Executive Project Manager

About Us

American Trade Group Inc. is a diversified organization supporting the construction and building industries through a portfolio of companies that includes American Lumber a leading manufacturer and wholesale distributor; Lane One Transport a transportation and logistics company; and Rafter 12 Custom Homes. Founded in 1986 American Trade Group has built a strong history of consistent yearoveryear growth. American Lumber has been recognized as an Aggie 100 company honoring the fastestgrowing businesses owned or operated by Texas A&M University alumni a reflection of our entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to excellence. At American Lumber our mission - We Cut Through Challenges so You Can Focus on Success - guides the work we do every day. Driven by our vision to Build a Stronger America One Solution at a Time we focus on solving real problems supporting our partners and building longterm relationships. Our culture is grounded in our core values of Service Innovation and Partnership with a shared commitment to collaboration growth and operational excellence.

Why Youll Love Working Here

• Competitive compensation aligned with your experience
• Stable growing organization with a strong track record of success
• Opportunity to lead and impact daily plant operations
• Collaborative environment focused on continuous improvement and innovation
• Clear path for professional growth within a diversified organization

The Role

The Executive Project Manager leads the planning coordination and follow through of priority projects assigned by the CEO across American Trade Group businesses. This person turns decisions into clear plans keeps owners and deadlines visible identifies obstacles early and drives work to completion. The role works closely with leaders in manufacturing operations finance sales HR IT and other functions. It requires sound judgment direct communication and the ability to maintain momentum in a fast-moving environment. This full-time position reports to the Chief Executive Officer and is based in the Bryan-College Station area Texas with travel to company locations as needed.

What Youll Do

• Build and maintain a companywide view of CEO sponsored projects including scope priorities owners milestones dependencies budgets when applicable decisions and due dates.
• Lead priority projects from initiation through implementation and closeout including capital operational improvement systems process and strategic initiatives.
• Create practical project plans with measurable deliverables; clarify who is responsible for each step and confirm realistic timelines with the people doing the work.
• Partner with the CEO and functional leaders to define project goals scope success measures budgets and implementation readiness.
• Lead project meetings document decisions and action items follow up with owners and hold stakeholders accountable for commitments and timely updates.
• Monitor progress and project risks; resolve routine obstacles with the appropriate leaders and promptly elevate decisions resource constraints or missed commitments to the CEO.
• Track progress against scope schedule budget and expected business outcomes with clear visibility into resource needs and dependencies.
• Provide concise accurate updates to the CEO that show status upcoming milestones decisions needed and the impact of delays.
• Coordinate work across departments and company entities while keeping project goals aligned with operational capacity customer needs and business priorities.
• Coordinate vendors and contractors for project-related work including equipment installations system implementations and process changes.
• Ensure project plans account for safety regulatory environmental operational continuity and customer commitments.
• Support project selection and prioritization by helping leadership evaluate business value urgency resource needs and readiness to execute.
• Help leaders establish repeatable project tracking and communication practices; close projects with documented outcomes and lessons learned.
• CEO priorities are translated into clear projects with agreed owners deliverables and achievable dates.
• Leadership has clear visibility into active and proposed projects including status risks resource needs and decisions required.
• Leaders receive timely follow up and risks or missed deadlines are surfaced early with options for resolution.
• Projects move forward across teams decisions are documented and completed work delivers the intended business outcome.
• Priority projects are delivered on time and within approved budgets with operational or financial benefits realized.
• Simple repeatable project management practices are adopted across the company making execution more predictable and less disruptive to operations.

Who You Are

Education & Experience

• Bachelors degree in business engineering operations project management or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience.
• At least 3 years of progressively responsible experience managing complex projects involving multiple departments; experience in manufacturing distribution construction transportation or a related environment preferred.
• Experience with capital projects plant improvements ERP or systems implementations continuous improvement or operations transformation preferred.
• PMP or comparable project management certification preferred or commitment to pursue certification after hire.
• Experience building practical project management practices in an organization without a formal PMO is a plus.

Skills & Competencies

• Demonstrated ability to build project plans manage competing priorities track milestones and risks and deliver results through people who do not report directly to the position.
• Strong working knowledge of project planning scheduling budgeting risk management status reporting and practical project management methods.
• Strong written and verbal communication business judgment organization and confidence working directly with senior leaders.
• Proficiency with spreadsheets presentation tools and project tracking software; ability to present clear status reporting and meaningful project measures.

Required Experience:

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