What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Operations position at Scott Coatings?
This role was built for someone who's already lived it.
At Scott Coatings, we're looking for a Director of Operations who understands what it means to run a self-perform trade from the inside out — someone who understands estimating, project management, and who’s protected real margin with systems that actually hold up in the field. If that's been your world for the better part of a decade, we'd love to talk.
This isn't a coordination role. It's a leadership seat for someone who wants to bring estimating, project management, and field execution together as one operating system.
More than anything, we're looking for a great teammate — someone who shows up, does excellent work, and takes pride in what they build alongside us. If that's you, we'd genuinely love to connect.
You'll feel right at home if you've:
- Spent 10 years in a self-perform trade — coatings, mechanical, electrical, or similar
- Treated labor productivity as a primary margin lever, not just a line on a report
- Enforced operating systems, SOPs, and scorecards
- Successfully navigated change orders, back charges, and schedule disputes with GCs
- Hired and developed strong people, and run a structured operating cadence (EOS / L10 experience is a real plus)
What you'll lead:
- The estimate-to-execution handoff — and the margin that depends on it
- A weekly L10 rhythm, a living scorecard, and a culture where issues actually get resolved
- A field team held to clear, consistent standards — so everyone wins
- The growth and development of the next generation of field and estimating leaders
- Scope, schedule, and margin — protected across every project
Why Scott Coatings:
We're a lean, values-driven specialty contractor operating across Washington and Oregon. We move fast, we hold high standards, and we genuinely believe in the people we work with. Everything we do is grounded in five core values:
Grit · One · Creativity · Honor · Safety
Ready to connect?
We'd love to hear about the teams you’ve worked with, systems you care about, margin you’ve defended, or a tough conversation with a GC that you handled well. That's the kind of story that tells us what we need to know — and if you've got it, we're ready to listen.