Senior Project Executive - Life Sciences

Gilbane Building Company•Chicago, IL

6d•$195,000 - $260,000•Onsite

About The Position

Gilbane is seeking a Senior Project Executive - Life Sciences to lead a project team, guiding the overall direction, completion, and financial outcome of a large pharmaceutical manufacturing facility construction project. This role will initially be based primarily on a job site just outside of Chicago but may be assigned to future assignments on other life sciences projects anywhere across the continental United States. Gilbane is a family-owned business with 45 offices that has been shaping communities since 1870. As a Top-10 ENR Contractor, Gilbane is consistently recognized as one of the most reputable construction management firms in the country, committed to delivering projects safely and on-time. The company offers opportunities to build schools, labs, hospitals, corporate offices, sports arenas, and more. Gilbane is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace and encourages individuals to apply even if their experience doesn't perfectly align with every qualification. The ideal candidate is a coach/leader with an inclusive and empathetic mindset, providing feedback and guidance to help others excel. They determine priorities, delegate work, and effectively communicate progress, establishing measures to assess impact, quality, and timeliness of results. They build high-performing teams by attracting, engaging, developing, and retaining talented individuals. This role leverages business insights by understanding industry trends, local market/economic conditions, and Gilbane’s business model to make critical decisions and create competitive advantage, deploying a strategic mindset for long-term opportunities and risks. Core values include Integrity, Caring, Teamwork, Toughmindedness, Dedication to Excellence, Discipline, Loyalty, and Entrepreneurship.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management
12-18 years of construction experience
Previous experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing facility construction required
Or equivalent combination of education and experience
Strong technical and communication skills are critical
Ability to work in a team environment
Leadership and management skills
Knowledge of industry standard software Microsoft Office (preferred)

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 and resolve potential claims and 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 maintain 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 on all projects
Negotiate all aspects of contracts, lead 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
Manages the design phase of a GMP or design build project; leads and oversees the development of GMP/ lump sum submission
Oversees schedule planning and execution of multiple projects; accountable for the management of schedule risks that lead to erosion and provides guidance in strategies and actions to prevent risk
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