Fractional COO for Trade Businesses in Houston
Operations consulting for HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and roofing companies scaling from $500K to $10M in the Greater Houston area.
Why Houston Trade Businesses Need Operational Support
Houston is Texas's largest city—a massive, sprawling market with enormous opportunity for trade businesses. Energy sector headquarters, constant new construction, and brutal summers create year-round demand for contractors.
But Houston's scale creates unique challenges. The contractors who win aren't the ones working the hardest—they're the ones with systems that scale across the sprawl:
- Routes and territories that actually work
- Pricing that covers Houston's massive drive times
- Hiring systems that work in a competitive labor market
- Hurricane and storm response capacity
- Cash flow to handle seasonal swings
How We Help Houston Trade Businesses
Fractional COO Services
Part-time executive leadership without the full-time salary. Get a seasoned operations leader who knows trade businesses—someone who can build the systems, manage the team, and free you from day-to-day firefighting.
Learn about Fractional COO →Operations Audit
A comprehensive review of your scheduling, dispatching, pricing, and team structure. We'll identify exactly where you're losing money and time—and give you a prioritized fix list.
Learn about Consulting →Financial Clarity
Most trade business owners don't know their true job margins. We'll set up job costing, cash flow forecasting, and financial dashboards so you can make decisions based on real numbers.
Learn about Financial Services →Team & Hiring Systems
Houston's labor market is brutal. We'll help you build recruiting pipelines, onboarding processes, and retention strategies that actually work.
Learn about Team Systems →Houston Industries We Serve
We specialize in trades and construction—businesses where operational discipline directly impacts profitability.
HVAC Companies
Houston's brutal summers mean AC is essential. Smart HVAC contractors build systems to handle the seasonal surge without burning out their crews.
Plumbing Companies
From high-rise commercial to sprawling residential, Houston plumbers need efficiency to cover ground and maintain margins.
Electrical Contractors
Energy sector tie-ins, industrial work, and residential—Houston electrical contractors who diversify need operations to match.
Roofing Companies
Hurricane season creates boom-bust cycles. The smartest Houston roofers build systems to capture storm work without the chaos.
General Contractors
Managing subs across Houston's sprawl requires operational excellence. We help GCs build systems that scale with growth.
Landscaping & Lawn Care
Year-round growing season means year-round opportunity—and year-round operational demands. Route efficiency is everything.
Serving Greater Houston
Houston Core
- Houston
- Bellaire
- West University
- Memorial
- Galleria
- Montrose
North Houston
- The Woodlands
- Spring
- Tomball
- Conroe
- Humble
- Kingwood
West Houston
- Katy
- Sugar Land
- Richmond
- Rosenberg
- Fulshear
- Cypress
South/East Houston
- Pearland
- League City
- Clear Lake
- Pasadena
- Baytown
- Galveston
Note: We're based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area but serve Houston clients through remote consulting with regular on-site visits. We also serve trade businesses throughout Texas and across the U.S.
We Also Serve
Our fractional COO services extend across Texas's major metros:
Ready to Build a Business That Runs Without You?
If you're a trade business owner in Houston doing $500K-$10M and feeling stuck, let's talk. A 30-minute discovery call will reveal whether we can help—and what that help would look like.