Project Executive – Civic Higher Education

Project Executive Civic / Higher Education

Greater Puget Sound Area

Our client a well-established and employee-owned contractor is seeking an experienced Project Executive to provide leadership and oversight across complex civic and/or higher education projects.

The Project Executive will lead multiple projects from early planning and preconstruction through closeout with responsibility for client satisfaction team performance financial results risk management and operational consistency. The ideal candidate will bring strong leadership experience deep knowledge of civic or higher education construction and a proven ability to develop teams and long-term client relationships.

Project Executive Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and accountability for multiple projects in varying phases of planning preconstruction construction and closeout.
• Partner with clients design teams consultants and internal leaders to establish project goals delivery strategies and clear expectations.
• Oversee project financial performance including budgets forecasts cost controls change management cash flow and overall profitability.
• Guide contract review negotiation risk allocation and issue resolution in collaboration with operations leadership and legal resources when appropriate.
• Ensure project teams develop and maintain effective schedules procurement plans staffing plans quality programs and recovery strategies when needed.
• Review project performance with Project Managers and Superintendents addressing schedule cost safety quality and client concerns early.
• Promote a strong safety culture and reinforce accountability across project teams and trade partners.
• Support preconstruction estimating and pursuit teams with constructability phasing logistics risk analysis budgets proposals and interviews.
• Build long-term relationships with owners campus stakeholders public agencies architects engineers subcontractors and community partners.
• Help identify and secure future work within targeted civic and higher education markets.
• Identify staffing needs and mentor coach and develop Project Managers Project Engineers and other emerging leaders.
• Promote consistent business systems lessons learned and cross-project collaboration to improve operational performance.

Project Executive Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Construction Management Civil Engineering Architecture or a related field or the equivalent in professional experience.
• 10 years of progressively responsible construction experience including leadership of complex projects and project teams.
• Demonstrated experience in civic construction and/or higher education projects.
• Experience managing work in active or occupied environments and coordinating multiple stakeholders phasing requirements and complex logistics.
• Strong knowledge of preconstruction estimating scheduling contracts cost management change management quality and safety.
• Experience with public procurement and collaborative delivery methods such as GC/CM CM/GC design-build or negotiated work is preferred.
• Proven ability to manage risk resolve conflict and maintain trusted client relationships while protecting project and company interests.
• Working knowledge of project management scheduling and BIM/VDC tools.
• Strong leadership communication decision-making and team-development skills.

Company Benefits:

• Medical Dental and Vision Insurance
• HSA/FSA Employee Assistance Program Life Disability and Pet Insurance
• 401(k) with matching
• Generous ESOP program
• Paid time off and paid holidays

Compensation: $180K - $240K salary (DOE) plus bonus

Required Experience:

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