Commercial Construction Project Executive

The Project Executive role is to effectively manage both small and large scale projects from discovery and design to development and implementation. A Project Executive is responsible for all of the duties performed by the Project Manager as well as the following:

Responsibilities

• Maintains adherence to HITT's standards of safety

• Ensures the all job processes are followed in accordance with HITT policies

• Negotiates terms and conditions of contracts with clients

• Monitors the progress of each project through updated schedules

• Ensures that the project Quality Control Plan is followed

• Assists that project staff in resolving scope problems with subcontractors

• Ensures proper assignment and evaluation of field personnel both within the project team and throughout the company

• Identifies and negotiates time extensions where justified and allowed

• Acquires new work as well as maintaining existing clients

• Maintains positive relationships with the subcontractor community

• Ensures timely completion of closeout process

• Leads the preconstruction and RFP package effort with the help of the Preconstruction Department and/or other company resources

• Delegates responsibility when necessary to ensure that the project/tasks run smoothly

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in commercial construction, including experience with a commercial general contractor

• Prior healthcare construction project experience required

• A four-year degree from an accredited university with a concentration in construction, engineering, or business is strongly preferred.

• In lieu of a degree, additional work experience is acceptable.

• Previous experience in a project management role with the ability to execute multiple projects and/or simultaneously

• Ability to master sector/project-specific software systems including but not limited to: Microsoft Office suite (ex. Project, Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.), ProCore, Adobe, BlueBeam, JD Edwards

• Mastery of reading construction drawings; tasks including reading, interpreting, and updating construction project-related drawings

• Ability to organize necessary resources, including people, tools and time to meet tight deadlines and achieve desired results

• Knowledge of current market conditions including pricing conventions and trends

• Must demonstrate a strong ability to:

• Carry oneself as a leader and knowledge holder of the project while facilitating the decision-making process

• Demonstrate a positive attitude and passion for construction and our industry

• Communicate clearly, concisely, and professionally, with a strong ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner

• Take initiative and seek responsibility

• Demonstrate integrity consistent with The HITT Way and HITT's core values

• Seek continuous improvement of knowledge and abilities, internal focus on self-improvement

• Recognize quality and implement contractual and HITT quality standards

• Adapt and exercise flexibility with the ever-changing world of technology, design, means and methods

• Collaborate with people of various backgrounds and styles

• Foster positive relationships with colleagues, clients, subcontractors and vendors

• Approach all situations with a customer service oriented attitude

• Coach, train and educate assistant level operations team members

• Sustain existing client relationships and develop new client relationships

• Understand and know what tasks are more important than others; discern what needs to be solved immediately and what can wait; ability to multi-task effectively

• Exhibit respectfulness by being punctual, engaged/focused, and respectful of others