Chief Operations Leader — Scale Civil Construction

Rocky Mountain Reclamation; Laramie (WY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary 125k+

Profit sharing

Vehicle allowance

Health insurance

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Gym memberships

Professional development

Safety program

Travel ~20 days/yr

Job summary

Rocky Mountain Reclamation (RMR) in Laramie, WY is seeking a Director of Operations to guide scale-up from $11M to $20M+ in the next growth phase. You will build people as you build the company, balancing systems with field execution and leadership across multiple projects.

You will lead estimating, manage P&L, mentor crews, drive process improvements, and strengthen client relationships while ensuring profitable, high‑quality project delivery in a fast-growing environmental and civil

Qualifications

• 8+ years in civil construction with increasing responsibility.
• Proven success managing teams and evaluating performance.
• Experience scheduling and managing self-performing crews.
• Ability to take projects from sourcing -> estimating -> planning -> execution -> closeout.
• Strong understanding of contracts and technical construction documents.
• Ability to instill confidence in customers and respond to their needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead estimating, price customer proposals, and set margin targets.
• Own operational P&L performance.
• Love our people, lift them up, and hold them accountable.
• Drive systems implementation across the business.
• Price customer proposals and set margin targets.
• Support crews and superintendents to elevate productivity.
• Build budgets and monitor key performance metrics.
• Strengthen customer relationships and communication.
• Identify opportunities for expansion and efficiency.
• Oversee equipment and fleet operations (CEO retains capex authority).
• Recommend hiring/firing decisions for CEO approval.

Skills

Leadership

Estimating

Project management

Communication

Operations

Job description

Rocky Mountain Reclamation (RMR) in Laramie, WY is seeking a Director of Operations to guide scale-up from $11M to $20M+ in the next growth phase. You will build people as you build the company, balancing systems with field execution and leadership across multiple projects.

You will lead estimating, manage P&L, mentor crews, drive process improvements, and strengthen client relationships while ensuring profitable, high‑quality project delivery in a fast-growing environmental and civil