Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Job Description

Job Description

Lead Construction Operations, Build Accountability, and Drive Organizational Growth

Company: Knoerdel Foundation Specialists, LLC

Location: Georgetown, Pennsylvania — Primarily Office-Based with Local Job-Site Visits

Compensation: $135,000 - $165,000 annually

Additional Compensation: Profit sharing and performance-based bonus opportunities

Employment Type: Full-Time

The Opportunity

Knoerdel Foundation Specialists, LLC is seeking an experienced, hands-on Chief Operating Officer to take ownership of daily operations and help lead the next phase of organizational growth.

Our company is generating approximately $8 million in annual revenue, with a goal of growing beyond $12 million. Achieving that growth requires stronger operational systems, clearer accountability, effective field leadership, and improved coordination across residential and commercial concrete construction projects.

We are looking for a leader who understands how specialty contractors operate and can make sound decisions without requiring ownership to resolve every daily issue.

This is primarily an office-based leadership position, with significant field and job-site involvement during the initial transition period. As systems, leadership structures, and accountability processes become established, the position will transition toward a greater focus on office-based operational oversight.

You will work closely with ownership to build the people, processes, and operating structure needed to support a growing construction business.

How You Will Make an Impact

• Lead Daily Construction Operations
• Assume day-to-day operational leadership across residential and commercial concrete foundation projects.
• Oversee project managers, field supervisors, subcontracted crews, equipment operations, and supporting personnel.
• Establish clear expectations for productivity, accountability, workmanship, safety, and professional conduct.
• Ensure daily job-site mobilization, staffing, equipment readiness, and material requirements are properly coordinated.
• Identify operational problems early and implement practical solutions without unnecessary escalation to ownership.
• Spend additional time visiting and working with field teams during the initial transition period to understand operations and establish effective leadership systems.
• Manage Labor, Crews, and Project Resources
• Coordinate labor and equipment assignments across multiple active projects.
• Work with project managers to distribute wall crews, flatwork crews, trucks, and other resources according to project schedules.
• Anticipate staffing and equipment conflicts and make adjustments to maintain productivity.
• Establish procedures for daily equipment inspections, crew readiness, and operational reporting.
• Monitor labor efficiency, scheduling bottlenecks, and preventable downtime.
• Lead Hiring, Employee Development, and Accountability
• Partner with ownership in hiring, employee selection, performance management, and termination decisions.
• Oversee and improve employee onboarding and training processes.
• Develop structured orientation and training procedures for new hires.
• Establish clear employee performance expectations, accountability standards, and professional conduct requirements.
• Evaluate existing operational workflows, management responsibilities, and organizational structure.
• Develop and coach project managers, field supervisors, and other team leaders.
• Address performance deficiencies through consistent management practices.
• Support recruitment planning and staffing decisions as the company expands.
• Build a leadership structure that reduces dependence on ownership for routine operational decisions.
• Improve Project Performance and Customer Relationships
• Oversee project execution and hold project managers accountable for schedule, quality, cost, and customer communication.
• Help strengthen and rebuild relationships with residential builders, commercial customers, general contractors, and other project stakeholders.
• Resolve operational issues, customer concerns, warranty matters, and execution problems professionally.
• Maintain consistent standards across multiple projects, crews, and geographic service areas.
• Support the company's expansion into additional commercial construction opportunities.
• Modernize Business Systems
• Partner with ownership and financial leadership to evaluate and implement integrated construction management and accounting systems.
• Help transition the organization beyond its existing QuickBooks-centered workflows to more scalable operational and financial processes.
• Evaluate construction software solutions, potentially including Procore or comparable platforms, based on business needs.
• Improve job-cost tracking, project reporting, labor utilization, scheduling, and operational visibility.
• Develop practical procedures and reporting systems that field and office personnel can consistently use.
• Lead employee training and change management during technology and workflow transitions.
• Support Strategic Growth
• Translate the company's growth objectives into realistic staffing, operational, and capacity plans.
• Build repeatable management systems capable of supporting higher project volume.
• Help ownership plan the transition from current operating methods toward a more structured organization.
• Balance immediate operational needs with long-term systems development and organizational improvement.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum of five years of senior operations leadership experience in construction, concrete, civil construction, or specialty subcontracting.
• Demonstrated experience directly managing construction operations, project managers, field teams, and subcontractors.
• Strong understanding of project scheduling, labor deployment, job costing, production efficiency, and operational accountability.
• Experience participating in hiring, onboarding, employee training, performance management, and personnel decisions.
• Proven ability to make independent operational decisions and resolve difficult personnel or project-management situations.
• Experience establishing operating procedures, reporting standards, and performance expectations.
• Ability to oversee multiple projects and work effectively with field personnel, office staff, customers, and ownership.
• Experience improving operational systems, processes, or technology adoption in a construction environment.
• Strong communication, leadership, organizational, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Willingness to spend additional time at job sites during the initial transition period, followed by primarily office-based operational leadership.

Preferred Qualifications & Experience

• Leadership experience in concrete foundations, masonry, civil construction, or related specialty contracting.
• Experience helping grow a project-based construction company from approximately 5M–10M in revenue to 10M–20M or more.
• Experience implementing or managing construction ERP, scheduling, job-costing, or accounting-integrated platforms.
• Familiarity with Procore or similar construction management systems.
• Experience managing both residential production-builder work and commercial projects.
• Experience building teams, developing project managers, and improving subcontractor management systems.
• Class B CDL or higher is beneficial but not required.
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related discipline.

Work Environment & Travel

• Primarily office-based at the Georgetown, Pennsylvania location.
• Increased field presence during the initial transition, onboarding, and operational assessment period.
• Regular visits to active residential and commercial construction sites within the local operating market.
• Ability to travel between local company facilities and project sites as necessary.

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual base salary of 135,000–165,000, based on experience.
• Profit-sharing eligibility and performance-based bonus opportunities.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement program with company matching contributions.
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
• Paid parental leave.
• Gas and work-related mileage coverage for approved business travel within the company's local operating area.

About Us

Knoerdel Foundation Specialists, LLC specializes in residential and commercial concrete and masonry construction.

As we prepare for our next stage of growth, we are focused on strengthening our operational systems, developing leadership, improving project execution, and expanding our capacity to serve customers.

We value experienced professionals who take ownership, lead by example, and build lasting improvements.

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Knoerdel Foundation Specialists, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are based on job-related qualifications without discrimination based on legally protected characteristics.