Chief Operations Officer

Company Overview

• 7B Commercial is a vertically integrated commercial real estate, development, and construction company built on disciplined execution, strong relationships, and a servant leadership culture.

• The organization is positioned for significant long-term growth through operational scalability, geographic expansion, expanded service capabilities, and strategic opportunities.

• The COO will play a critical role in strengthening the operational platform, leadership alignment, and organizational infrastructure required to support that growth while protecting the culture, quality, and operational discipline that define the company.

Position Summary

• The COO is responsible for aligning and leading operational functions across development, pre-construction, and construction to ensure successful execution of the company’s vision, growth strategy, and operational priorities.

• This role serves as the integrator of strategy and execution, partnering closely with the CEO to translate vision into scalable operational performance while reinforcing a servant leadership culture centered on accountability, collaboration, development, and long-term organizational health.

• This is a builder’s role requiring the ability to strengthen and scale systems, teams, leadership infrastructure, and operational consistency while supporting sustainable long-term growth.

Operational Leadership

• Provide high-level oversight across development, pre-construction, and construction in partnership with department leaders

• Ensure alignment of people, processes, systems, and resources

• Establish operational accountability rhythms and reporting cadences

• Partner with leaders to address operational challenges and enable execution

• Strengthen operational consistency and organizational readiness for growth

Development, Pre-Construction & Construction Oversight

• Provide high-level oversight across the full project lifecycle

• Ensure alignment and continuity across all phases

• Support leaders in planning, budgeting, scheduling, execution, quality, and safety outcomes

• Reinforce operational standards and accountability

• Champion operational excellence, innovation, and scalable growth strategies

Strategy Execution & CEO Partnership

• Translate organizational vision into operational priorities and measurable outcomes

• Drive execution through ownership, accountability, and leadership alignment

• Hold leaders accountable to KPIs and performance metrics

• Provide insight into operational performance, risks, opportunities, and organizational health

• Support prioritization and long-term organizational focus

• Help create operational capacity that allows the CEO to remain focused on growth and strategy

Executive Leadership & Team Development

• Lead through executive leaders over Construction and Human Resources while directly overseeing the IT function

• Partner as both accountable leader and collaborative peer

• Provide clarity, guidance, support, and accountability

• Partner with Human Resources on succession planning and leadership development

• Foster servant leadership, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement

• Support development of high-performing teams capable of sustaining long-term growth

Systems, Process & Organizational Scalability

• Strengthen scalable systems, operational frameworks, SOPs, and reporting structures

• Identify and address gaps in people, process, communication, and technology

• Improve operational visibility through reporting and system integration

• Champion technology and systems that improve coordination, efficiency, and scalability

• Support infrastructure and leadership systems required for continued growth

Financial & Performance Oversight

• Partner on budgeting, forecasting, operational planning, and performance management

• Align operational decisions with profitability goals and margin protection

• Monitor operational and project performance metrics

• Support disciplined operational decision-making and sustainable growth

Key Outcomes

• Strong alignment between vision and execution

• High-performing teams across operational departments

• Scalable systems and operational infrastructure

• Improved profitability, consistency, and execution quality

• Healthy collaboration and accountability across leadership teams

• Operational readiness that supports long-term growth

Qualifications

• 10–15+ years of senior leadership experience in commercial real estate, development, construction, or related industries

• Extensive experience across development, pre-construction, and construction operations

• Experience scaling operations, systems, and teams within a growth-oriented environment

• Experience leading through executive leaders and cross-functional teams

• Strong operational and financial acumen

Knowledge & Expertise

• Deep understanding of the commercial construction and development lifecycle

• Strong knowledge of estimating, budgeting, scheduling, operational reporting, and project controls

• Experience building scalable operational systems and accountability structures

• Financial fluency related to operational efficiency, margin protection, and organizational growth

• Familiarity with Procore, Bluebeam, and related technologies

Leadership Capabilities

• Strong servant leadership mindset

• Ability to lead through leaders while maintaining accountability and collaboration

• Builder’s mindset focused on scalability and operational excellence

• Strategic thinker with operational execution capability

• Strong communication and organizational alignment skills

Leadership Profile

• Servant leader focused on people, culture, and organizational health

• Integrator who translates vision into aligned execution

• Builder of systems, structure, and scalable operational platforms

• Leads through leaders rather than around them

• Thrives in growth-oriented environments

First-Year Success Looks Like

• Operational accountability rhythms and reporting cadences established

• Improved visibility into project and organizational performance

• Leadership alignment strengthened across departments

• Operational systems and infrastructure positioned for continued growth

• CEO freed from day-to-day operational execution to focus on strategic priorities

Organizational Philosophy

• The COO exists to support and equip leaders and teams

• Leaders exist to serve and develop their teams

• Teams exist to serve clients with excellence, integrity, and consistency