Electrical Project Executive

Overview

Manages planning, coordination, budgeting, and supervision of construction projects.

Key Responsibilities

• project scheduling
• budget management
• contractor oversight
• safety compliance
• quality control
• permit acquisition

Tasks

A Project Executive is the person responsible for planning, coordination and control of a construction project from its inception to the time it is complete. A Project Executive is responsible for ensuring that the client’s requirements regarding the functionality and standards are met. As well as being responsible for ensuring that the construction project is concluded successfully. The Project Executive usually responsible for dealing with any delays that may happen in the construction site, emergencies or the bad weather that may occur. The Project Executive is charged with fairly settling contract issues that arise from changes. A Project Executive is a person who plans and ensures the coordination of construction jobs. A Project Executive has the responsibility of supervising the construction project. A Project Executive ensures that the quality of work and materials is upheld and that the budget is followed as planned. A Project Executive is entitled with the total supervision of all the operations on the site. A Project Executive ensures that the workers are implementing what is on the design plan. A Project Executive monitors the workers and the progress of the project and reports to his employers as well as to the general public. A Project Executive is held liable of any happenings at the construction site and sees to it that the project is complete in time and that the laid down standards are met. A Project Executive’s work will either be on commercial of residential projects. The Project Executive is charged with bidding the job and distributes documents to the bidders, answers their questions during the bid processing and issues bid addenda if needed to clarify important details. Project Executive evaluates and judges the merits of each other when the bids come in. There is typically a negotiation processed with a successful bidder before a contract is signed that is managed by The Project Executive. -Planning, directing and coordinating the construction project. -Obtaining the necessary licenses or permits. -Ensure that quality is preserved in the construction process and that the budget is maintained. -Ensuring that the construction resources are used well. -Writing project progress records in liaison with the foreman. -Selecting, hiring, and overseeing the work done by the contractors. -Oversees the delivery of materials, construction tools and equipment. -Ensuring that the project is completed within a specified time. -General inspection of the workers and their performance and safety. -Oversees the selection of trade contractors and general contractors who are ideal for the completion of a project. -Monitoring and directing the progress in the construction site. -Follows the project construction process to ensure that it is completed in time. -Overseeing the entire construction project or part of a project. -Determine the best source of construction materials. -Recording the total costs for material bought and payments for work done. -Liaises with the government inspectors on the standard requirements of the site in terms of licenses and safety. -Ensuring that the construction work is completed on schedule. -Monitoring the compliance with set regulations. -Oversees the performance of contractors. -Overseeing the construction workers and their immediate supervisors. -Organizing the workers and ensuring that they are performing as required. -Being on site to oversee all the construction process. -Ensuring that the budget is followed in terms of purchasing and wages. -Ensuring that both the health and safety projects plans are implemented. -While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. This job operates in a client project environment with exposure to employee, subcontractors and trades. -Supervises the subcontractors and ensures that they are punctual and that they deliver. -Responsible for scheduling and estimating the time required to complete the project. -Scheduling and coordinating all types of design during the construction process. -Ensuring that the stipulated safety rules and regulations are met. -Ensuring that all safety precautions are adhered to by the construction workers.

Requirements

• project management
• construction management
• computer literate
• problem solving
• communication
• supervision

What You Bring

During construction, a Project Executive must have thorough knowledge of the trades, crafts and equipment needed to complete the job, plus the ability to identify potential problems. Change orders, or contract changes in scope or quantity, can be caused by plan errors, weather -Be computer literate -Focus (distinctness or clarity) -10-15 years project management experience with large commercial projects -Be a good problem solver -This job operates in a clerical, office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. This is largely a sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand on a stool as necessary. -A degree in Construction Management or Project Management -Ability to supervise -Ability to manipulate materials and/or equipment between 10-25 lbs. -Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately. -Ability to schedule and multitask -Color perception (discriminate between colors) -Peripheral vision -Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them and to use them effectively. To comprehend language, to understand relationships between words, and to understand meanings of whole sentences and paragraphs. To present information or ideas clearly. -Must have good coordination skills -To bend forward or down from the middle of the waist or the middle of the back, to bend downwards, to lower oneself and/or to move freely on hands and knees between 5-20 times daily -High School Diploma -Knowledgeable in building and construction -"The ability to operate or convey in a vehicle, Car, Commercial Vehicle" -Possess good communication skills -"To perceive or comprehend by the sense of sight. These characteristics are necessary and essential to job function: -Must be attentive to detail -Depth perception (determine distance relationship between objects)

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Benefits

-This job operates in a client project environment with exposure to employee, subcontractors and trades.

About Walker Engineering

-Specializing in commercial electrical, structured cabling, security, audio‑visual, tenant‑finish and distributed antenna systems, it has shaped the tech and industrial landscape of Texas. -From sports arenas like the American Airlines Center to high‑tech fabs, data centers, medical campuses and hotels, their projects span diverse, high‑impact sectors. -After joining Comfort Systems USA in 2019, the firm relocated and expanded its Central Texas facility in Pflugerville, reinforcing modern growth momentum. -Known for tackling complex, technology‑heavy builds and high‑profile venues, the company blends electrical engineering with integrated network solutions.

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