Construction Project Executive - Life Science Market

Gray; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Gray Construction is seeking a Life Science Project Executive to lead multi-discipline teams on large Food & Beverage projects, with flexibility for office, remote work, and travel. You will drive strategic planning, client relations, and design/build execution across industrial facilities.

Ideal candidates bring strong P&L accountability, proven leadership across complex projects, and experience with multiple contracting methods.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 10+ years related experience.
• 7+ years of consecutive total profit and loss accountability on multiple projects.
• 5+ years managing all disciplines of design/build or hard bid projects as required for the market.
• Experience in lump sum, GMP, cost plus construction management, and fee-based contracts.
• Proven record in increasing project profitability.
• Knowledge of costs and fees for engineering and design services.
• Ability to mentor project staff.
• Develop aggressive schedules for varied project types and start dates.
• Experience in cost estimates for design/build in industrial settings.
• Ability to build harmonious relationships with owners, co-workers, vendors and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates customer and team meetings and ensures detailed minutes and actions items are distributed.
• Ensure project start-up meetings are held and actions tracked.
• Track project actions and ensure submittals, status reports, closeout documents and maintenance manuals are completed.
• Visit project sites regularly.
• Monitor progress, identify issues early, and provide corrective actions to maintain profitability and schedule.
• Monitor purchasing of materials, subcontracts, equipment to ensure cost savings and safety.
• Ensure change orders are issued and cost reports reviewed monthly.
• Oversee master schedule and coordinate with Field Ops and other services.
• Understand and apply terms of owner contracts and subcontracts.

Skills

Leadership

P&L ownership

Design/build

Contracting methods

Cost estimation

Team mentorship

Scheduling

Customer relations

Education

Bachelor's degree

10+ years experience

Job description

Gray Construction is looking for a Life Science Project Executive - Food and Beverage Market in any of our offices, or remote and travel.

Responsibilities

Why Gray?

Gray is a fully integrated design-builder delivering end-to-end solutions across construction, professional services, specialty equipment, and real estate. Since 1960, Gray has grown from a regional contractor to a nationally ranked industry leader, serving top domestic and international companies in the following markets: Manufacturing , Food & Beverage , Data Centers , Advanced Technology , and Distribution . Our integrated approach allows us to deliver value at every phase of a project—from designing and building state‑of‑the‑art facilities to fabricating custom process equipment and implementing advanced automation.

But what truly defines Gray is our people. Our success is driven by passionate, collaborative team members who take pride in their work, value strong relationships, and are committed to doing the right thing for our customers and one another. At Gray, you’ll find a culture built on teamwork, accountability, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

“Personal growth precedes Gray’s growth.” – Stephen Gray, President & CEO, Gray, Inc.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. This individual is key to the overall project success, including; planning, design, and execution. Has the ability and proven track record as a leader of multiple projects and large complex projects and has been instrumental in developing and leading proposal teams.

• Bachelor's degree from four-year College or university; or a minimum of ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must have a minimum of seven consecutive years total profit and loss accountability on multiple projects.
• Must have a minimum of five years of experience managing all disciplines of design/build projects or hard bid projects as required for the market this position serves.
• Must have experience in all contracting methods such as lump sum, GMP, cost plus construction management, and fee-based construction. Must understand legal aspects and implications of contractual language.
• Must have a proven record in increasing project profitability from the initial project profit margin on multiple projects.
• Must be sufficiently knowledgeable in technical aspects of engineering and design disciplines to represent Gray as the "primary point of contact" in initial project discussions with customers. Must be thoroughly knowledgeable of costs and fees associated with the variety of engineering and design disciplines and services Gray offers.
• Must be thoroughly knowledgeable of the impact caused by multiple changes in either the design, engineering, or construction phases and how they impact the overall project, from the cost, schedule, construction management, and construction operations perspectives. Must be knowledgeable of when and how to address these issues with customers.
• Must have managed a minimum of one projects in which all process or production equipment procurement or installation or both was within the scope of project services; or, must have managed all components of comparables to process projects for other specific industry types of projects, including, but not limited to, mission critical, large distribution and manufacturing, support utilities, equipment procurement, and installation, and manufacturing equipment and support utility installation. The total value of this component of work shall have exceeded two million dollars for each project. Should also have experience and knowledge of costs associated with discrete equipment components and systems and installation procedures in order to prepare estimates and proposals.
• Must be able to mentor and/or train other project staff, such as senior project managers, project managers, assistant project managers(s) or other team members.
• Must have proven experience in the development of aggressive schedules for projects with variables such as project type(s), areas, and seasonal start dates.
• Must have proven experience in preparing cost estimates for design/build projects in the industrial arena.
• Must be able to develop and maintain harmonious relationships with owners, co-workers, vendors, suppliers, and community stakeholders.

