Project Executive, Data Center / Light Industrial Construction

Graycor; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Graycor Construction Company is seeking a Project Executive to lead business development and operations oversight for data center and mission critical projects. You will build client relationships, support estimating, and oversee preconstruction and construction services to drive growth and strong client outcomes.

In this senior role you will manage proposals, budgets, and schedules, mentor staff, and coordinate with design consultants and executives to win work and deliver projects on time and

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of construction experience, local industrial warehouse sector preferred.
• Undergraduate degree in engineering, construction management, or relevant discipline.
• Strong track record developing new clients, closing deals, and growing business with existing clients.
• Proven experience managing preconstruction services and leveraging subcontractor relationships.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, and financial statement analysis skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication; capable of leading meetings at all levels.
• Ability to build relationships and conduct business professionally internally and externally.

Responsibilities

• Build client relationships and manage from lead to close out; develop repeat business.
• Develop proposals and budgeting strategy with Estimating and Operations; plan market initiatives.
• Oversee preconstruction, design, estimating and project management; prepare budgets and schedules.
• Lead major proposals and presentations; train project personnel for client presentations.
• Communicate with Design Consultants, GMs, Director of Operations, and Estimating VP to maintain efficiency.
• Coach and mentor direct reports; manage multiple priorities and drive performance.

Skills

Client development

Business growth

Budgeting & forecasting

Financial analysis

Presentations & proposals

Leadership & mentoring

Relationship management

Multi‑priority management

Strategic planning

Education

Engineering or construction mgmt degree

Tools

Procore

Primavera

MS Outlook

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

As a Project Executive for Graycor Construction Company

you will lead a portion of business development and operations oversight primarily focused on data center and mission critical projects. In this role, you will develop new and service existing clients, support estimating, oversee preconstruction and construction services, and monitor subcontractor relationships to achieve growth objectives and ensure successful execution of projects and positive client relationships.

At Graycor, You Will Have the Opportunity To:

• Build client relationships. Initiate new client contacts, organize, and submit qualification data to clients, and supplement proposal effort as required, within approved budget goals. Manage client relationships from initial lead to close out. Promote goodwill with Owner’s representatives to develop repeat business opportunities.
• Develop an overall proposal and budgeting strategy, in collaboration with Estimating and Operations. Partner with Vice President/General Manager to develop specific plans to determine and implement new market initiatives.
• Oversee preconstruction, including design, estimating and project management personnel. Manage the preparation of conceptual preconstruction budgets and schedules with milestones for critical activities and direct project managers in schedule preparation based on client needs.
• Lead the development of major proposals and presentations to win business. Train and assist project personnel to make effective client presentations.
• Communicate with Design Consultants, General Managers, Director of Operations, and the VP/Manager of Estimating to maintain management team efficiency.
• Coach and mentor direct reports, through regular one-on-one discussions and quarterly check‑ins.

To Be Successful in This Role, You Will Need:

• A minimum of 15 years of construction experience with a significant amount of it being in the local industrial warehouse sector being strongly preferred.
• An undergraduate degree in engineering, construction management, or relevant discipline required.
• A strong acumen and experience in developing new clients, closing deals, and growing business with existing clients.
• Proven experience managing preconstruction services and leveraging subcontractor relationships to meet and exceed client needs.
• Strong financial skills including budgeting, forecasting, and analyzing financial statements.
• Effective oral and written communication skills required; strong presentation skills and the ability to run meetings at all levels of the organization required.
• The ability to build strong relationships and establish strong interpersonal connections at all levels of the organization; treat others with respect, and conduct business internally and externally with professionalism and tact.
• Strong coaching and mentoring skills and desire to develop and challenge direct reports to improve their performance and develop their knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage multiple, competing priorities.
• An analytical orientation toward key market trends and changes and the ability to take appropriate action to ensure continued leadership and competitive advantage.
• Strong computer skills (MS Outlook, Word, Excel, Procore, Primavera).
• To be an enthusiastic, performance‑driven individual who will pursue excellence in translating the employer brand passion vision/mission of the organization into operational, quantitative plans, goals, and schedules for improvement.

Please note:

The base salary range listed for this position is a rough estimate established through ongoing market pay studies for people doing similar work in the same region of the country. Individual base salaries within this salary range are based on the job incumbent’s level of experience, education, knowledge, skill, abilities, and other qualifications needed to perform this job. Base salary is only one element of the Graycor total rewards package that includes, among other elements, health and mental/financial wellness benefits, incentives/rewards, paid time off, and other perks.

The Graycor family of companies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.