Concrete and masonry chief operating officer job description
A concrete and masonry chief operating officer builds the way every crew works, from the morning load-out to the last saw cut. They write the company's pour, wall and silica standards, decide how foundation, flatwork and masonry crews are made up and equipped, and measure every crew the same way.
By the HireBus team · Updated · Pay data: BLS, May 2025
Median pay, specialty trade contractors · BLS, May 2025
The Chief Operating Officer (COO) is responsible for streamlining daily production operations in the concrete and masonry sector while managing field crews to deliver exceptional project outcomes. This role drives operational efficiency, quality, and safety standards, ensuring that production schedules are met and customer expectations are exceeded.
2. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Oversee daily production operations, ensuring efficient workflow and adherence to project timelines.
Manage and mentor concrete and masonry crews to maintain high-quality standards and safety compliance.
Implement and refine operational strategies to optimize resource allocation and process efficiency.
Develop and enforce standard operating procedures, ensuring consistency across all job sites.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address production challenges and drive continuous process improvements.
Monitor project progress and adjust operational plans to meet shifting business demands.
Ensure strict adherence to industry regulations and company policies across all operations.
3. Key Tasks / Daily Activities
Conduct daily briefings with crew leaders to review project objectives and safety protocols.
Monitor job site activities for quality control, timely progress, and compliance with safety standards.
Coordinate scheduling and resource allocation to optimize production efficiency.
Resolve operational issues promptly through effective communication with staff and stakeholders.
Evaluate and report on daily production metrics to inform continuous operational improvements.
4. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Daily Production Efficiency: Achieve a minimum efficiency rate of 95%.
Crew Utilization Rate: Maintain an occupancy rate of over 90% across all teams.
Project Completion Rate: Ensure 100% on-time delivery of all scheduled projects.
Safety Incident Rate: Limit incidents to less than 1% across all job sites.
5. Required Qualifications and Skills
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Construction Management, or a related field.
At least 10 years of progressive experience in operations management, preferably within construction or home services.
Proven leadership and team management skills with a focus on safety and quality control.
Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills paired with excellent communication abilities.
6. Preferred Experience
Previous experience managing operations within the concrete and masonry industry.
Demonstrated success in streamlining production processes and improving operational efficiencies.
Experience with project management software, scheduling tools, and data-driven performance tracking.
Background in implementing safety protocols and quality assurance measures in construction environments.
7. Physical Requirements
Ability to conduct regular site inspections in varied weather conditions.
Capability to lift and carry up to 25 pounds as needed for on-site assessments and material handling.
Stamina to effectively navigate active construction environments and adapt to changing physical demands.
Adequate mobility to move between office settings and remote job sites throughout the workday.
8. Work Environment and Schedule
Typical work hours are Monday through Friday, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Occasional on-call duties and extended hours may be required during peak project periods.
Travel frequently between multiple job sites to ensure operational oversight and support.
Work in environments ranging from office settings to active outdoor construction sites.
9. Compensation and Benefits
Annual salary range between $150,000 to $200,000 USD, based on experience and qualifications.
Performance-based bonus opportunities aligned with production efficiency and project completion rates.
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
401(k) retirement plan with employer match and additional fringe benefits.
Opportunities for professional development and career advancement within the company.
10. Company Culture and Overview
Our company is dedicated to fostering a collaborative, growth-oriented work environment where every team member is empowered to excel.
We value innovation, continuous improvement, and a commitment to excellence in the home services industry.
Our inclusive culture promotes teamwork, integrity, and a passion for delivering outstanding customer satisfaction.
We continually invest in our employees’ professional growth, encouraging them to develop new skills and advance their careers.
11. How to Apply
If you meet the above criteria and want to be part of a growth-oriented company focused on customer satisfaction, please send your resume to [INSERT EMAIL HERE] or apply online at [INSERT WEBSITE LINK HERE].
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This company runs several kinds of crew at once, and most of their work can't be undone once it sets. The COO's job is getting every crew to do it the same way.
Silica control is a company program
Crews cut block, saw joints and grind concrete every week, so OSHA's silica rule reaches every crew. For each task on the rule's Table 1, the employer either follows every control the table lists, respirator included where one is listed, or assesses workers' exposure and keeps it under the limit. Full Table 1 use means no exposure assessment for that task. The COO picks the path for each saw, grinder and drill and writes it into the exposure control plan, which gets a review at least yearly. Source: eCFR: 29 CFR 1926.1153, Respirable crystalline silica (construction).
Three kinds of crew in one company
Foundation crews set footings and walls on a builder's timeline. Decorative crews stamp, color and seal patios for homeowners. Masonry crews build block, brick and stone on scaffold. Each needs its own tool kit, truck setup and skill ladder. The COO decides when a crew sticks to one kind of work, when it cross-trains, and how a laborer moves from one crew to the next.
Pre-pour meetings on commercial work
NRMCA recommends a pre-construction meeting before concrete work starts, especially on large jobs, with the general contractor, the ready-mix producer, the pumping contractor, the testing agency and the inspector. It settles mixes, delivery rates, who may delay or cancel a truck, and where trucks wash out, and the minutes go to everyone. The COO makes that meeting a company habit and decides who from your side attends. Source: NRMCA Concrete in Practice 32: Concrete pre-construction conference.
