Project Executive

Who You’ll Work With

You will join one of our 45 offices in the US, be part of a committed team of over 1500 professionals, and work in teams and directly with our clients doing work that is shaping the world around us. You will be welcomed into a rapidly growing business and team and empowered to make an impact. You will be valued, cared for, and challenged on your path to becoming a world-class professional consultant and surrounded by leaders who are committed to creating an environment that enables you to realize your own success and fulfillment.

What You’ll Do

• ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

• AEC Business Leadership
• Seniormost delivery leader accountable to deliver major projects or programs leading teams in BW Design Group’s role as Multidisciplinary Architect-Engineer (MAE), or Integrated Design-Builder (IDB), or Engineer-Procurement Manager-Construction Manager (EPC).
• Understands and aligns with the BW Design Group firmwide strategic plan.
• Communicates those strategic plans to teams in span of care, identifies, and relates the roles of those teams in contributing to realize the strategic plans.
• Understands and aligns with BW Design Group commercial goals and objectives – and then positions, proposes, and delivers projects and programs to realize – BW Design Group commercial, delivery, and risk KPIs for projects.
• Grows the capability and capacity of our professionals by shaping, engaging, and leading teams through challenging and rewarding projects and programs.
• Inspire client loyalty by positioning, organizing, communicating, celebrating a rewarding client experience from relationship formation through project closeout.
• Client Engagement + Opportunity Development
• Strong understanding of design-build, engineer-procure-construct, and design-bid-build project delivery models.
• Recognized as a primary resource and champion for BW Design Group’s particular approaches to Integrated Design-Build, EPC, and Multidisciplinary Architecture-Engineering as variants of the basic delivery models.
• Responsible for representing BW Design Group’s approach to project delivery in capabilities, pursuit, and pitch presentations.
• Fully fluent in BW Design Group’s portfolio of work, differentiation as a partner, and approach to relationship and opportunity development.
• Form and cultivate client relationships using BW Design Group’s Relationship-Based Growth model to drive multi-year account engagement and growth plans.
• For specific opportunities, focus on intaking, understanding, and shaping project delivery strategy best suited to realize the client’s capital strategy.
• Advocate for BW Design Group’s value proposition and differentiation vs. competitors.
• Leads/Partners with Pursuit Team leaders to develop: Capture plan and positioning; Project Delivery approach; Project Team organization, roles, members, and assignments; Consulting, trade, and OEM partnering approach and roles; Project Scope, Price, Schedule, and Contract terms; Project Execution Plan (PxP).
• Recruit, qualify, and organize internal team, leaders, and external trade, OEM, and subconsultant partners (as any and all are applicable) in the Project/Program Team organization.
• Set expectations for shared objectives and alignment to ways of working and conditions of success.
• Project Delivery
• Accountable to organize and lead the Project/Program Team, establish the Contract Documents, implement the PxP for engaged Projects, forecast outcome, and drive team to achieve the Conditions of Success:
• Establish and verify the applicable Contract Documents (Prime, trade, consulting, and OEM) for the Work;
• Establish Conditions for Success that reflect Client and BWDG’s priorities for successful realization of the Project/Program – recognizing that many Conditions are shared and managed with the Client – and others (i.e. BWDG financial performance) are internal;
• Lead team to effectively address Community and Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) relationship considerations;
• Oversee development of design assist, design for integration, design for fabrication, and delegated design practices and approaches for BW Design Group, as applicable to its role on the Project;
• Oversee development of fast-track, early work, long lead buyout, and target value delivery practices;
• Require that prevailing project management, project controls, quality, safety, risk, procurement, and financial programs and practices are observed and applied;
• Require regular Project Status Reviews occur to check and verify Project Team progress vs. PxP; address opportunities and challenges, and mitigate risks.
• Industry Presence + Network
• Grows BW Design Group’s presence and network connections within Client and Market communities by forming, cultivating and growing relationships with key trade, OEM, and subconsultant partners.
• Leverages those relationships to enable development of Client relationships; obtain early involvement, pricing, scheduling, and procurement support; capture competitive intelligence; and source and recruit talent.
• Grow a network of strategic, repeat, and geographically distributed partners that amplify our organic brand reach, market influence, and knowledge of the competitive landscape.

What You’ll Bring

• 15+ years of progressive direct leadership in major design and/or construction projects or programs from a project delivery leadership perspective with construction, engineering, and/or architecture firm(s).
• Focused Market sector or segment experience in CPG, Food, Beverage, Household & Personal Care, Life Sciences, Semiconductor, Advanced Manufacturing, Data Center, or Mission Critical markets.
• Strong understanding of risk allocation, contract terms, and insurance risk transfer programs applicable to projects and the applicable variations for MAE, or IDB, or EPC, and various DBB models.
• Strong command of commercial considerations, pricing approaches, positioning and marketing, teaming, project organization, and project staffing.
• Commands understanding of industry terminology and BW Design Group vernacular as applicable to the businesses and practices of design and construction.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage tools to evaluate and communicate approach, progress, and risks to realizing the conditions of success for projects.
• Collaborative leadership across engineering, architecture, and construction — among internal teams and external trade, OEM, and subconsultant partners.
• A track record of developing people — growing teams through organizational change, building bench strength across project roles, and creating challenging project environments where good professionals thrive and stay with BW Design Group.
• Capable to serve as director, officer, and/or member/manager of BW Design Group’s business entities and/or managing agent, resident principal, or branch principal (or the like, however such obligations are defined in each applicable jurisdiction) for professional licensing.
• May acquire or maintain professional engineer (P.E.), registered architect (R.A.), or construction qualifier licensure and serve as an engineering or architecture Principal-in-Charge or construction qualifier for select states, offices, and/or projects.
• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, or Construction Management is preferred. Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Frequent travel wherever and whenever necessary for client meetings, projects, and industry events.