The Barratt-Eccles operad is an operad in simplicial sets
that provides a particularly nice model for the E<sub>∞</sub>-operad;
algebras in spaces over the Barratt-Eccles operad model E<sub>∞</sub>-spaces,
i.e., homotopy coherent commutative monoids in spaces.
It can be described concretely by applying the nerve functor
componentwise to an operad in groupoids, which itself is obtained by
applying the codiscrete groupoid functor componentwise
to an operad Σ in sets such that Σ(n) is the symmetric group of order n
and the operadic composition Σ(n)×(Σ(a₁)×⋯×Σ(aₙ))→Σ(a₁+⋯+aₙ)
is given by stacking the permutations in Σ(aᵢ) together and composing them
with the block permutation in Σ(a₁+⋯+aₙ) induced by the permutation in Σ(n).
Here the codiscrete groupoid functor sends
a set X to the groupoid with X as the set of objects
and exactly one morphism between any pair of objects;
it is the right adjoint to the forgetful functor
from groupoids to sets that sends a groupoid to its
underlying set of objects.

I am interested in similarly spirited constructions
for various cousins of E<sub>∞</sub>-spaces.

Specifically, I am interested in the
group-like E<sub>∞</sub>-spaces, which can be thought of as homotopy coherent commutative groups and are a model for connective spectra.

Another interesting case is E<sub>∞</sub>-ring spaces,
which can be thought of as homotopy coherent commutative rings,
and are a model for connective E<sub>∞</sub>-ring spectra.

As pointed out by Peter May in his answer, operads cannot model such structures
because they do not allow one to talk about operations
with multiple outputs,
so a part of the question is whether it is possible to express
the above notions using some generalization of operads,
e.g., properads, props, etc.

**Is there an analog of the Barratt-Eccles construction for E<sub>∞</sub>-groups and E<sub>∞</sub>-rings?**