One daily log for every crew
The template asks for daily production efficiency and crew utilization. Those numbers only mean something if every crew records the same things: square feet placed or block laid, crew hours, truck wait time and weather holds. The COO sets the daily log, picks the app it lives in, and checks that field supervisors finish it before they leave the site.
How much concrete and masonry chief operating officers make
The closest BLS group for concrete and masonry chief operating officers is chief executives. Chief executives who work for specialty trade contractors earned a median of $169,170 a year ($81.33 an hour) in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s below the $213,990 median for chief executives in all industries. About 3,830 of the 204,350 chief executives in that survey work for specialty trade contractors.
The template adds a bonus for production efficiency and on-time projects to the salary. Tie part of it to finished daily logs and site safety audits rather than a low injury count, so no one is tempted to leave an injury off the log.
Specialty trade contractors
$169,170$169,170 median Middle half $100,570–$283,340 10th–90th $69,930–$386,670
All industries
$213,990$213,990 median Middle half $129,540–$356,200 10th–90th $75,700–$507,730
10th–90th percentileMiddle halfMedianAnnual pay, May 2025. Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Annual pay by percentile
Group
10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
Specialty trade contractors
$69,930
$100,570
$169,170
$283,340
$386,670
All industries
$75,700
$129,540
$213,990
$356,200
$507,730
BLS counts too few chief executives at structure and exterior contractors for a steady figure, so these figures cover specialty trade contractors. Post a real range for your market in the ad.
The pay line in the template above is an example from our Role Blueprint. Set yours from these figures and what local companies pay.
Skills to hire for, and what you can teach
Hire for these
Has run operations for a concrete, masonry or site contractor with several crews
Writes procedures foremen actually follow on a pour
Knows OSHA's silica rule well enough to write the company plan
Plans crew capacity across builder, homeowner and commercial work
Uses daily logs and job costs to find the crew or step that is slipping
Teach these on the job
Your crew structure and pay ladder
Your scheduling and field reporting software
The ready-mix plants and pump companies you use
Each builder's quality and safety requirements
Your quality checklist for flatwork and walls
The COO works from the daily crew logs, the schedule board, equipment service records and the written silica plan. A candidate who has set up one field app across many crews will get your numbers clean much faster.
Concrete and masonry chief operating officer interview questions
Two of the 6 questions we'd ask, and what a strong answer sounds like. Ask every candidate the same questions, and rate each answer on your own before you compare notes.
Situational · Comparing crew performance
Two crews pour similar driveways, but one uses more concrete and more labor hours every time. What do you do?
A strong answer: Compares subgrade and form accuracy, since overdigging adds yards, crew size and methods, visits both crews, and spreads the better practice.
Behavioral · Data-driven staffing
Tell me about a time you used production data to change how concrete or masonry crews were staffed or scheduled.
A strong answer: Names the data, like square feet finished per crew hour or yards placed per day by crew, the staffing or schedule change it drove, and the measured change in hours, overtime or callbacks.
Write down how each of these is counted before you pick a target, so every crew and every market is measured the same way.
Daily Production Efficiency
Planned output against actual output for each crew day, such as square feet placed and finished or block laid, with weather holds and late trucks logged on their own line.
Crew Utilization Rate
Hours crews spend on paying jobs, divided by all the hours you pay them for. Keep travel, shop time and waiting on concrete or inspections as separate lines.
Project Completion Rate
Share of jobs done on the day the builder, homeowner or general contractor was promised. Tag every miss with its cause, such as rain, a late inspection or a short crew, so the COO fixes the cause that keeps coming back.
Safety Incident Rate
Recordable injuries against hours worked across all crews, plus near misses. Review them by crew type, since foundation, flatwork and masonry crews get hurt in different ways.
Career path
Field supervisorOversees several crews' work and safety on site.
Who needs a medical exam under OSHA's silica rule?
If the rule requires a worker to wear a respirator on at least 30 days in a year, the company must offer that worker medical exams at no charge. The first is due within 30 days of the assignment, unless an exam meeting the rule was done within the past three years. Table 1 lists no respirator for some setups, such as a stationary masonry saw with water fed to the blade, so planning cuts around them keeps more of the crew out of that program.
How much does a concrete and masonry chief operating officer make?
Chief executives who work for specialty trade contractors earned a median of $169,170 a year ($81.33 an hour) in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The middle half earned between $100,570 and $283,340 a year. Pay also depends on your local market, experience and bonus terms.
What does the template's stamina line mean for a COO?
Read it as the tasks behind it: walking several active sites in a day over forms, rebar and rough ground, in heat or cold, and carrying up to 25 pounds of tools or samples. Describe those visits in the ad and offer reasonable accommodation. What matters is that the site visits get done safely.
Should one foreman run both concrete and masonry work?
Sometimes. A small job, like a patio with a seat wall, runs best under one lead who can do both. Large builder packages and long block walls go better with a foreman who does one trade all day. The COO decides where that line falls and writes it into how jobs are assigned.
What should a COO set up first at a concrete company?
Usually the daily log, because without the same numbers from every crew, no efficiency target can be measured. Next is the silica plan and the competent person who checks it on site; employees and OSHA can ask to see the plan. After that comes a pre-pour checklist every crew uses, so forms, grade and access get checked the same way before a truck is called.
