Project Executive - Data Center

Gilbane Building Company; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 141,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and welfare benefits

Profit-sharing/401k plan

Gilbane University training

Job summary

Gilbane Building Company seeks a Project Executive - Data Center to lead a large project team on-site, guiding direction, completion, and financial outcomes. The role requires travel and sits primarily at the job site with occasional trainings at the office.

The company emphasizes safety, accountability, and collaborative leadership to deliver complex data center projects. You will apply technical expertise, lead cross-functional teams, and implement a strategic approach to risk, scheduling, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management.
• 10-15 years of field construction experience.
• Previous hyperscale data center project experience required.

Responsibilities

• Assumes overall accountability for jobsite safety and contract requirements.
• Verifies and forecasts project financials; communicates deviations to leadership.
• Directs project administration, superintendents, and engineers to set priorities and maintain relationships.
• Leads subcontracting strategy and buyout processes; negotiates contracts and purchase orders.
• Ensures compliance with insurance/bonds and alignment of deliverables with contract documents.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project management

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or Construction Management

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Job Details

• Locations: US-GA-Atlanta; US-MD-Baltimore; US-OH-Columbus; US-TX-Houston
• Requisition ID: 2025-11714
• Category: Project Management

Overview

Do you consider yourself to be a highly technical, strong communicator with the desire to work in a team environment on complex projects? Project Executive - Data Center to lead a single large project team or multiple small project teams, guiding the overall direction, completion, and financial outcome of the project(s). This role will sit primarily on the job site, with occasional travel to the office for trainings, meetings, etc. This role will be a traveler position.

Who are we?

As a Top-10 ENR Contractor, Gilbane is a family-owned business with 45 offices that has been shaping communities since 1870. Consistently recognized as one of the most reputable construction management firms in the country, Gilbane is committed to delivering projects safely and on-time. You will have the opportunity to build schools, labs, hospitals, corporate offices, sports arenas and more!

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you\'re excited about this role but your past experience doesn\'t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Who are you?

You are a coach/leader who leads with an inclusive and empathetic mindset. You provide feedback and guidance to help others excel in their current or future roles. You determine priorities, delegate work, and effectively communicate progress. You establish measures to assess the impact, quality, and timeliness of results while praising successes and sharing lessons learned. You build high performing teams by attracting, engaging, developing, and retaining talented individuals through motivation and discipline to maximize impact on the organization and the individual.

You leverage business insights by understanding industry trends, local market/economic conditions, and Gilbane\'s business model to make critical decisions and create competitive advantage. You deploy a strategic mindset when considering solutions to long-term opportunities and risks that may develop in the future.

Your core values match Gilbane\'s: Integrity, Caring, Teamwork, Toughmindedness, Dedication to Excellence, Discipline, Loyalty, and Entrepreneurship.

What\'s in it for you?

Gilbane offers employees multi-dimensional training opportunities through a number of resources. While managing your responsibilities to projects, you will be able to enroll in trainings through our award-winning Gilbane University to build leadership and technical skills. In addition, you would work with an experienced team which provides you with the opportunity to learn new industry skills every day. You will protect and promote the interests of both Gilbane and the client in all matters as well as demonstrating the personal characteristics of a developing leader.

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; escalates to leadership of unresolved 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 maintains 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 at project level
• Negotiates all aspects of contracts, leads 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
• Coordinates all preconstruction services ensuring alignment with contractual obligations; reviews and approves all deliverables to Owner and design team
• Assumes overall accountability and leads the team with effective communication and prioritization to ensure focus and discipline to meet the project schedule
• 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

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION

• Bachelor\'s or Master\'s degree in Engineering or Construction Management
• 10-15 years of field construction experience
• Previous hyperscale data center project experience is required
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• 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)

Salary to be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience of the applicant, as well as the internal equity and alignment with the team.

The pay ranges from $141,000-$250,000 plus benefits and retirement program.

Gilbane offers an excellent total compensation package which includes competitive health and welfare benefits and a generous profit-sharing/401k plan. We invest in our employees\' education and have built Gilbane University into a top training organization in the construction industry. Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.

Gilbane is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status.