Construction Project Executive - Data Center Market

Responsibilities

• Facilitates Customer and Team’s meetings and ensures that detailed meeting minutes and actions items registers are updated and promptly distributed.
• Ensures that all “project start-up meetings” are held when required and with the appropriate team members.
• Ensures that the project action items are being systematically tracked and completed to support the project requirements.
• Ensures that project staff completes submittal reviews, status reports, closeout documents, and maintenance manuals promptly.
• Visits project sites regularly.

Financial Performance

• Operates within budgetary limitations and requirements.
• Develops proposals and execution strategies for the project.
• Maintains optimal savings within safety, quality, scheduling, training, and profitability requirements.
• Monitors the purchasing of all required materials, subcontracts, equipment, and services for project(s).
• Issues change orders to subcontractors and customers according to the work procedures.
• Completes red files accurately and reviews them with the Site Manager on a monthly basis.

Schedule Performance

• Oversight of project team in the development and maintenance of the project master schedule.
• Assess project schedule progress, identify potential issues, and assist in developing corrective measures.
• Monitor and document any delays on the project and communicate them to all pertinent parties.
• Ensure adherence to or modification of the schedule.

Risk Management

• Understand and comply with contractual terms and conditions.
• Render decisions and take appropriate action based on contractual obligations.
• Ensure goals for safety, quality, scheduling, training, and profitability are met.
• Develop and implement project risk management plans.
• Monitor and report progress on risk management plans.

Relationship Management

• Primary customer contact and account manager.
• Create and manage relationship management plans.
• Coordinate with A/E Services regarding consultants.
• Communicate regularly with other Project Executives and Responsible Director, Responsible Regional Manager or Responsible Vice President.

Team Member Development

• Support and ensure project staff support and abide by the company's vision, core values, and mission statement.
• Monitor project team cohesiveness and develop action plans to correct issues.
• Mentor and train Sr. Project Managers and Project Managers and ensure adequate training is available and provided to Assistant Project Managers and Project Engineers.

Collaboration

• Ensure a cooperative and willing work environment with the engineering and design staff as well as the construction site staff.
• Communicate regularly with other Project Executives and Responsible Director, Responsible Regional Manager or Responsible Vice President.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from four-year College or university; or a minimum of ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of seven consecutive years total profit and loss accountability on multiple projects.
• Minimum of five years of experience managing all disciplines of design/build projects or hard bid projects as required for the market this position serves.
• Experience in all contracting methods such as lump sum, GMP, cost plus construction management, and fee-based construction.
• Knowledge of legal aspects and implications of contractual language.
• Proven record in increasing project profitability from the initial project profit margin on multiple projects.
• Thorough knowledge of technical aspects of engineering and design disciplines to represent Gray as the "primary point of contact" in initial project discussions with customers.
• Thorough knowledge of costs and fees associated with the variety of engineering and design disciplines and services Gray offers.
• Knowledge of the impact caused by multiple changes in either the design, engineering, or construction phases and how they impact the overall project.
• Managed a minimum of one projects in which all process or production equipment procurement or installation or both were within the scope of project services; or, managed all components of comparables to process projects for other specific industry types of projects.
• Proven experience in the development of aggressive schedules for projects with variables such as project type(s), areas, and seasonal start dates.
• Proven experience in preparing cost estimates for design/build projects in the industrial arena.
• Proven experience in developing and maintaining harmonious relationships with owners, co-workers, vendors, suppliers, and community stakeholders.