Project Executive

About Willmeng

Arizona-based commercial general contractor Willmeng Construction has been committed to building excellence since 1977. Recognized for project excellence and company culture, Willmeng has earned awards including Contractor of the Year by AZRE Magazine, #1 General Contractor by Ranking Arizona, Best Workplace by Inc. Magazine, General Contractor of the Year by NAIOP, and Best Places to Work by Phoenix Business Journal. The company’s strategic vision focuses on supporting prelease transactions, competitively bidding projects of all sizes, and fostering an "altruistic service" culture by recruiting highly talented individuals of great character.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive oversight for multiple projects from preconstruction through closeout, ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
• Lead and mentor project teams (PMs, PEs, superintendents), setting clear performance expectations and supporting staffing/resource planning across jobs.
• Drive client satisfaction and repeat business through proactive communication, issue resolution, and consistent delivery of project commitments.
• Monitor project financial performance (cost reports, forecasts, change management) and implement corrective actions to protect margin and reduce risk.
• Establish and maintain project controls and standards, including reporting cadence, documentation practices, and accountability for milestones.
• Partner with preconstruction/estimating to support pursuits, review budgets and schedules, and ensure smooth handoff from award to execution.
• Oversee long-term planning for upcoming work, including pipeline visibility, staffing projections, and readiness for future projects.
• Collaborate with internal leadership and external stakeholders (owners, architects/engineers, trade partners, vendors) to resolve escalations and maintain strong working relationships.

Requirements

• BS or MS in Construction Engineering preferred or a BS in Engineering with relevant experience.
• 10+ years of construction experience preferred, with strong leadership/management capability and a track record of delivering projects successfully.
• Design-phase experience is required, including coordination with architects/engineers and managing design-related scope, schedule, and budget impacts.
• Estimating experience, including conceptual estimating and budget development, is strongly preferred.
• Proficient in construction software (Procore, Bluebeam, and Sage) and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to develop and maintain connections with current and prospective clients.

Values

• Altruistic - Our foundation is built upon the authentic, selfless concern we share for the success and wellbeing of others.
• Fair 360 - We illuminate with kindness by seeking to understand before being understood and by caring more than may seem reasonable to achieve genuine success for all.
• Strategic - The blueprint that guides the creation of a genuine place of purpose expresses the clarity of our vision, the rigor of our thought, and the character of our word.
• Sincere - We present no facades, only genuine elevations of truth, trust, and wholehearted loyalty to the employees we mentor, the clients we serve, and the communities we call home.
• Nimble - Our structural integrity is ensured through the balance of resourcefulness, responsiveness, and adaptability and strengthened by being well-rounded in the market to serve at the highest levels.

Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (100% employee ownership).
• Discretionary annual bonus.
• 401k with employer match.
• Employee medical, dental, and vision insurance 100% covered; options to add dependents at 50% coverage by Willmeng.
• Flexible Time Off Policy.
• 9 paid company holidays.
• 3 consecutive weeks of parental bonding leave, with an additional 3-5 weeks of disability leave for delivery recovery.
• Spacious break rooms with healthy meals & snacks provided at no additional cost.
• Team-building activities, including volunteer opportunities.

Culture

Willmeng places nothing more important to the organizational health of the company than its overall focus on culture. By bringing different personalities together and embracing their individual contributions, the culture is rich, strong, and uniquely different. With a true family feel and the opportunity to participate in building a genuine place of purpose for clients and employees, Willmeng has the distinct advantage of something exceptional and special in its culture.