EPC Project Executive

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Location: Odessa or Houston TX

Type:Full time

The Project Executive Mission Critical serves as the senior executive responsible for the overall success of major mission critical programs mega-projects and strategic client relationships. This role provides executive leadership across multiple project functions and project leaders ensuring operational excellence commercial success organizational effectiveness and long-term client satisfaction.

The Project Executive is accountable for portfolio-level performance strategic decision-making executive stakeholder engagement business development support organizational leadership and financial outcomes. This position develops and leads large project organizations while serving as the executive face of the company to clients and industry partners.

• Provide executive oversight of major projects programs or portfolios.
• Lead Project Directors Project Managers Construction Executives and functional leadership personnel.
• Establish organizational structure governance processes and accountability systems.
• Drive operational excellence and consistent execution across project teams.

• Serve as executive sponsor for key client relationships.
• Lead executive-level engagement negotiations dispute resolution and strategic planning activities.
• Develop long-term partnerships that generate repeat business opportunities.
• Support business development and strategic growth initiatives within the mission critical market.

• Maintain accountability for portfolio profitability and financial performance.
• Review and approve major commercial decisions contracting strategies procurement commitments and risk mitigation plans.
• Ensure achievement of financial operational and client satisfaction objectives.

• Build mentor and develop high-performing project leadership teams.
• Drive succession planning and leadership development initiatives.
• Promote a culture focused on safety accountability operational excellence and client service.
• Lead organizational improvement and best-practice implementation efforts.

• Oversee project health risk management resource allocation and executive reporting.
• Intervene and provide leadership on critical project challenges and recovery efforts.
• Ensure consistency in project controls reporting forecasting and execution methodologies.

• Bachelors degree preferred; advanced degree considered a plus.
• 20 years of progressive EPC EPCM industrial construction infrastructure mission critical or major capital project experience.
• 10 years leading large project organizations in executive leadership roles.
• Demonstrated success delivering projects or programs with Total Installed Costs exceeding $500 million and preferably exceeding $1 billion.
• Experience leading organizations consisting of 150-500 personnel across multiple disciplines.
• Proven success managing executive client relationships and strategic accounts.
• Strong commercial financial contractual and organizational leadership capabilities.
• Exceptional executive presence communication skills and business judgment.

• Experience with hyperscale data centers mission critical infrastructure semiconductor facilities advanced manufacturing power generation LNG or other large-scale capital projects.
• Experience managing multi-project programs or regional portfolios.
• Professional certifications such as PMP CCM DBIA PE or equivalent.