Chief Operating Officer

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

The Chief Operating Officer (COO) oversees ESP operations and employee productivity, building a highly inclusive culture that ensures team members can thrive and that organizational goals are met. The COO will collaborate with the CEO in setting and driving organizational vision, operations strategy, and hiring levels.

Utilizing strong leadership skills and the ability to approach business with a creative point of view, the COO will lead our team of high-performing professionals to be efficient, productive, and effective. The ideal candidate has extensive experience within the AEC industry, preferably having worked their way up to an executive role.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the P&L units of the organization.
• Translate strategy into actionable steps for growth, implementing organization-wide goal setting, performance management, and annual operations planning.
• Analyze internal operations and identify areas for process enhancement.
• Implement business strategies and plans that align with the short- and long-term objectives developed in tandem with the CEO.
• Monitor performance with tracking software and take corrective measures when necessary and prepare detailed updates and forecasts.
• Build and maintain trusting relationships with key customers, clients, partners, and stakeholders.
• Oversee Safety/EHS

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in leadership roles, with a proven track record of success and delivering business results.
• Excellent leadership skills, with steadfast resolve and personal integrity.
• Understanding of advanced business planning and regulatory issues.
• Solid grasp of data analysis and performance metrics.
• Ability to diagnose problems quickly and foresee potential issues.
• Candidate must be able to pass a drug screen, background check, and have a satisfactory driving record in accordance with the company’s driving (MVR) policy.

Corporate Information:

ESP is a multi-discipline engineering design and consulting firm providing our clients with civil engineering, surveying, planning/landscape architecture, geosciences, environmental, subsurface utility engineering, and construction engineering inspection.

Through years of dedicated service to our clients, ESP has received a designation of 209 on the 2023 ENR Top 500 Design Firm rankings. For the firm's primary territory, the ENR Southeast Top Design Firms, ESP received a 2023 ranking of 32.

ESP offers an excellent employee benefits package including:

• Competitive compensation with yearly performance reviews and discretionary annual bonuses
• 401(k) (Traditional & Roth plans) with a guaranteed employer match of 100% up to the first 3% and 50% on the next 2% (eligibility after 60 days)
• PTO (Paid Time Off) & 10 Paid Holidays
• Tiered Health, Vision & Dental Insurance Options (eligibility after 30 days)
• Behavioral Medicine through Teladoc
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Education Reimbursement Opportunities
• Flexible and Dependent Benefits Plan
• Referral Bonuses