Project Executive - Federal

W. G. Yates & Sons Construction Company; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

W. G. Yates & Sons Construction Company seeks a Project Executive to provide overall executive leadership for project acquisition, federal contract negotiations, client relations, and budget management across classified and government facilities.

The role supervises managers and professionals, ensures strict FAR/DFAR compliance, and upholds Yates safety and quality standards while coordinating with prime partners and government stakeholders to grow the program and deliver complex projects.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15+ years of general construction experience with 10+ years in leadership of large federal or secure facilities projects.
• Active Top Secret/SCI or Secret clearance or eligibility to reinstate.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management or Engineering.
• Strong knowledge of FAR/DFAR, USACE EM 385-1-1, EPC delivery, and profitability drivers.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership for project acquisition, negotiations, client relations, budget management and trade partner strategy.
• Lead multi-department teams and oversee managers across large programs with security clearances.
• Drive growth, prepare complex proposals (RFP/IDIQ/MATOC) and supervise project start-up and turnover.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards and regulatory requirements on all sites.
• Maintain executive contact with federal contracting officers and agency partners.
• Champion Lean, safety and secure supply chain processes across programs.

Skills

Executive leadership

Negotiation

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management or Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Project Sight

Job description

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Role Summary

The Project Executive provides overall executive leadership for project acquisition, federal contract negotiations, client relations, budget management, and trade partner strategy across classified, secure, and government facilities. This role oversees managers and professionals across multiple departments, driving business growth and program execution excellence. The Project Executive serves as the direct executive point of contact for federal agency leadership, defense clients, and prime partners while ensuring strict compliance with FAR/DFAR requirements and Yates safety and quality standards.

Autonomy & Decision-Making

Operates with executive-level autonomy, leading strategic contract negotiations, federal program acquisitions, financial P&L oversight, and clearance resource allocation decisions across large organizational divisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Executive Leadership & Team Recruitment: Recruits, assembles, and builds high-performing, security-cleared project teams. Supervises project managers and multi-departmental staff, providing executive direction to exceed mission critical goals.
• Project Acquisition & Business Growth: Generates leads across federal agency networks (e.g., USACE, NAVFAC, GSA), leads complex RFP/IDIQ/MATOC proposals, and leads executive-level contract negotiations.
• Pre-Construction & Project Start-Up: Works with pre-construction teams to navigate government estimate reconciliations, ICD 705 requirements, and baseline scheduling, leading structured turnover meetings between pre-construction and execution teams.
• Operations & P&L Governance: Maintains full accountability for federal project accounting, Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS), Financial Forecasting, and P&L. Regularly visits classified and unclassified project sites to monitor execution and safety compliance.
• Client & Executive Relationship Management: Serves as the primary executive contact for federal contracting officers (COs), agency stakeholders, and executive partners to build enduring public-sector relationships.
• Lean & Safety Strategy: Champions company safety programs (EM 385-1-1 compliance) and leads project team implementation of Lean/Last Planner processes and secure supply chain workflows.

Qualifications & Experience

• Experience: Minimum 15+ years of overall general construction experience, 10+years in construction management leadership including direct management of large federal, defense, SCIF, or secure facility projects ($100M+).
• Clearance: Active Top Secret/SCI or Secret clearance (or immediate eligibility to reinstate).
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management or Engineering.
• Skills & Alignment: Proficient in project control software including Primavera P6, MS Project, and Project Sight. Deep expertise in FAR/DFAR regulations, USACE EM 385-1-1 safety standards, EPC delivery models, and legal provisions affecting profitability. Demonstrates exceptional analytical problem-solving skills, strong executive negotiation capabilities, and complete alignment with Yates core values.

Yates Construction provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal and state law requirements.

Yates complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location where the company has facilities.