Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Role: Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

*FireSeeds is partnering with Mach Energy Services on an exclusive retained executive search for this position.

Position Objective:

Mach Energy Services is seeking a Chief Operating Officer to lead and continuously mature the company’s operations across its multi–service line infrastructure platform. This role is central to strengthening operational discipline, driving financial predictability, and building scalable systems that support Mach’s next phase of growth—without compromising its deeply held values or field-first culture.

As COO, you will sit at the center of Mach’s growth story—owning operational execution from estimating through project delivery, ensuring work sold can be built safely, predictably, and consistently. You will oversee operations across pipeline, facilities, I/E, utility, and integrity services, bringing clarity, accountability, and repeatable systems to an organization evolving from personality-driven execution to institutionalized operational excellence.

Reporting directly to the CEO, the COO will serve as the critical connector between strategy, estimating, finance, and field execution. This leader will provide executive-level oversight of operational performance, labor productivity, project controls, and system maturity—while acting as the primary escalation point for major projects and key client relationships. Just as importantly, the COO will set the tone for how work gets done, developing leaders, enforcing standards, and reinforcing Mach’s values at every level of the organization.

This is a rare opportunity to step into a mission-critical leadership role at a purpose-driven infrastructure company operating at a pivotal inflection point. Mach is intentionally investing in systems, people, and leadership to ensure long-term sustainability and meaningful growth. The COO will play a defining role in shaping the company’s operating model—protecting what makes Mach special while building the discipline required to scale.

For the right leader, this role offers not only executive responsibility but lasting influence. You will help shape Mach’s future as a steward of its people, its culture, and its mission—ensuring the company continues to build infrastructure with humility, integrity, and excellence.

Who is Mach Energy Services?

Founded in 2016, Mach Energy Services is a values-driven infrastructure construction company headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK, with satellite operations in Okarche, OK, and Midland, TX. With approximately 500 employees, Mach delivers critical infrastructure solutions across the energy sector—supporting pipeline, facilities, I/E, utility, and pipeline integrity work throughout major U.S. shale basins.

From its earliest days, Mach has grown by pairing disciplined execution with a deeply held belief that how infrastructure is built matters just as much as what is built. The company exists to steward people, capital, and opportunity with humility and accountability—believing its impact is not achieved through shortcuts or heroics, but through consistent execution, respect for the field, and principled leadership.

Mach operates as a highly self-performing contractor, executing complex, multi-service-line work across Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and beyond. The company’s capabilities span the full lifecycle of infrastructure construction—from planning and estimating through field execution and closeout—allowing Mach to control quality, safety, and outcomes in the environments where execution matters most.

At its core, Mach exists to build infrastructure that fuels communities, economies, and energy security. Without companies like Mach, the systems that power modern life—energy delivery, industrial production, and essential utilities—would not function at scale. Mach takes that responsibility seriously, holding itself to a higher standard of stewardship, safety, and performance.

Mach’s culture is anchored in five irreplaceable values: Show Compassion. Have Grit. Do What You Say. Walk Humbly. Do the Right Thing. These values are not aspirational—they are operational. Embedded through the company’s EOS operating cadence, they guide hiring, promotions, accountability, and decision-making at every level of the organization.

What is it like to work at Mach Energy Services?

Employees describe Mach as purpose-filled. Leadership maintains a strong field-first mindset, emphasizing visibility, respect, and accountability. Quarterly all-hands meetings reinforce transparency and alignment, while ongoing investments in systems, leadership development, and process maturity are positioning the company for its next phase of growth.

Over the last several years, Mach has rapidly scaled into a multi–service line organization at a pivotal inflection point. Led by Matt McGee, CEO, the company is intentionally strengthening its operational foundation—investing in people, systems, and leadership—to ensure growth remains disciplined, predictable, and values-aligned.

Mach’s people are the backbone of its success. Through servant leadership, operational rigor, and an unwavering commitment to its values, Mach has built a team that takes pride not only in what they build—but in why they build it.

The mission of Mach Energy Services is to build infrastructure while faithfully stewarding what God has entrusted—serving people, clients, and communities through disciplined execution, humility, and purpose-driven leadership

Key Responsibilities:

• Own Operational Execution, Estimating & Project Delivery – Be accountable for the full lifecycle from estimating and preconstruction through field execution, ensuring work sold can be built safely, on schedule, and within the margins assumed, with early intervention when plans or execution deviate.
• Own P&L Performance, Cash Flow & WIP Oversight – Be accountable for operational P&L performance by partnering closely with Finance to lead rigorous WIP reviews, identify profit fade, underbillings, and cost overruns early, and drive corrective action to protect cash flow and forecast accuracy.
• Drive Labor Productivity & Resource Planning – Monitor earned value versus actual labor, forecast manpower needs, and deploy crews effectively to prevent unapplied labor and margin erosion.
• Serve as Executive Escalation Point for Projects & Clients – Step in on major project disputes, schedule failures, or critical client issues that exceed the PM or PX level, providing executive air cover while preserving margins and relationships.
• Standardize Systems, SOPs, and PM Discipline – Replace “hero” project management with consistent, repeatable systems by implementing and enforcing standardized SOPs, project controls, and tools across all service lines.
• Build and Lead a Strong Operations Culture – Set the tone for how work gets done by modeling high standards, accountability, and respect for the field, while developing leaders who align with Mach’s values and people-first culture.
• Bridge Strategy, Estimating, and Field Reality – Challenge major bids, align estimating assumptions with field execution, and translate company strategy into operational systems and behaviors.

Skills & Experience Needed:

• Progressive leadership experience in infrastructure construction, energy services, or related self-perform trades, ideally within pipeline, facilities, I/E, utility, or heavy industrial environments.
• Demonstrated ability to scale complex, multi–service line operations, leading teams across diverse work types with different risk profiles while maintaining consistency, accountability, and execution discipline.
• Proven track record of driving operational excellence, financial predictability, and execution consistency within a fast-growing, self-performing construction organization.
• Experience overseeing large project portfolios and complex scopes of work, with accountability for safety, schedule adherence, quality, and cost control across multiple business units.
• Strong financial acumen, including P&L ownership, WIP oversight, cash flow discipline, forecasting accuracy, and early identification of operational risk.
• Prior success developing operational leaders—including Project Managers, Superintendents, Business Unit leaders, and senior operations staff—while building a culture of accountability aligned with Mach’s values.
• Formal education is not required; a four-year degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field is welcome, but field credibility, leadership maturity, and lived experience outweigh formal education within Mach’s culture.