Chief Operating Officer (COO) - CapWest
Top Benefits
About the role
Job Description:
Join CapWest as our Chief Operating Officer (COO) - a pivotal executive role reporting directly to the Board of Directors. This dynamic leader will drive operational excellence, spearhead strategic initiatives, and unlock scalable growth across a diverse portfolio of businesses. As COO, you’ll shape and strengthen company culture, foster accountability, and ensure our operations align with long-term strategy. With oversight of day-to-day performance, you’ll position CapWest as a market leader in construction services, equipment, energy solutions, and security monitoring.
This position is based in Vancouver, BC.
Perks & Benefits:
- Comprehensive Benefits Package that provides extended health care, dental care, vision care, life insurance and critical illness.
- Continuous learning opportunities with an annual educational allowance.
- Generous referral program ranging from $500-$2,500 depending on business need.
- Regular consistent team building activities and events.
- Discounts to local amenities and vendors.
- Discounted hotel stays in multiple locations through our Hospitality offerings.
What Will You Do?
Strategic Leadership & Growth
- Partner with Board and executive team to set vision, mission, and long-term strategic goals.
- Drive multi-sector growth strategies, identifying new markets, partnerships, and service expansion opportunities.
- Ensure integration across business units (construction services, rentals, energy, security) to maximize synergies and competitiveness.
- Develop and implement annual operating plans, financial budgets, and performance targets aligned with corporate strategy.
Operational Excellence
- Oversee operations across all divisions, ensuring efficiency, safety, quality, and profitability.
- Implement standardized operating procedures, KPIs, and performance measurement frameworks.
- Lead initiatives for digital transformation, process automation, and technology adoption to enhance efficiency and scalability.
- Monitor project delivery, ensuring on-time, on-budget execution and high client satisfaction.
- Drive continuous improvement in health & safety standards, environmental sustainability, and regulatory compliance.
People & Culture Leadership
- Foster a high-performance culture built on accountability, collaboration, and innovation.
- Recruit, mentor, and develop executive and operational leaders across the organization.
- Champion succession planning, talent development, and leadership pipeline initiatives.
- Promote a strong culture of safety, integrity, and excellence across all business units.
Financial & Risk Management
- Oversee financial performance and operational budgets, working closely with CFO to ensure profitability and cost efficiency.
- Identify and mitigate operational, contractual, and market risks across diverse sectors.
- Ensure compliance with corporate governance, contracts, and industry regulations.
- Support capital allocation decisions for equipment, facilities, and growth investments.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, partners, suppliers, regulators, and investors.
- Represent CapWest in the market, reinforcing its reputation as a trusted, innovative, and reliable service provider.
- Collaborate with CFO and leadership team to manage Board reporting, investor relations, and community engagement.
What You Bring:
- Proven track record as a senior operations executive (COO, EVP, or divisional President/GM) in construction, contracting, industrial services, or infrastructure sectors.
- Minimum 15+ years progressive leadership experience, with multi-division, multi-sector oversight.
- Strong background in construction operations, large-scale project delivery, and contracting services.
- Demonstrated success in business transformation, growth initiatives, and operational scaling.
- Experience with equipment management, energy systems, and/or security technology is highly advantageous.
- Financial acumen with experience in budgeting, P&L oversight, and strategic investment decisions.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related field (MBA preferred).
Why Join CapWest Group
- Opportunity to lead a diverse and growing portfolio of companies in high-demand sectors.
- Play a pivotal role in shaping the future growth trajectory of a dynamic enterprise
- Influence the culture, performance, and success of a dynamic and ambitious organization.
- Competitive executive compensation package, performance incentives, and long-term career growth.
Salary Range:
$250,000 to $350,000
The exact salary will be dependent on the successful candidate’s relevant skills, experience, and qualifications. If your salary expectations are outside our advertised range, we still encourage you to apply!
About The Company:
Onni
For over half a century, Onni has been building communities for people to live, work, and play. Our success reflects our commitment to our employees and partners, and our dedication to quality construction, innovation, sustainability, and customer satisfaction. Our expertise expands across North America, with offices in Vancouver, Toronto, Los Angeles, Seattle, Phoenix, and Chicago.
How To Apply:
Please apply through the link on the job posting and attach your resume and any other required documents.
We thank all applicants for your interest in the Onni Group. Note that only those applicants under consideration will be contacted.
About Onni Group
For over half a century, Onni has been building communities for people to live, work, and play. Our success reflects our commitment to our employees and partners, and our dedication to quality construction, innovation, sustainability, and customer satisfaction. Our expertise expands across North American cities such as Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, Phoenix, Toronto, and Vancouver.\We've constructed over 12,000 new homes, own and manage more than 6,200 rental apartments, built more than 9.5 million square feet of office, retail, and industrial space, and have an additional 24 million square feet of space in different phases of development. Employing thousands of people across North America, Onni is one of the continents largest and most established developers of real estate.\It's our more than 50-year track record of delivering award-winning, high quality developments that makes Onni a trusted brand. At Onni, we understand that our business is dependent upon our customers and the communities we serve. It is why we believe so strongly in planning for the future and giving back to those communities through long-lasting relationships that span over generations.\We believe the culmination of our passion for building world-class urban communities, quality design, innovation and sustainability, yields exceptional communities and experiences where our customers live, work, and play. It's our commitment to living well. It's a celebration of community, today and for the future.
