Project Executive

Green Key Resources; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Green Key Resources is partnering with one of Nashville's most established General Contractors to identify a Project Executive for their growing team. This is an opportunity to join a well-capitalized builder with a strong backlog of work across commercial, education, hospitality, justice, infrastructure, and civil projects throughout the Southeast.

The company is known for its collaborative culture, long employee tenure, and ability to deliver complex, high-profile projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CM/Engineering or related field required.
• Minimum eight years of project management or related experience.
• Strong communication and leadership abilities.
• Ability to read contracts, drawings, and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Monitors project safety and stops work if unsafe conditions exist.
• Develops relationships with clients, designers, subs, and partners.
• Builds high-performance teams through mentoring and training.
• Delivers feedback to improve skills and knowledge.
• Leads project direction from preconstruction to closeout.
• Partners with BD to secure new work.
• Ensures adherence to policies and regulations on projects.
• Leads negotiations, pricing decisions, and risk analysis.
• Oversees master schedule, execution, and budgets.
• Drives company initiatives and implements new tools/tech.
• Collaborates with Safety and Quality Control to ensure compliance.
• Invests in community involvement and harassment-free workplace.
• Performs additional responsibilities as requested.

Skills

Leadership

Client relations

Communication

Budget management

Safety oversight

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field

Eight years PM experience or related

Tools

Viewpoint

Bluebeam

BIM software

Job description

Green Key Resources is partnering with one of Nashville's most established and highly respected General Contractors to identify a Project Executive for their growing team.

This is an opportunity to join a well-capitalized, long-standing builder with a strong backlog of work across commercial, education, hospitality, justice, infrastructure, and civil projects throughout the Southeast. The company is known for its collaborative culture, long employee tenure, and ability to consistently deliver complex, high-profile projects.

Job Responsibilities

• Monitors project safety with full ability to stop work if unsafe conditions exist and report concerns to the Project Superintendent and Safety department.
• Develops and sustains enduring relationships with clients, the design community, subcontractors, and industry partners to gain trust and promote future business opportunities.
• Builds high performance teams by hiring, mentoring, coaching, training, and developing staff.
• Delivers timely and constructive feedback to project team members aimed at improving skills, knowledge, and abilities.
• Provides direction, guidance, and leadership in all aspects of one or more projects, from preconstruction to closeout.
• Partners with Business Development to secure new work for the Company.
• Guarantees adherence to all policies, procedures, and compliance requirements on each project.
• Leads contract negotiations, pricing decisions, and risk analysis that impacts project cost and delivery schedule.
• Provides leadership over each project's master schedule and oversees execution, budget, and financial management.
• Drives results for all Company initiatives and supports the implementation of new tools and technologies.
• Partners with the Safety Director and Quality Control Director to manage and ensure compliance with each program's policies, protocols, and government regulations for all projects.
• Invests time and resources as a corporate partner in the communities in which we work.
• Ensures a harassment-free workplace for all employees.
• Performs additional responsibilities as requested.

Education & Experience

• Minimum required – Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum required – Eight (8) years project management or related experience.

Knowledge & Skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Word.
• Ability to implement new tools and technologies, such as Viewpoint, Bluebeam, and other Building Information Models (BIM) software.
• Advanced knowledge of local & regional markets with ability to obtain new business and close a sale.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including delivering clear and persuasive presentations.
• Demonstrated understanding of construction finance, scheduling, engineering, estimating, and purchasing processes and techniques.
• Able to read, comprehend, and interpret contracts, drawings, blueprints, specifications, schedules, and scopes of work.