Project Executive - Data Center
About the role
Gilbane is seeking a Project Executive to lead a single large project team or multiple small project teams, guiding the overall direction, completion, and financial outcome of the project(s). This role will sit primarily on the job site, with occasional travel to the office for trainings, meetings, etc.
As a Top-10 ENR Contractor, Gilbane is a family-owned business with 45 offices that has been shaping communities since 1870. You will have the opportunity to build schools, labs, hospitals, corporate offices, sports arenas, and more.
We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway.
Who you are
You are a coach and leader who leads with an inclusive and empathetic mindset. You provide feedback and guidance to help others excel, determine priorities, delegate work, and effectively communicate progress. You establish measures to assess impact, quality, and timeliness while praising successes and sharing lessons learned.
You build high-performing teams by attracting, engaging, developing, and retaining talented individuals. You leverage business insights by understanding industry trends, local market conditions, and Gilbane’s business model to make critical decisions. You deploy a strategic mindset when considering long-term opportunities and risks.
Your core values match Gilbane’s: Integrity, Caring, Teamwork, Toughmindedness, Dedication to Excellence, Discipline, Loyalty, and Entrepreneurship.
Responsibilities
- Assumes overall accountability for jobsite safety
- Assumes overall accountability for meeting contract requirements
- Verifies the accuracy of project financial forecast, notice provisions, and billings to meet contract requirements; escalates unresolved deviations to leadership
- Ensures team creates a project-specific quality plan aligned with the owner contract and contract documents
- Ensures a team creates a closeout plan in alignment with the contract documents
- Provides leadership in motivating the project team(s) and maintains a positive work environment
- Directs and supervises work of project administration, project superintendents, and engineers to establish operational priorities and maintain satisfactory relationships with owners, subcontractors, unions, etc.
- Assumes overall accountability of subcontracting strategy and the integrity of the buyout process at project level
- Negotiates all aspects of contracts, leads implementation of risk mitigation plan, and performs final review of draft contracts, agreements, and purchase orders
- Assumes overall accountability to ensure project compliance with insurance and bonds
- Coordinates all preconstruction services ensuring alignment with contractual obligations; reviews and approves all deliverables to Owner and design team
- Leads the team with effective communication and prioritization to ensure focus and discipline to meet the project schedule
- Develops a comprehensive understanding of the local market areas and profiles to create and lead a networking strategy
- Partners with business development to ensure seamless integration with sales strategies, client capture plans, and account plans; optimizes profit levers and gross profit margin tactics
- Leads opportunities to strengthen client, partner, and industry relationships to position Gilbane as the “Builder of Choice”
- Responsible for the career development and coaching of team members
- Fosters a positive and inclusive work environment to motivate and engage team members
- Interprets and translates the organizational strategy, ensuring team understanding of their role in accomplishing strategic goals
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management
- 10-15 years of experience
- Or equivalent combination of education and experience
Skills
- Strong technical and communication skills
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Leadership and management skills
- Knowledge of industry-standard software, Microsoft Office (preferred)
Benefits
- Competitive health and welfare benefits
- Generous profit-sharing/401k plan
- Multi-dimensional training opportunities through Gilbane University, a top training organization in the construction industry
- Opportunity to work with an experienced team and learn new industry skills