Project Executive, Data Centers

Overview

About Suffolk: Suffolk is a national enterprise that builds, innovates, and invests. We provide value across the entire project lifecycle through our core construction management services and complementary business lines in real estate investment, design, self-perform construction, and technology start-up investment (Suffolk Technologies).

We integrate data, artificial intelligence, and advanced technology through our Seamless Platform to connect design, construction, and operations, delivering smarter, more predictable results and redefining how America builds.

Suffolk – America’s Contractor – is a national company with over $9 billion in annual revenue, 3,000 employees, and offices in Boston, New York City, Miami, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Estero, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Las Vegas, Herndon, U.S. Virgin Islands, and other key markets. We manage complex and transformative projects for clients in healthcare, life sciences, education, gaming, aviation, transportation, government, mission critical, and commercial sectors.

We are privately held and led by founder, chairman, and CEO John Fish. Suffolk is ranked #8 on ENR’s list of “Top CM-at-Risk Contractors.” For more information, visit www.suffolk.com.

Benefits

At Suffolk, we believe in supporting our employees and their families. Our total rewards program offers a range of options to help you and your loved ones. This includes:

• Competitive salaries
• Auto allowances and gas cards for certain roles
• Market-leading medical and emotional and mental health benefits
• Dental and vision insurance plans
• Virtual care options for physical therapy and primary care
• Generous paid time off
• A 401(k) plan with employer match and access to expert financial resources
• Company-paid and voluntary life insurance
• Tax-deferred savings accounts
• 10 backup daycare days each year
• Short- and long-term disability
• Commuter benefits and more

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The Role

The Mission Critical Center of Excellence manages billions of dollars in projects annually, specializing in data center and mission-critical construction for leading technology and telecommunications clients across the United States. Suffolk is seeking individuals who are bold, curious, innovative, and caring, looking for the career opportunity of a lifetime.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership in business judgment and all financial and profitability aspects of projects under your jurisdiction.

Participate extensively in and work on the acquisition process, defining and developing project budgets and schedules that will achieve profitability objectives, considering project-specific challenges.

Work closely with clients, owners, architects, and subcontractors to develop relationships that exceed client satisfaction to Suffolk’s demanding standards.

Oversee all necessary resources throughout the entire project from start-up through closeout and ensure that the Owner’s expectations regarding budget, schedule, and quality, as well as Suffolk’s profitability objectives, are met or exceeded.

Ensure that the day-to-day operations of projects are effectively transitioned to Project Managers and Superintendents from Pre-Construction when work commences in the field.

Mentor, train, and coach staff to perform to or exceed Suffolk standards.

Represent Suffolk to the Owner(s), Architects, Consultants, Government Authorities, Vendors, and Subcontractors.

Project Acquisition

Participate to understand unique owner needs, represent Suffolk capabilities, and help close potential clients.

Utilize industry contacts and relationships to generate appropriate project leads and follow through to acquisition as required.

Participate in and contribute to the RFP response process, including editing for project-specific content, and interview preparation and participation as requested.

Participate in Contract negotiation as requested.

Project Start Up/Turnover/Pre-Construction

Assign appropriate Project Staff (including Project Management and Field Ops Staff).

Review and approve pre-mobilization activities.

Ensure Turnover meeting occurs between Preconstruction and Operation teams.

Be the pre-construction lead as requested, working closely with the pre-construction and estimating teams to develop project-specific budgets, schedules, and logistics plans.

Project Operations

Responsible for ensuring that Projects achieve budget, schedule, quality, and profitability objectives.

Maintain a thorough understanding of the Suffolk/Owner Contract.

Ensure project team understanding of the same and that project achieves compliance with.

Visit sites regularly to monitor project performance, schedule, and expenditures with project staff, highlight potential challenges, and provide leadership in responding creatively to bring projects in on schedule and under budget, where feasible.

Monitor schedule performance.

Assist the project staff in the development of the Baseline Schedule.

Aid in initiating Lean Planning processes and workflow.

Affirm that Project Staff understands and is trained in Suffolk Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and monitor compliance.

Safety

Champion jobsite safety effort, motivating the on-site team in the implementation of Suffolk Safety Program.

Meeting Management

Attend all scheduled meetings necessary to monitor and manage project profitability.

Chair and/or attend weekly project staff meetings.

Client Relationships

Attend owner and project meetings, maintain continuous client contact to gauge performance perceptions, and communicate relevant information to Project Team.

Become the Suffolk representative on the team.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 10-15 years of construction management experience for a large-scale general contractor or CM at Risk firm.

Self-perform experience a plus.

In-depth knowledge of intricate commercial construction practices required.

Experience leading multiple successful project teams, including development of direct reports and maintaining relationships with external entities.

The ability to manage and embrace change, responding and adapting to new processes and new ways of looking at old problems.

Candidate must possess Suffolk’s Core Values: Passion, Integrity, Hard Work, Professionalism, and Caring.