Project Executive - Electrical

Helix Electric; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Helix Electric seeks a Project Executive responsible for profitability, quality standards and effective client relationship building while managing and developing a high-performing team.

You will drive project execution, oversight of budgets and schedules, changes orders, and coordination with accounting and legal teams to ensure contract compliance and successful project delivery.

Experience in electrical construction and strong leadership, communication, and strategic thinking are required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years project management experience in electrical construction overseeing a large portfolio and team.
• Understand engineering in electric power.
• Field experience coordinating with construction management.
• Extensive knowledge of project scheduling, bids, take-offs, change orders, and contracts.
• Demonstrated ability to develop relationships and assist in winning projects.
• Exceptional analytical, motivational, and leadership skills.
• Construction Management or Electrical Engineering or related industry degree preferred.
• Journeyman or Master Electrician's license a plus

Responsibilities

• Drive division profitability through effective project execution of multiple sizable projects.
• Develop the organization to achieve excellence through continuous improvement. Support lesson learned activity and implement identified initiatives.
• Manage, mentor, and develop project teams.
• Responsible for work assignments, hiring, promotions and performance appraisal.
• Review the overall contractual requirements for all projects and specific process design methodology.
• Control department activities for adherence to project requirements.
• Develop/oversee project management technical and schedule goals, procurement and contractual requirements, personnel assignments and capacity planning.
• Ability to adjust priorities and milestones based upon changing customer needs, resource availability, and job requirements.
• Interact with customers to validate expectations throughout project milestones.
• Provide oversight for third party construction firms.
• Manage project review process with particular emphasis on financial forecasting.
• Proactively and systematically communicate challenges, risks and successes.
• Coordinate with accounting to invoice per project terms and oversee / negotiate appropriate change orders.
• Coordinate with legal counsel to provide expertise to resolve contract disputes.
• Balance internal and external resource loading.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Construction Management or Electrical Engineering degree

Job description

Our Project Executive is responsible for profitability, quality standards and effective relationship building with our clients while managing and developing a team.

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION

Helix Electric was founded in 1985 and is now one of the nation’s largest and most successful electrical contracting companies. Our commitment to empowering people and powering projects is realized by our exceptional team of dedicated and highly skilled experts working together and never settling for good enough. We are proud of the team-oriented and employee-empowered business approach that defines our unique character.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES & SCOPE

• Drive division profitability through effective project execution of multiple sizable projects.
• Develop the organization to achieve excellence through continuous improvement. Support lesson learned activity and implement identified initiatives.
• Manage, mentor, and develop project teams.
• Responsible for work assignments, hiring, promotions and performance appraisal.
• Review the overall contractual requirements for all projects and specific process design methodology.
• Control department activities for adherence to project requirements.
• Develop/oversee project management technical and schedule goals, procurement and contractual requirements, personnel assignments and capacity planning.
• Ability to adjust priorities and milestones based upon changing customer needs, resource availability, and job requirements.
• Interact with customers to validate expectations throughout project milestones.
• Provide oversight for third party construction firms.
• Manage project review process with particular emphasis on financial forecasting.
• Proactively and systematically communicate challenges, risks and successes.
• Coordinate with accounting to invoice per project terms and oversee / negotiate appropriate change orders.
• Coordinate with legal counsel to provide expertise to resolve contract disputes.
• Balance internal and external resource loading.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 10+ years project management experience in electrical construction overseeing a large portfolio and team.
• Understand engineering in electric power.
• Field experience coordinating with construction management.
• Extensive knowledge of project scheduling, bids, take-offs, change orders, and contracts.
• Demonstrated ability to develop relationships and assist in winning projects.
• Exceptional analytical, motivational, and leadership skills.
• Construction Management, Electrical Engineering or related industry degree preferred.
• Journeyman or Master Electrician's license a plus