competencies, and build leadership depth
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Strong financial acumen with experience overseeing operational performance and margins
- Proven ability to lead, develop, and motivate cross-functional teams to achieve high performance and operational excellence
- Familiarity with multiple construction types, such as commercial and industrial
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with an executive presence that builds trust and alignment across stakeholders
- Strategic business and financial acumen with strong capability in budgeting, forecasting, cost control, and performance optimization
- Strong client relationship and business development abilities to secure, expand, and sustain partnerships
- Strong ethical judgment and commitment to integrity, accountability, and professional standards in all business practices
- Demonstrated success leading enterprise-wide change in complex, field-based organizations
- Strong decision discipline: able to make clear tradeoffs and hold the line on strategy under pressure
Desired Qualifications
- Advanced degree
- Experience leading organizations through growth, integration, or operating model transformation
- Demonstrated success strengthening client trust and expanding long-term, strategic client relationships
- Experience supporting national or multi-regional clients
- Familiarity with competency-based leadership development and succession planning
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