Mission Critical - Project Executive

Adams Electric Company; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Adams Electric Company is seeking a Project Executive to lead hyperscale datacenter electrical builds in the Charlotte, NC area. The role requires full performance responsibility for complex projects, from design through completion, ensuring quality, safety, schedule adherence, and client satisfaction.

You will collaborate with PreConstruction, VDC/BIM, and field teams to optimize profitability, manage budgets, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Extensive project leadership experience in large-scale electrical buildouts.

Responsibilities

• Full performance responsibility for a project, including financial oversight, safety, quality, schedule, and owner satisfaction.
• Oversee subcontractor selection, major package buyouts, terms, and relations; manage project documentation and risk.
• Establish budget controls and responsibility for profits and losses; evaluate and approve change proposals.
• Coordinate with PreConstruction and VDC/BIM to ensure profitability and correct scheduling; resolve design conflicts.
• Lead BIM/VDC meetings, review 3D models, and coordinate with trades before field deployment.
• Collaborate on PreFabric coordination with BIM, GCs, and other trades; drive early design feasibility.
• Implement safety and quality programs; develop site-specific commissioning and LOTO processes.
• Mentor and lead project team members; strengthen client relationships through high-quality delivery.

Job description

Adams Electric is looking for a Project Executive experienced in leading hyperscale datacenter electrical builds.

Charlotte, NC Area

STRATEGY

• Full performance responsibility for a project or group of projects, including but not limited to: financial oversight, construction quality, ensuring owner satisfaction, safety performance, oversight of quality metrics and quality performance, oversight of subcontractor selection, major package buyouts, terms and relations, oversight of project documentation and project schedule and risk management.
• Ensure that the project strategy is clearly defined and communicated.
• Formulate and develop contract terms with clients and communicate them and associate project risks to the project team.
• Establishing budget controls and assuming responsibility for profits and losses
• Evaluate and approve change proposals
• Supporting and at times initiating continuous improvement initiatives - (for example but not limited to: LEAN construction methods - pull planning, everything is on pallets, colocation, A3s, etc.)

PRECONSTRUCTION

• Review design documents and verify complete and accurate scopes
• Collaborate with PreConstruction and VDC/BIM departments to ensure profitability accuracy and correct scheduling
• Identify and resolve design conflicts and missing information by preparing, tracking, submitting, and distributing pre-construction RFIs
• Providing consultation to project development and pre-construction team members to support efforts to win potential future projects.

SCHEDULING

• Work directly with our Operations Officer for manpower loading and scheduling
• Responsible for executing the schedule and tracking schedule
• Foresee risks in the schedule and ability to clearly communicate potential constraints to client / GC and corporate team members while also providing proactive solutions

VDC / BIM

• Work with the VDC/BIM team to evaluate Construction Documents and collaboratively lay out the electrical design of buildings in the most efficient, code-compliant fashion possible. Must attend BIM meetings with the project team to assist with coordination with other trades, review 3D coordination models with the VDC/BIM Team prior to sign off and review shop drawings before dispersed to the field for installation.

PREFABRICATION

• PreFab plan will require significant coordination with the BIM Team, management and field supervision standpoint along with coordination throughout the process with General Contractions and the other trade partners.
• Collaborate with the design team, General Contractors and other trade partners early in design to review feasibility of pre-fabrication elements and ensure that design is coordinated with the pre-fabrication goals.

SAFETY & QUALITY CONTROL

• Use corporate safety programs while also implementing site safety specific programs based on specific safety risks of the project details
• Work with Safety Department and Coordinators to create a comprehensive and time specific safety training program
• Ensure PTPs are completed by tasks and by foreman on a daily basis by crew
• Develop an extensive and collaborative LOTO process involving the General Contractor, Client, Superintendent, Foreman and Safety Coordinator
• Implement and enhance the corporate quality control program
• Use Corporate Commissioning Policies and Procedures and adapt standards to project specific needs to create a site-specific commissioning program

LEADERSHIP & TEAM

• Coaching and consulting for assigned project team members with responsibility of all Associates in the Project Team
• Organize an effective team to develop and execute various project deliverables
• Foster a strong team working environment
• Enhance client relationships through high quality service and successful project performance.
• Working with early-career project managers, assistant project managers, superintendents and other field staff by supporting them in their career development activities to grow Adams internal talent pipeline
• Lead by example and embody Adams Electric's Core Values