Project Executive-High Rise Commercial

About the role

AECOM Hunt is recruiting a seasoned Construction Project Executive to lead the delivery of multiple high-rise towers in the heart of Miami, FL. The role involves strategic leadership, commercial management, scheduling, quality assurance, stakeholder management, financial stewardship, and people and culture management.

Responsibilities

• Set project vision, success measures, and operating cadence; implement executive-level risk management and decision frameworks.
• Chair executive progress reviews; forecast outcomes and drive early, decisive interventions.
• Oversee design development, value management, packaging strategy, and market engagement/CM-at-Risk environment.
• Lead procurement and contract negotiations; ensure robust change management and claims mitigation.
• Own the master schedule from siteworks through Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)/Completion of Owner (CO); optimize vertical logistics (cranes, hoists, concrete cycle, jump form).
• Drive structural concrete sequencing, MEP integration, façade interfaces, and interior fit-out with disciplined pull-planning and 4D/5D tools.
• Champion a zero-incident culture and rigorous QA/QC; align inspection, mock-ups, and testing with acceptance criteria.
• Lead commissioning/turnover for MEP systems and smart-building features; secure TCO and final CO.
• Manage executive relationships with the owner, lenders, insurers, and authorities having jurisdiction (City of Miami, Miami-Dade).
• Career and community management; coordinate permitting, inspections, and compliance under the Florida Building Code; integrate resilience for hurricane and high-wind conditions.
• Own project P&L; maintain cost certainty with disciplined forecasting, cash flow management, and contingency governance.
• Oversee pay apps, change orders, and claims; resolve commercial issues proactively.
• Build, mentor, and retain a high-performing team; set clear accountabilities for Project Managers, Superintendents, and Controls staff.
• Foster collaboration with design partners and trade contractors; model inclusive, high-trust leadership.

Qualifications

• BA/BS Construction Management/Engineering or similar curriculum and 12 years of relevant construction project management experience and 4 years of leadership experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Executive leadership on $1B+ high-rise or complex mixed-use developments.
• Florida market experience with Miami-Dade AHJs, utilities, inspections, hurricane/wind design considerations, and coastal logistics.
• Advanced proficiency with Procore (or equivalent), Primavera P6, cost systems, BIM/VDC, and data analytics/reporting tools.
• Experience coordinating design-assist, prefabrication, and modular strategies at scale.
• Deep expertise in structural concrete, MEP/FP systems integration, building façade systems, and vertical transportation.
• Mastery of commercial delivery (GMP/CM-R), procurement, cost controls, and change management at mega-project scale.
• Strong command of schedule development and recovery planning (e.g., P6), VDC/BIM coordination, and field execution.

Additional Information

This position does not include sponsorship for United States work authorization now or in the future. Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test. This position is not hybrid nor remote. For positions with driving responsibilities, Motor Vehicle Records are reviewed as part of AECOM’s background check process to ensure compliance with the Company’s driving standards. At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment. Offered rate of compensation will be based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. The range for this position is $149845.17 to $277213.58 per year.