Chief Operating Officer (COO) - CapWest
Top Benefits
About the role
Job Description:
Join CapWest as our Chief Operating Officer (COO) - a pivotal executive role reporting directly to the Board of Directors. This dynamic leader will drive operational excellence, spearhead strategic initiatives, and unlock scalable growth across a diverse portfolio of businesses. As COO, you’ll shape and strengthen company culture, foster accountability, and ensure our operations align with long-term strategy. With oversight of day-to-day performance, you’ll position CapWest as a market leader in construction services, equipment, energy solutions, and security monitoring.
This position is based in Vancouver, BC.
Perks & Benefits:
- Comprehensive Benefits Package that provides extended health care, dental care, vision care, life insurance and critical illness.
- Continuous learning opportunities with an annual educational allowance.
- Generous referral program ranging from $500-$2,500 depending on business need.
- Regular consistent team building activities and events.
- Discounts to local amenities and vendors.
- Discounted hotel stays in multiple locations through our Hospitality offerings.
What Will You Do?
Strategic Leadership & Growth
- Partner with Board and executive team to set vision, mission, and long-term strategic goals.
- Drive multi-sector growth strategies, identifying new markets, partnerships, and service expansion opportunities.
- Ensure integration across business units (construction services, rentals, energy, security) to maximize synergies and competitiveness.
- Develop and implement annual operating plans, financial budgets, and performance targets aligned with corporate strategy.
Operational Excellence
- Oversee operations across all divisions, ensuring efficiency, safety, quality, and profitability.
- Implement standardized operating procedures, KPIs, and performance measurement frameworks.
- Lead initiatives for digital transformation, process automation, and technology adoption to enhance efficiency and scalability.
- Monitor project delivery, ensuring on-time, on-budget execution and high client satisfaction.
- Drive continuous improvement in health & safety standards, environmental sustainability, and regulatory compliance.
People & Culture Leadership
- Foster a high-performance culture built on accountability, collaboration, and innovation.
- Recruit, mentor, and develop executive and operational leaders across the organization.
- Champion succession planning, talent development, and leadership pipeline initiatives.
- Promote a strong culture of safety, integrity, and excellence across all business units.
Financial & Risk Management
- Oversee financial performance and operational budgets, working closely with CFO to ensure profitability and cost efficiency.
- Identify and mitigate operational, contractual, and market risks across diverse sectors.
- Ensure compliance with corporate governance, contracts, and industry regulations.
- Support capital allocation decisions for equipment, facilities, and growth investments.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, partners, suppliers, regulators, and investors.
- Represent CapWest in the market, reinforcing its reputation as a trusted, innovative, and reliable service provider.
- Collaborate with CFO and leadership team to manage Board reporting, investor relations, and community engagement.
What You Bring:
- Proven track record as a senior operations executive (COO, EVP, or divisional President/GM) in construction, contracting, industrial services, or infrastructure sectors.
- Minimum 15+ years progressive leadership experience, with multi-division, multi-sector oversight.
- Strong background in construction operations, large-scale project delivery, and contracting services.
- Demonstrated success in business transformation, growth initiatives, and operational scaling.
- Experience with equipment management, energy systems, and/or security technology is highly advantageous.
- Financial acumen with experience in budgeting, P&L oversight, and strategic investment decisions.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related field (MBA preferred).
Why Join CapWest Group
- Opportunity to lead a diverse and growing portfolio of companies in high-demand sectors.
- Play a pivotal role in shaping the future growth trajectory of a dynamic enterprise
- Influence the culture, performance, and success of a dynamic and ambitious organization.
- Competitive executive compensation package, performance incentives, and long-term career growth.
Salary Range:
$250,000 to $350,000
The exact salary will be dependent on the successful candidate’s relevant skills, experience, and qualifications. If your salary expectations are outside our advertised range, we still encourage you to apply!
About The Company:
Onni
For over half a century, Onni has been building communities for people to live, work, and play. Our success reflects our commitment to our employees and partners, and our dedication to quality construction, innovation, sustainability, and customer satisfaction. Our expertise expands across North America, with offices in Vancouver, Toronto, Los Angeles, Seattle, Phoenix, and Chicago.
How To Apply:
Please apply through the link on the job posting and attach your resume and any other required documents.
We thank all applicants for your interest in the Onni Group. Note that only those applicants under consideration will be contacted.
About Onni Group
For over half a century, Onni has been building communities for people to live, work, and play. Our success reflects our commitment to our employees and partners, and our dedication to quality construction, innovation, sustainability, and customer satisfaction. Our expertise expands across North American cities such as Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, Phoenix, Toronto, and Vancouver.\We've constructed over 12,000 new homes, own and manage more than 6,200 rental apartments, built more than 9.5 million square feet of office, retail, and industrial space, and have an additional 24 million square feet of space in different phases of development. Employing thousands of people across North America, Onni is one of the continents largest and most established developers of real estate.\It's our more than 50-year track record of delivering award-winning, high quality developments that makes Onni a trusted brand. At Onni, we understand that our business is dependent upon our customers and the communities we serve. It is why we believe so strongly in planning for the future and giving back to those communities through long-lasting relationships that span over generations.\We believe the culmination of our passion for building world-class urban communities, quality design, innovation and sustainability, yields exceptional communities and experiences where our customers live, work, and play. It's our commitment to living well. It's a celebration of community, today and for the future.