Project Executive

NexTech Professional Services; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Discretionary annual bonus

401k with employer match

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Job summary

NexTech Professional Services is seeking a Project Executive to provide high-level leadership for multiple commercial construction projects from conception through completion. You will align scope, schedule, and budget, mentor PMs and superintendents, and engage owners, architects, and vendors to secure successful delivery.

The role emphasizes design-phase coordination, proactive issue resolution, and strong client communications to drive satisfaction and repeat business across projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Construction Engineering preferred or Engineering degree with relevant experience.
• 10+ years of commercial construction experience with leadership capability and proven delivery.
• Design-phase coordination with architects/engineers and managing design-related scope, schedule, and budget impacts.
• Estimating experience including conceptual estimating and budget development is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive oversight for multiple commercial construction projects from preconstruction through closeout, ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
• Lead and mentor project teams (PMs, PEs, superintendents) and resource planning across jobs.
• Drive client satisfaction and repeat business through proactive communication and issue resolution.
• Monitor project financial performance and implement corrective actions to protect margin and reduce risk.
• Establish and maintain project controls, reporting cadence, and documentation practices.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Client relationship building

Communication

Staffing/resource planning

Financial oversight

Education

BS in Construction Engineering or BS in Engineering

Tools

Procore

Bluebeam

Sage

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Project Executive

The Role

We are seeking a Project Executive to provide high-level leadership and oversight for multiple commercial construction projects from conception through completion. This role will be expected to set project objectives, optimize resources, monitor schedule and budget performance, and step in to resolve issues to ensure successful delivery and strong client outcomes. The Project Executive will work closely with project managers and project teams while regularly engaging stakeholders, organizational leaders, vendors/suppliers, and external clients.

What you will accomplish

• Provide executive oversight for multiple commercial construction projects from preconstruction through closeout, ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
• Lead and mentor project teams (PMs, PEs, superintendents), setting clear performance expectations and supporting staffing/resource planning across jobs.
• Drive client satisfaction and repeat business through proactive communication, issue resolution, and consistent delivery of project commitments.
• Monitor project financial performance (cost reports, forecasts, change management) and implement corrective actions to protect margin and reduce risk.
• Establish and maintain project controls and standards, including reporting cadence, documentation practices, and accountability for milestones.
• Partner with preconstruction/estimating to support pursuits, review budgets and schedules, and ensure smooth handoff from award to execution.
• Oversee long-term planning for upcoming commercial work, including pipeline visibility, staffing projections, and readiness for future projects.
• Collaborate with internal leadership and external stakeholders (owners, architects/engineers, trade partners, vendors) to resolve escalations and maintain strong working relationships.

What we would like you to have

• BS or MS in Construction Engineering preferred or a BS in Engineering with relevant experience.
• 10+ years of commercial construction experience preferred, with strong leadership/management capability and a track record of delivering projects successfully.
• Design-phase experience is required, including coordination with architects/engineers and managing design-related scope, schedule, and budget impacts.
• Estimating experience, including conceptual estimating and budget development, is strongly preferred.
• Proficient in construction software (Procore, Bluebeam, and Sage) and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to develop and maintain connections with current and prospective commercial clients.

Compensation

Alongside cash, our total compensation package includes comprehensive benefits and employee ownership. From wellness to work life, our benefits support our employees' total wellbeing.

Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• 401k with employer match
• Employee medical, dental, and vision insurance fully covered, with options to add dependents at partial coverage
• Flexible Time Off Policy
• Paid company holidays
• Parental bonding leave, with additional disability leave for delivery recovery
• Break rooms with healthy meals & snacks provided at no additional cost
• Team-building activities, including volunteer opportunities