Project Executive – Healthcare and Commercial

KFI Engineers PC • Indianapolis, IN

21h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Executive plays a key role in the successful growth of KFI’s Commercial & Healthcare. They will be a trusted advisor and owner advocate, with a focus on understanding the owner’s needs. The successful candidate will have a pragmatic and applied approach, while at the same time bringing a creative examination of customer needs and solutions. The successful candidate will have demonstrated a strong proficiency in infrastructure design and construction for higher education, k-12, municipal, healthcare, medical, life sciences, and/or pharmaceutical facilities.

The successful candidate will be naturally collaborative and possess the ability to assimilate a range of ideas, programs or alternatives into a set of recommendations. This person will be self-directed but thrive in an environment where consultation leads to superior outcomes.

Our clients look for us to lead large, complex projects from concept to completion, including startup, check-out, and commissioning. The Project Executive, Commercial & Healthcare supports that process by interfacing with the customer and ensuring their end goals are met.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum of 10-15+ years with a combination of hands-on technical engineering and project management experience following graduation within the design-bid-build, construction, and/or engineer consulting spaces.
• Robust technical skills and the demonstrated ability to understand and apply engineering and design principles and standards.
• Superior project management skills and operations experience within commercial and/or institutional environments.
• Construction experience, or significant time spent on a construction site.
• Experience leading infrastructure design and construction projects within one or more of the following areas: higher education, k-12, municipal, hospital, medical, life sciences, and/or pharmaceutical construction environments.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to enable effective mentoring and development of engineers and project managers.
• Demonstrate deep business acumen and ability to engage others and build credibility at a senior level.
• Experience with the business development process including meeting with prospective & current customers, scoping opportunities, writing proposals and negotiating contracts.
• Active experience participating in industry conferences, research activities, and various business development meetings.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with strong influencing and collaboration skills.
• Effective presentation, meeting facilitation, and meeting management skills.
• Ability to effectively present complex information to employees, senior business leaders, and clients in both large and small group settings.
• Expert knowledge of technology and the application of technology in business.
• Skilled at synthesizing ideas into actionable recommendations and positively influencing outcomes.
• Strong planning, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• High attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Nice To Haves

• Professional Engineer (PE) certification or willingness to pursue this designation.
• Demonstrated leadership and supervisory or people-management experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as “Project Executive” on certain larger projects or clients with multiple consecutive projects, assisting Project Managers and strategically engaging with clients.
• Responsible for the business development process, through input to proposals, meeting with prospective and current customers, scoping opportunities, writing proposals and negotiating contracts.
• Provide technical and engineering excellence with a primary focus on project development and project management for successful delivery of work to our customers.
• Deliver a high level of customer satisfaction by ensuring project expectations are clearly communicated and managed – both externally and internally.
• Manage projects including responsibility for tracking KPI’s for projects and contribute to QA/QC.
• Contribute to a dynamic team environment by being proactive, communicating clearly to all stakeholders, and modeling a highly collaborative working environment.
• Identify opportunities to diversify both the client and industry base, which align with department goals.
• Help drive the development of projects, thereby ensuring a common understanding of project scope, feasibility and funding requirements.
• Support project development through on-site investigation and review of technical documents.
• Through a variety of marketing and business development activities, contribute to building the backlog of opportunities and projects. This will include attending conferences, research, and various business development meetings.
• As requested, serve as Project Manager for clients that require a more seasoned and experienced individual at the helm.
• Attend customer and prospect meetings, engaging in discussions to identify needs and opportunities.
• Develop estimates for assigned scope of work and is accountable for ensuring we stay within scope.
• Act as a mentor by supporting the growth and development of other staff members.
• Focus on understanding the P&L statement of our customers, planning and preparation for customer visits and business development calls, etc.
• Provide work direction to other team members, including subconsultants, as assigned.
• Participate in Trade and Professional organizations that support the Individual’s continued development and KFI’s interests in business development and potential staffing additions.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health, dental and vision insurance coverage
• Virtual health services
• Health Savings Account (HSA) & Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) for HDHP enrollees with KFI contributions
• Flexible Spending Account
• 401(k) plan
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance, life and AD&D insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off to include Earned Sick and Safe Time in accordance with state laws
• Paid Volunteer Time Off
• Company Paid Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Bereavement Leave
• Voluntary benefits offered include life, accident, critical illness coverage

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior