Project Executive- Commercial Interiors & Institutional Construction
About The Position
The Project Executive of Commercial Interiors & Institutional Construction leads a single large project team or multiple small commercial project teams, guiding the overall direction, completion, and financial outcome of the project(s). Gilbane is a family-owned, Top-10 ENR Contractor with 45 offices, shaping communities since 1870. They are committed to delivering projects safely and on-time, and offer opportunities to build diverse projects like schools, labs, hospitals, corporate offices, and sports arenas. Gilbane is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace and encourages applications from candidates whose experience may not perfectly align with every qualification.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management
- 10-18 years of commercial construction, project management experience
- Or equivalent combination of education and commercial interior project experience
- Strong knowledge of construction landscape: subcontractor market, DOB processes, and typical NYC building conditions
- Clear, disciplined communicator with strong executive presence and field credibility
- Strong leadership and management skills
- Procore (or equivalent) knowledge, Bluebeam, Primavera P6/MS Project, Excel-based cost controls, SharePoint/Teams
Responsibilities
- Assumes overall accountability for jobsite safety
- Assumes overall accountability for meeting contract requirements
- Verifies the accuracy of project financial forecast, notice provisions, and billings to meet contract requirements potential claims; escalates to leadership of unresolved deviations
- Ensures team creates a project-specific quality plan aligned with the owner contract and contract documents
- Ensures a team creates a closeout plan in alignment with the contract documents
- Provides leadership in motivating the project team(s) and maintains a positive work environment
- Directs and supervises work of project administration, project superintendents, and engineers to establish operational priorities and maintain satisfactory relationships with owners, subcontractors, unions, etc.
- Assumes overall accountability of subcontracting strategy and the integrity of the buyout process at project level
- Negotiates all aspects of contracts, leads implementation of risk mitigation plan, final review of draft contracts, agreements, and purchase orders
- Assumes overall accountability to ensure project compliance with the insurance and bonds
- Coordinates all preconstruction services ensuring alignment with contractual obligations; reviews and approves all deliverables to Owner and design team
- Assumes overall accountability and leads the team with effective communication and prioritization to ensure focus and discipline to meet the project schedule
- Develops a comprehensive understanding of the local market areas and profiles to create and lead a networking strategy
- Partners with business development to ensure seamless integration with sales strategies, client capture plans and account plans. Optimizes profit levers and gross profit margin tactics to achieve performance targets on new sales. Leads opportunities to strengthen client, partner, and industry relationships that help position Gilbane as the ”Builder of Choice”
- Responsible for the career development and coaching of team members
- Fosters a positive and inclusive work environment to motivate and engage team members
- Interprets and translates the organizational strategy, ensuring team understanding of their role in accomplishing strategic goals
Benefits
- Multi-dimensional training opportunities through Gilbane University
- Competitive health and welfare benefits
- Generous profit-sharing/401k plan
- Retirement program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
