NOVA Geotechnical and Inspection Services (NOVA) is looking for people with a strong desire to learn and grow in our exciting industry. NOVA is a premier engineering and construction services provider, specializing in geotechnical engineering, environmental consulting, construction materials testing, and construction special inspections. By joining the NOVA team, you will become a key contributor to the growth of our company culture and the community by working on schools, roadways, commercial buildings, homes and everything else that create complete and fulfilled cities. NOVA’s established and diverse client base offers an excellent opportunity to gain experience in a wide variety of project types.
Chief Operating Officer
We are looking for a leader who has strong professionalism, integrity, dedication, technical abilities, and excellent people and communication skills. Being second-in-command within the company, absolute trust between the two executives is vital. The individual hired for this position will excel at improving the success of the organization financially while simultaneously improving the conditions and lives of their employees. NOVA’s established and diverse client base offers an excellent opportunity to gain experience in a wide variety of project types. The leader of NOVA must lead from the front and not push from the back. To be clear, NOVA team members are not looking for a boss, but instead a true leader.
Essential Functions and Duties include:
- Through collaboration with other leaders in the organization, assist to develop a strategic plan for the organization and builds an outline of tactics to accomplish each plan element
- Functions and works within a C-Suite of focused and diligent team leaders, which may include but is not limited to a Chief Executive Officer, Chief HR Officer, a Chief Financial Officer, a Chief Operating Officer and a Chief of Staff
- Embodies the organization’s Culture of Kindness by helping to improve the attitudes, behaviors and values that the C-Suite desires for the organization’s employees to exhibit and then models those stances and ensures that other leaders support the organizational values in a similar fashion.
- Works closely with Organization Leadership to collaboratively ensure that other leaders support the organizational values to maintain NOVA’s Culture of Kindness
- Alongside the CEO, provides leadership at all times, including, but especially, in the event of a crisis
- Alongside the CEO, ensures the successful management of the business as a whole
- Develops, communicates and implements company plans and policies
- Communicates and strengthens relationships with equity and debt partners as required by all Operating Agreements, legal contracts and other arrangements to ensure trust and value remain fundamental to the NOVA backbone
- Reinforce NOVA’s Mission, Vision and Values through daily actions
- Overseeing day-to-day operations of Business Units and Technical Divisions, while keeping the CEO apprised of significant events
- Fosters employee alignment with corporate goals
- Serve as a steward of a safe and secure work environment for all NOVA employees
Qualified candidates will have:
- A technical background in Geotechnical Engineering, Construction Management, Environmental Science or Material Science
- A Higher Education degree in a relevant discipline i.e., Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geology, but may also include a MBA or other business-related degree if technical background requirement is also met
- A Commitment to Life-Long learning and a willingness to be taught and mentored by others
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent client relations and business development skills
- A working knowledge of computer programs i.e., Microsoft Office, Outlook.
- Valid driver’s license
With our focus being “Quality, from the ground up!”, NOVA employees become leaders in their respective fields and are in the driver seat of their own careers. NOVA focuses heavily on culture by supporting our team through mentorship, educational training, a positive work environment, and fun employee events. We share a passion for creating positive change and growing together as a team and as a community.
NOVA Geotechnical and Inspection Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $100,000.00 to $125,000.00 /year
Experience:
- COO: 5 years (Preferred)
Education:
- Master’s (Preferred)
Required travel:
- 25% (Preferred)
Additional Compensation:
- Bonuses
Work Location:
- Multiple locations
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Retirement plan
- Paid time off
- Flexible schedule
- Relocation assistance
- Professional development assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
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