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical publications, or government regulations. Ability to write reports and business correspondence; ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from employees, managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Must have the ability to develop, interpret, and understand complex financial information.

Mathematical Skills

Must have basic business mathematical skills, including the ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide into all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or other forms.

Other Skills And Abilities

Must possess basic computer skills, including the ability to utilize word processing, spreadsheet, and e‑mail applications. May also require working knowledge of scheduling and/or estimating applications.

The new team member should be an energetic, self‑motivated individual who enjoys a team environment, as well as a passion for collaboration and professional development. If you are a high achiever striving to exceed expectations in a fast‑paced innovative company, then Gray is the place for you.

The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Responsible for the overall management of one large $200MM + or an individual project with a high level of complexity or multiple construction projects. Key responsibilities, as described below include: Project Administration, Financial Performance, Schedule Performance, Risk Management, Relationship Management, Team Member Development, and Collaboration.

The responsibilities and requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

PROJECT ADMINISTRATION

• Facilitates Customer and Team’s meetings and ensures that detailed meeting minutes and actions items registers are updated and promptly distributed.
• Ensure that all “project start‑up meetings" are held when required and with the appropriate team members.
• Ensures that the project action items are being systematically tracked and completed to support the project requirements.
• Ensure that project staff completes submittal reviews, status reports, closeout documents and maintenance manuals promptly.
• Visit project sites regularly.

FINANCIAL SUCCESS

• The Project Executive is responsible to continually monitor progress identifying issues early during budget/costs reviews, developing needed corrective actions to mitigate issues, and to provide reports to the Responsible Director, Responsible Regional Manager or Responsible Vice President.
• Operate within budgetary limitations and requirements.
• The Project Manager inherits the role of day to day management of project financials while the Project Executive is responsible for developing proposals and execution strategy for the project. This strategy should be project‑specific and evolve over the proposal phase and finalized early in execution. The plan should have buy‑in from Construction, A/E, MEP Services, and Field Ops and include a reporting process to update Market Leaders as appropriate. The Risk Management and Relationship Management plans will be part of the execution strategy.
• Monitor the purchasing of all required materials, subcontracts, equipment, and services for project(s) by project staff and other team members, ensuring optimal savings within safety, quality, scheduling, training, and profitability requirements.
• Ensure that the project staff is issuing change orders to subcontractors and customers according to the work procedures.
• Ensure that the project staff is completing red files accurately and in a timely manner, as well as reviewing the red file and/or job cost reports with the Site Manager on a monthly basis.

SCHEDULE PERFORMANCE

• Responsible for oversight of project team in the development and maintenance of the project master schedule to ensure conformance to project execution strategy and contractual obligations.
• Responsible for collaboration with Field Operations Managers, A/E Services, and MEP Services to assess the project schedule progress, identifying potential issues and assisting the project team in the development of corrective measures as needed.
• Ensure that any delays on the project are appropriately documented and communicated to all pertinent parties; includes producing timely notices and development of documentation to justify extensions to the schedule, and/or taking the development of documentation to justify extensions to the schedule, and/or taking appropriate measures to adhere to or modify the schedule.

RISK MANAGEMENT

• Ensure that all contractual terms and conditions in both owner contracts and subcontracts are understood by all parties. Must be able to render decisions and/or take appropriate action(s)