Project Executive

The Project Executive owns the market and bid strategy of the market vertical to achieve long-term organizational growth and success, aligning with the organization’s goals and objectives; owns the financial and operational outcomes of the market vertical; develops a highly engaged and high-performing team; expands the organization’s project portfolio by engaging in effective business development and ensuring client retention.

• Develop and/or oversee creation of and management of the business plan, ensuring efficient allocation of resources and cost control.
• Monitor and manage market risks, escalating critical issues to executive management as needed.
• Ensures the successful management of the financial aspects of contracts (progress billing, rental equipment, income/expenses) to protect the company’s interest and simultaneously maintain good relationship with the client
• Identify and address training and development needs within the team.
• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure success within the vertical and team performance.
• Manage, mentor, and develop a group of direct and indirect team members.
• Works with the team to effectively anticipate project challenges, identify risks and mitigate accordingly thereby clearing roadblocks for project management team.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and alignment on project goals.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for market stakeholders: Executive Leadership Team as well as clients, vendors, and internal teams.
• Proactively and systematically communicate challenges, risks, and successes.
• Identify potential market risks and issues, developing mitigation and contingency plans to address them.
• Prepare and deliver comprehensive reports, including status updates, risk assessments, and performance metrics.
• Lead, mentor, and manage integrated teams, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture. This includes setting the criteria for selecting team members, both internal and external and maintaining a network of resources from which to draw.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, industry regulations, and quality standards.
• Identifying teachable opportunities to utilize prefabrication and other production / safety / quality enhancement practices with your teams for your projects.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of resource forecasting and allocation, working closely with Superintendent and Procurement, anticipating future needs of the market vertical to ensure that operational capacity is a step ahead of sales efforts.
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings and presentations, providing updates on the financial, marketing, talent and growth of the market vertical and addressing concerns.
• Review and identify contracts for “gotcha” subtilties and share with project team.
• Aligning with organizational goals and objectives, create and execute the plan to grow the market vertical profitably
• Develop comprehensive vertical plans that outline objectives, milestones, and deliverables specific to the requirements of the market vertical and aligned with corporate project management processes and systems.
• Identify improvements, gaps and successes and share with project teams for execution.
• Promote best practices and standardization.
• Provide financial forecasts, actuals, and variances, providing regular financial reports to executive management.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of construction processes, working with direct reports to measure, analyze and improve processes.
• Evaluate the report on the effectiveness of the monthly project review process with particular emphasis on financial forecasting, requiring project budget is effectively managed and driving profitability through ensuring effective project execution. Based on trend analysis, recommend and implement changes collaborating with management to ensure alignment across the organization.
• Champion and ensure adherence to A-C Electric Company’s standards of quality, safety, and best practices from project turnover to project close-out for project teams.
• Incorporate LEAN construction concepts to deliver outstanding project results (Pull Planning, Daily Huddles, SIPs, 5s, Waste Elimination, PDCA)
• Evaluate innovative approaches to delivering projects from a procurement and production perspective, differentiating A-C from its competitors.
• Continuously evaluate processes and tools, implementing improvements to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

• Demonstrated ability to develop relationships and sustain a growing portfolio of work within a specified market
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in the market vertical with demonstrated success within the business climate.
• Knowledge of construction industry; contracts, project scheduling, bids, take-offs, change orders, equipment, and means and methods required.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a profitable portfolio and successfully lead large-scale projects.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Electrical, Mechanical or Civil Engineering, or other related discipline preferred. (Can be a combination of education, training, and other relevant work experience.)

Pay Range: $165,000 – 215,000. Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered.