Project Executive - k-12

About the role

We are currently seeking a Project Executive to lead our Midwest k12 education division's project management activities while ensuring alignment with AP’s strategic goals and mission.

Responsibilities

• Take personal responsibility for working safely within an Incident and Injury Free (IIF) culture.
• Provide leadership within the Operations department to ensure that projects are timely and have quality results.
• Develop, manage, and retain a best in class Project Management department.
• Provide leadership in team member attraction and retention initiatives, performance management, and team member development.
• Help create and coordinate execution of career development plans for team members.
• Coach, mentor, and train team members.
• Ensure team members have the necessary resources and support.
• Create and nurture a collaborative environment and team member engagement.
• Resolve team member performance issues.
• Build and maintain a pipeline of qualified applicants and team members.
• Collaborate with the Preconstruction Manager to manage the pre-construction process and ensure technical expertise is provided to the team.
• Oversee the review of constructability with the project team.
• Oversee the management of the budgets, pre-construction, construction, internal project teams, design teams, and development of estimates.
• Ensure that job safety requirements are communicated to all trade contractors for zero injury.
• Partner with the regional leadership team in procuring future projects across designated markets.
• Lead new project marketing efforts through contacts and maintaining a network of architects, consultants, and potential clients to consistently bring forth project leads; collaborate with business development staff.
• Lead presentation and proposal preparations incorporating project management principles into the process; understand the owner’s financial goals for the project.
• Review the schedules for proposed projects, in conjunction with field operations, which accurately reflect the project time to complete as well as critical issues facing the project team.
• Define target markets, project size and type, and establish marketing goals.
• Manage the Continuous Client Care program.
• Build and sustain quality relationships between AP and the owner.
• Provide leadership for a defined functional market and projects.
• Act as a subject matter expert for a specified functional market; understand and track trends, legislative changes, and new developments.
• Build and develop relationships with key industry leaders.
• Network with local organizations and businesses within the functional market.
• Build organizational capacities internally to win work.
• Facilitate progress meetings with the owner, design team, and key trade contractors.
• Perform and/or oversee the review of project plans for constructability and cost feasibility; manage and/or complete project risk assessments and scope of work matrices.
• Oversee the trade contract bidding process.
• Manage the project buy-out for all trade contractor/supplier contracts; review the scope of work, schedule, and performance expectations including workforce utilization goals prior to the award of the contract.
• Ensure that the trade contractor/supplier log is maintained.
• Absorb and review the trade contractor/supplier payment applications.
• Ensure that project logs, procedure, and schedule for submittal of O&M manuals, close-out documents, and project warranties are completed properly.
• Analyze and manage project progress, costs, budgets, and cash flows.
• Oversee the review of all trade contractor/supplier payment applications.
• Manage the trade contract process and all clarification or change issues.
• Understand all the plans, specifications, and details through the project duration; manage, review, and control all project costs.
• Prepare the final written analysis on project profitability, profit enhancers, profit busters, and project problems.
• Review the project’s QC plan and ensure compliance; report findings to project team and management.

Requirements

• History of progressively more responsible project leadership experience and proven results including:
• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, engineering, or equivalent and 10+ years of construction project management experience or completion of an associates degree in construction management and 12+ years of related project management experience.
• Advanced proficiency with scheduling, spreadsheets, cost control, and project management software including Prolog, Microsoft Project, P6, and other construction programs.
• Solid understanding of value engineering, life cycle costing, and project profit/cost processes.
• Ability to read and comprehend building plans and specifications; estimating experience including take-offs preferred.
• Recognition and achievement of high-quality construction standards.
• Current or ability to become current with OSHA 30 and company safety requirements.
• Ability to travel to project work sites.
• Demonstrated integrity and ethical standards.
• Experience driving growth and change; demonstrated effectiveness in driving operations and executing plans.
• Capability to identify talent, create and develop teams, and build trust and engagement.
• Experience driving accountability for financial and operational effectiveness, integrating and aligning efforts across teams, monitoring results and tackling problems decisively.
• Experience cultivating an active network of relationships, driving collaboration and alignment, relating well to key colleagues and communicating candidly with employees at all levels.
• Ability to drive to the core of complex issues and provide insightful and constructive feedback.

Estimated Pay

$152,000.00 - $240,000.00

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Dependent & Medical Reimbursement)
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Holidays
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Bonus