Project Executive - Higher Education

About This Role

This executive role is responsible for the overall direction, successful completion, and financial outcome of construction projects, potentially including multiple project teams. It involves managing project teams and individual members through all aspects to ensure projects are completed with quality and safety at the forefront, while meeting budget and schedule objectives.

Responsibilities

• Enforce the company safety program in accordance with best practice policies, local, state, and federal laws
• Develop new and maintain existing business relationships with Owners, Architect/Engineers, Construction Managers, and Subcontractors to ensure future business opportunities
• Possess a working knowledge of current market conditions, including pricing conventions and trends
• Develop and track leads for upcoming projects, actively work with Strategy & Acquisition to bring in new work in line with the company’s pursuits
• Actively participate in industry organizations at the committee or board level; represent the Company at networking functions, trade shows, etc.
• Provide leadership to Project Team(s) to provide structure, develop objectives/goals for each, and assign individual areas of responsibility
• Participate in the preconstruction and bidding process, providing constructability, schedule, and process input
• Interface with Owners, CMs, Architects, Engineers, Estimating, Scheduling, and BIM Managers during the preconstruction process
• Work in partnership with the Proposal Management team in responses to RFPs, providing narratives, logistic plans, and schedule input
• Lead Project Team(s) in preparing for and participating in interviews and presentations
• Work with the project scheduler to develop the initial schedule; evaluate and update monthly or more often if required
• Ensure that construction activities progress according to schedule
• Oversee the project procurement process in conjunction with the Business Unit Leader and Project Team, the preparation of scopes of work, maintain procurement tracking logs, and negotiate and prepare subcontract agreements
• Oversee contractual performance of all subcontractors to ensure compliance to scope, schedule, and quality
• Participate in weekly subcontractor meetings with the Project Superintendent
• Communicate with the Architect, Owner, and/or Construction Manager on all project issues, progress, budget, changes, or modifications
• Prepare for, organize, and run Owner's meetings on a regularly scheduled basis
• Manage cost control system to ensure budget compliance
• Track all potential change orders, owner change orders, and prepare monthly cost to complete analysis
• Submit, track, and obtain building, occupancy, and other permits as required for the project