Program Executive

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior Horwitz leader for mission critical operations in North Dakota.
• Establish and maintain a culture of safety, accountability, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Lead, mentor, and develop project managers, superintendents, and field leadership teams.
• Build organizational capability, staffing plans, and succession strategies to support long-term growth.
• Lead strategic planning efforts for future project opportunities and campus expansions. Drive operational excellence across all phases of project execution.
• Serve as the executive relationship manager for Owners, General Contractors, design teams, and key trade partners.
• Establish trusted relationships with executive-level client representatives.
• Represent Horwitz in executive steering committees, project reviews, and leadership meetings.
• Proactively identify and resolve project risks, issues, and opportunities.
• Provide executive oversight of all construction activities, site logistics, quality programs, and project controls.
• Ensure alignment between construction operations, fabrication, procurement, BIM/VDC, quality, and commissioning.
• Partner with project teams to develop and maintain project schedules, staffing plans, and execution strategies.
• Drive successful turnover and commissioning readiness across all project phases.
• Monitor labor productivity, workforce planning, and operational performance.
• Maintain executive ownership of project profitability and financial performance.
• Oversee forecasting, cash flow, billing, margin performance, GMP management, and cost controls.
• Review financial performance with executive leadership and develop recovery plans when necessary.
• Lead change management efforts in partnership with estimating and project management teams.
• Ensure compliance with contractual obligations and commercial requirements.
• Lead identification and mitigation of operational, financial, contractual, and safety risks.
• Drive resolution of major project issues and escalations.
• Promote a culture of proactive planning and risk management.

Skills & Competencies

• Proven experience leading large, complex construction programs or projects.
• Strong understanding of project controls, forecasting, budgeting, cash flow, and financial management.
• Strong contract administration and risk management experience.
• Exceptional communication, leadership, and relationship-building skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to safety and operational excellence.

Education & Experience

• 15+ years of progressive construction leadership experience.
• Experience leading large multidisciplinary teams across project management, field operations, quality, commissioning, and support functions.
• Experience delivering hyperscale data center, mission critical, semiconductor, advanced manufacturing, pharmaceutical, industrial, or similarly complex projects preferred.
• Experience managing projects or programs exceeding $250 million in construction value preferred.
• Working knowledge of Primavera P6, Earned Value Management, and Last Planner System preferred.
• Experience with commissioning-intensive projects and complex MEP systems preferred.
• Proven success leading fast-track projects in highly technical environments preferred.