Chief Operations Officer bei None

Job Title: Chief Operating Officer

Reports To: CEO & Founder, Legendary Family of Companies

Summary: A large, established real estate development firm based in Destin, Florida, specializing in the development of marinas, multifamily properties, hotels, and other hospitality projects across the North Gulf Coast and the Bahamas.

The Chief Operating Officer will be responsible for leading all operational aspects of the company. The COO will drive the company's strategic vision, oversee financial performance, and lead a team of vice presidents across various divisions, including hospitality, development, construction, and retail. This role is critical in shaping the future of the company and ensuring its continued growth and success.

Compensation: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the company's diverse portfolio.
• Develop and implement strategic plans to advance the company's mission and objectives.
• Lead and manage the vice presidents of all major divisions, ensuring accountability and high performance.
• Manage the company's financial performance and oversee project financing and acquisitions.
• Review and refine company processes as necessary to improve operational efficiency.
• Lead and manage organizational changes or restructuring as necessary to remain competitive.
• Manage company resources to effectively support business functions.
• Lead, mentor, and motivate a high-performing management team.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with business partners, vendors, and team members
• Ensure the successful development and operation of all projects from conception to completion.

 Qualifications

• A minimum of 15 years of experience in large-scale real estate development.
• Proven experience at a C-suite level with a comprehensive understanding of project acquisition, financing, development, and operations.
• Direct experience in one or more of the company's core areas: hospitality, development, construction, or marina management.
• A degree in business or finance is preferred.

Strong financial background and experience with budget development and management.

A Strategic thinker with problem solving skills.

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and guide teams.

 Current operations include:

Management of festival harbor front resort operations including over 100K sq. ft. of retail including shops, stores and six food and beverage leased operations and a 289-unit condominium which operates as a hotel with 720 bedrooms, with full service including restaurant, room service, maid service, spa, ballroom, several wedding reception venues, and several meeting rooms. This development also includes a 100-slip marina featuring diversified fare carrying vessels including fishing, diving, pirate ship, snorkeling, parasailing and jet skiing. Overseeing more than 150 weddings annually. 

Currently planning and constructing expansion of these facilities to include among other things:

275 hotel room, 1400+ car parking garage, 100K sq. ft. of additional commercial space to include approx. 6 restaurants (4 to be leased and 2 to be operated) and an additional 100 condominiums.  Once complete, these facilities will be under the direct supervision of this position.

At a nearby location to the property in Destin which is beginning to be developed:

An inland marina, dry and wet slips, yacht basin, water park, 2 additional hotels (contemplated to be managed by others) and several leased food and beverage operations including over 1000 short term occupancy hotel, condo, or villa accommodations with direct access to Company owned and operated Forbes Travel Guide and BoardRoom Magazine ICONIC 18-hole golf course, club house, dining room, private beach and meeting space..

Key Competencies 

Key Competencies include strong work ethic, negotiating and closing, attention to detail, relationship builder, multi-tasker, problem analysis and solving, excellent communicator, confidentiality, and integrity. Adhering to our Core Values includes being guest-centric, teamwork, respect, pro-active, accountable, learning, and sustainable.

Language Skills 

Must be able to speak, read, write, and comprehend the English language. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write simple and/or complex correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. 

Mathematical Skills 

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Must have experience in building and advising on budgets for resort-related entities.

Reasoning Ability 

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations. 

Other Qualifications 

Availability Some entities are open and operated seven days a week. Employees are required to be available on workdays, nights, weekends, and holidays. 

License Requirements Valid driver’s license that has been in effect for at least three years, with no major violations and no more than two minor violations in the past three years.

Rules and Regulations All employees must adhere to all safety rules and regulations required by local, State and Federal authorities, wear the appropriate personal protective equipment necessary to perform the job in a safe manner and will follow all safety rules per the Company’s Safety Policy. 

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, reach with hands and arms; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The employee must be able to lift 5-15 pounds regularly, and over 15 pounds with assistance, upon occasion.  

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job 

The physical environment requires the employee to work mostly inside a climate-controlled office with brief occasions working outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions.