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.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and Execute Business Plan and Achieve Market Vertical Financial and Growth Outcomes:

• Aligning with organizational goals and objectives, create and execute the plan to grow the market vertical profitably

Vertical Planning and Execution:

• 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.

Team Leadership and Development:

• 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.
• Identify and address training and development needs within the team.

Stakeholder Management:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for market stakeholders: Executive Leadership Team as well as clients, vendors, and internal teams.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and alignment on project goals.
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings and presentations, providing updates on the financial, marketing, talent and growth of the market vertical and addressing concerns.

Risk and Issue Management:

• Identify potential market risks and issues, developing mitigation and contingency plans to address them.
• Monitor and manage market risks, escalating critical issues to executive management as needed.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, industry regulations, and quality standards.
• Develop and/or oversee creation of and management of the business plan, ensuring efficient allocation of resources and cost control.
• Provide financial forecasts, actuals, and variances, providing regular financial reports to executive management.

Performance Monitoring and Reporting:

• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure success within the vertical and team performance.
• Prepare and deliver comprehensive reports, including status updates, risk assessments, and performance metrics.

Process Improvement:

• Continuously evaluate processes and tools, implementing improvements to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Promote best practices and standardization.

Additional Job Duties:

• 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.
• 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
• Works with the team to effectively anticipate project challenges, identify risks and mitigate accordingly thereby clearing roadblocks for project management team.
• Manage, mentor, and develop a group of direct and indirect team members.
• 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.
• Proactively and systematically communicate challenges, risks, and successes.
• Review and identify contracts for “gotcha” subtilties and share with project team.
• 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.
• Identify improvements, gaps and successes and share with project teams for execution.
• 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.
• Identifying teachable opportunities to utilize prefabrication and other production / safety / quality enhancement practices with your teams for your projects.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of construction processes, working with direct reports to measure, analyze and improve processes.
• The duties and responsibilities are intended to describe the general nature and scope of work being performed by this position. This is not a complete listing and other duties will be assigned based on the position’s role within the business unit.

Requirements

• 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.)
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in the market vertical with demonstrated success within the business climate.
• Demonstrated ability to develop relationships and sustain a growing portfolio of work within a specified market
• Demonstrated ability to manage a profitable portfolio and successfully lead large-scale projects.
• Knowledge of construction industry; contracts, project scheduling, bids, take-offs, change orders, equipment, and means and methods required.

Pay Range: $165,000 – 215,000

*A-C Electric Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer; women, veterans, and minorities are encouraged to apply.