Project Executive

The Rudolph Libbe Group is a leading, full-service provider of construction and facility solutions headquartered in Walbridge, Ohio. Founded in 1955, RLG operates as a single-source partner for clients across diverse industries, offering expertise in construction management, design-build, energy solutions, and ongoing facility maintenance. Our organization is comprised of multiple companies working together as one team, delivering everything from site selection and financing to construction, renovation, and long-term facility management. With regional offices in North Ridgeville, Columbus, Lima, and Livonia, and a workforce of skilled tradespeople and professionals, we serve markets including automotive, healthcare, manufacturing, education, and commercial sectors.

About the role

The Project Executive provides executive leadership and full accountability for assigned construction projects from pursuit and preconstruction through completion and closeout. The PX is ultimately responsible for project outcomes and serves as the senior leader for the client relationship, project team performance, and financial success. This role is designed to coach and support project teams, remove obstacles, hold both internal teams and clients accountable to contract obligations, and ensure successful outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Maintain ultimate responsibility and decision-making authority for assigned projects.
• Ensure projects meet client expectations for safety, quality, schedule, and financial performance.
• Lead risk and opportunity discussions and proactively address potential claims or performance issues.
• Serve as the senior point of contact for clients and key stakeholders.
• Hold clients accountable to contract deliverables while ensuring RLG fulfills all obligations.
• Maintain client relationships beyond project completion to support repeat work.
• Assist in resolving client concerns and escalated issues through executive-level engagement.
• Support business development by assisting with opportunity qualification, proposal strategy, and interview preparation.
• Review and approve estimates, schedules, scopes, and staffing plans prior to project start.
• Participate in owner contract review and negotiation, including key terms, schedules, and risk provisions.
• Verify project financing, insurance, bonding, and special contract conditions before execution.
• Lead or support project kickoff meetings and early alignment with project teams and clients.
• Coach, support, and provide development input for direct reports and project team members.
• Clear roadblocks and provide executive guidance to enable team success.
• Promote interdependency and collaboration across RLG operating groups.
• Lead post-project reviews and lessons-learned discussions.

Skills

• Ability to travel out-of-state as needed.
• Strong situational awareness: grasps concepts even in unfamiliar areas, reads room dynamics, and adapts behavior accordingly.
• Ability to work through problems (technical/non-technical) in a crisis, make decisions, and provide clear directions.
• Recognizes and asks questions to seek understanding and drive to a conclusion.
• Successfully wins over customers (internal and external).
• Understands “owning the whole before owning your piece.”
• Ability to anticipate opportunities, implications, and consequences of situations and take action to create optimal outcomes.
• Ability to build a cohesive team that achieves extraordinary results by fostering trust, mastering conflict, achieving commitment, embracing accountability, and focusing on results.
• Ability to win the support of important stakeholders for ideas, proposals, projects, and solutions.
• Ability to analyze and understand the organization’s competitive position and develop winning strategies.
• Ability to effectively implement strategies for the organization’s future success.
• Exceptional listening and communication skills (written and verbal).
• Strong and relevant computer skills.
• Knowledge of safety best practices and procedures.
• Ability to prioritize, pivot with unexpected changes, handle multiple tasks, and respond quickly to customer and superintendent requests.
• Ability to identify client needs and manage work from conceptual stage through completion.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience working in the construction industry and project management.
• Demonstrated success overseeing complex projects through the full project lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of construction contracts, cost controls, scheduling, and risk management.
• Proven ability to lead teams, influence outcomes, and manage executive-level client relationships.