Project Executive

Overview

Senior leader managing large construction projects, teams, budgets, and client relationships.

Key Responsibilities

• project scheduling
• budget management
• risk management
• safety oversight
• client relations
• team leadership

Tasks

-Guide project teams and stakeholders to adopt Clark Builders business ethics and compliance programs. -Assists the Director, Operations in recruiting and hiring staff, administering discipline and discharge when needed. -Maximizing the efficiency and profitability of all your projects. -Engages in employee management, mentorship and leadership of direct reports. This includes but is not limited to the following activities: -May be required to perform project management duties during pursuit or preconstruction services. -Identify opportunities to collaborate with Clark Builders entities and resources to optimize project operations and increase assigned porfolio service offerings and capabilities. -In collaboration with leadership and Human Resources, identify workforce planning needs for employee assignments, participate in recruiting, onboarding, and career progression and succession planning activities. -Accountable for the effective, and efficient assignment of work, supervision and coordination of Senior Project Managers, Project Managers, and Project Coordinators. -Works with the Director of Operations, providing identified high potentials and ensures they are exposed to development opportunities. -Support the Business Development team by participating or taking a leadership role in the interview stage of securing work. -Guide project teams to adopt knowledge, best practices, and apply trends in essential facilities design, construction, operations, workflows, and activation planning that may impact current and future projects. -Provide oversight, leadership and be accountable for the development and maintenance of the master project schedule. -Meet client expectations measured through client satisfaction surveys and feedback. -Is a member of the Operations Leadership Team and will participate in team and company initiatives. -Promote and instill Clark Builders Core Values with Safety as a top priority. -Create positive development opportunities, mentoring staff and assisting direct reports in the advancement of their careers. -Proactively build trust and relationships among business unit leadership to expand opportunities and provide value to clients and projects. -Identify applicable training needs. -Provide general Project Management oversight in all phases of construction. -Provide oversight for budget and financial management on assigned porfolio’s or projects. -Develop and maintain long-lasting relationships with stakeholders fostering trusted advisor status, including clients and design community, to enhance future business development opportunities. -Accountable for assigned project administration, execution, supervision, and control, including risk, safety and quality management and integration of continuous improvement initiatives e.g.) Lean Thinking, Building Life. -Lead and collaborate with Operations, local Human Resources, and HQ Employee Relations to swiftly address staff and project matters related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) and any other staff or project sensitive situation. -Promote Clark Builders through Community involvement and activities. -Facilitate effective communication, collaboration, and alignment of project teams to support projects. -Conduct individual project reviews for the project portfolio and be accountable for the financial management, schedule, execution and safety of the projects. -Lead growth of Essential Facilities in collaboration with Clark Builder Project Development (PD) and Turner’s Business Development (BD) teams on sales pursuits, including participation in engagement process, reviews of RFPs, preparation of operational proposal documentation, and staff resources required to meet deliverables, sales presentations and client interviews. -Collaborate with Marketing to develop materials and communications to promote Essential Facilities services. -Collaborate with Safety staff and management to ensure the safe execution of the project sites to achieve an end goal of Zero High Severity Incidents. -Provide leadership to individual logistical plans and project scheduling. -Support Project Development activities by maintaining and enhancing relationships with your personal network and past clients and leveraging those relationships to secure profitable projects. -Facilitate performance reviews. -Accountable for safety, quality, and compliance programs for your teams’ project(s). -Maintain knowledge of essential facilities, design and construction market opportunities, trends, and key market relationships. -Utilize project data to analyze and develop strategic initiatives to improve processes and profitability. -Engage and contribute to regularly scheduled Operations Review Meetings (ORMs) to identify and propose solutions to project risks and opportunities. -Develop and/or promote and advance the latest industry technologies, systems, process and innovations to ensure Clark Builders maintains its position as an industry leader in construction. -Provide leadership to develop high performing teams, foster supportive environment of diversity and inclusion, and promote Active Caring philosophy with teams, subcontractors, and clients. -Provide overall accountability for successful delivery of multiple projects and/or a major project(s). -Lead assigned portfolio’s or projects initiatives for continuous process improvement to improve quality assurance and create standardization for team processes and procedures. -Develop and monitor risk management/mitigation plans and strategies to support the project managers and project teams as well as protect the company assets. -Provide leadership in risk evaluation, contract negotiations, fee, and pricing decisions across Essential Facilities projects.

Requirements

• bachelor’s
• construction management
• microsoft office
• risk management
• leadership
• negotiation

What You Bring

-Sound analytical thinking, planning, prioritization, and execution skills. -A well-defined sense of diplomacy, including solid negotiation, conflict resolution, and people management skills. -High level of integrity, confidentially, and accountability. -Diplomatic and considered approach to negotiation, conflict resolution, and people management. -Able to identify key issues; creatively and strategically overcome internal and external challenges or obstacles. -Demonstrated ability to manage key relationships, including clients, business partners, government agencies, and sub-trades. -Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field, with minimum of 15 years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. -Outstanding listening and communication skills are essential. -Broad scope and various complexity of construction project experience with progressive responsibility. -Ability to manage across regions, coach and mentor others, and effectively provide performance feedback. -Knowledge of Human Resources policies, practices, and procedures. -Highly influential with executive presentation delivery and negotiation skills. -Effective attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy. -Proficient in Microsoft Office suite and collaborative tools. -Strong emotional intelligence, leadership, and mentoring skills. -Advanced knowledge of building systems, equipment costs, scheduling, estimating, purchasing, engineering principles and techniques, and company financial procedures and budgets. -Extensive experience interpreting contract documents, scopes of work, and managing risks. -Sound understanding of risk management. -Proven leadership skills, with a strong focus on mentoring and motivating. -A clear and solid understanding of the issues faced by the organization, including, but not limited to market conditions, project challenges, financial, client and or sub-trades issues. -Regular travel required.

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Benefits

-Support in building a diverse, equal opportunity, and performing teams, through coaching, training, and development.

About Clark Builders

-Built a regional footprint supported by Turner Construction’s global reach, opening offices in Edmonton (1979), Calgary (1999), Vancouver (2017), and Kelowna (2023). -Self-performing trades and owning an equipment rental division (NorthStar) enable tackling complex, logistics‑heavy builds with efficiency and scale. -Notable projects include regional hospital expansions, justice centres, university student housing, and mental‑health capital builds. -Turner Construction partnership fuels access to international best practices while preserving a personalized, community‑focused approach.

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