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The contractor org chart template.

A simple starting structure for who owns what — useful the moment you have more than just yourself doing the work, and worth revisiting every time you add a role.

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The short answer

What does a simple contractor org chart look like?

Four functions, whether or not they're four separate people yet: leadership (vision, key relationships, final decisions), estimating and sales (pricing, proposals, closing), field operations (crews, scheduling, quality), and office and administration (scheduling support, invoicing, follow-up, customer service). Most small contracting businesses start with the owner covering several of these — the template shows where they eventually separate.

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Leadership

Sets overall direction and which types of jobs the company pursues
Owns key relationships — major clients, key subcontractors, key referral partners
Makes final hiring decisions and sets compensation structure
Decides on genuinely novel situations that don't fit an existing process
Reviews financial performance and margin trends, not just revenue

Estimating & sales

Responds to new leads quickly and consistently
Builds estimates from a maintained library of actual historical costs
Follows up on outstanding estimates on a set cadence, not ad hoc
Owns the handoff from signed contract to scheduled job
Tracks win rate and estimate accuracy over time

Field operations

Owns crew scheduling and job-site logistics
Documents and prices scope changes on-site, using a standard change-order process
Owns quality control and job-site safety
Feeds actual job cost data back to estimating after each job
Flags jobs that ran over estimate, and why, while it's still fresh

Office & administration

Owns invoicing — issued promptly, followed up consistently until paid
Manages the Google Business Profile, review requests, and basic marketing upkeep
Handles routine customer questions and scheduling changes
Maintains the lead and job pipeline so nothing depends on memory
Usually the first role worth separating from the owner — high volume, lower risk to delegate

How to use this template

Start by mapping which of these four functions you currently own personally, and how many of them overlap with each other on your calendar in a typical week. The function with the most volume and the lowest actual risk to delegate — usually office and administration — is the natural first hire or first formal handoff, even before field or estimating roles change hands.

If you'd rather talk it through, that's what Karen does: a focused conversation about your goals and constraints, and a clear read on what to fix first.

Frequently asked

Org chart questions, answered.

What owners ask most about using this template.

Do I need all four roles from day one?

No — most contracting businesses start with the owner covering several of these roles at once. The template is meant to show where responsibilities eventually separate, not a hiring requirement.

What role should get its own hire first?

For most contractors, office and administration (scheduling, invoicing, follow-up) is the first function worth separating from the owner — it's high-volume, low-risk to delegate, and frees up the most owner time.

Does this apply to a one-person operation?

Yes, in a smaller form — it's still useful to know which hat you're wearing at any given moment, and which one to hand off first as the business grows.

How often should the org chart be revisited?

Any time you add a role, or any time work is consistently stalling at a particular stage — that stall is often a sign the chart no longer matches how the business actually operates.

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