Manager, Project Execution, National Projects

Loeb Electric•Columbus, OH

4h•Onsite

About The Position

Lead people, strengthen performance, and support execution across national project teams. At Loeb Electric, successful project execution depends on both strong technical leadership and strong people leadership. We are seeking an Manager – Project Execution to focus on developing our team, strengthening performance, and ensuring consistency across project delivery. Your Role and Purpose: As the Manager – Project Execution, you are responsible for people leadership across the execution team, including Project Managers, Project Managers, and support roles. This role owns team capability, resource alignment, team consistency, and accountability to enable successful delivery of projects through: Coaching and development, Performance management, Workload balancing. You will partner closely with Program Managers and Senior Project Managers, who own project execution, to ensure associates are supported, developed, and positioned to succeed. Program Managers and Senior Project Managers are accountable for project execution and outcomes, while this role is accountable for team performance, development, and consistency.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in project management, operations, or related experience with demonstrated experience developing others
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Smartsheet, and ERP systems

Nice To Haves

2+ years of direct people leadership experience preferred
Prior experience coaching, mentoring, or leading others preferred
Experience in electrical, construction, or facilities environment is a plus

Responsibilities

Own the performance and consistency of the execution environment across the team, ensuring alignment between team capability, workload demand, and delivery expectations
Establish clear expectations for performance, communication, and accountability
Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and development planning
Address performance issues proactively and consistently
Monitor team and execution metrics to ensure consistency and accountability: Timeliness in communication, updates, and assigned deliverables, Responsiveness, Documentation accuracy, Follow-through
Reinforce expectations and drive consistency across the team
Ensure adherence to SOPs, SLAs, and internal standards through coaching and accountability
Maintain visibility into execution performance trends, including delivery risk, workload imbalance, and operational gaps
Drive corrective actions through people, process, or structural adjustments
Identify and escalate systemic issues impacting execution performance across programs
Partner with Program Managers to address execution risks while maintaining clear ownership boundaries
Forecast resource needs based on program demand and business volume
Align staffing strategy with current and future workload requirements
Identify capacity risks and proactively drive staffing or structural adjustments
Own resource allocation and workload distribution across the team, ensuring alignment to business priorities, execution demand, and team capacity
Own workload balancing and resource allocation across the team, in partnership with Program Managers who define project needs
Manage PTO, coverage planning, and staffing adjustments
Support associate growth through structured coaching and feedback
Identify skill gaps and development opportunities
Partner with technical leaders to reinforce execution-based coaching
Influence cross-functional decisions related to staffing, prioritization, and execution readiness to ensure optimal performance across programs
Own team capability planning and ensure resources, skills and performance expectations align with execution expectations
Partner with people leadership and technical leadership to translate business priorities into team capability and performance expectations