Project Executive / Operations Manager

Pavarini McGovern; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401(k) retirement plan with employer match

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

A leading construction firm in Columbia, SC, is seeking a Project Executive / Operations Manager to oversee major accounts, ensuring timely completion and profitability. The role requires a minimum of 15 years of experience in project management, strong client relationship skills, and excellent communication. This full-time position involves leading teams, managing financials, and maintaining positive client relations to promote repeat business.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of commercial general contractor project management experience.
• Strong relationships with clients and subcontractors.
• Ability to meet and deal with owners and architects on a professional level.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely completion and profitability of major accounts.
• Lead team meetings and document safety sessions.
• Manage project reports, financials, and vendor invoices.
• Establish positive client relationships to generate repeat business.

Skills

Project management

Client relationship management

Financial management

Excellent communication skills

Computer skills (Excel, Word, MSProject)

Education

Bachelor of Science in Construction or related field

Job description

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Job Description

The Project Executive / Operations Manager is responsible for timely completion and profitability of major accounts assigned and is the leader of all personnel involved in the project. As the main point of contact for the owner, this individual creates and maintains positive relations with the project owner, owner's tenants and all professional groups involved in the project. Also, they need to assure all operational responsibilities of the job are appropriately completed.

Job Responsibilities

• Keep informed of all day to day project activity to monitor project schedule and construction with either the local office or alliance partner. Notify the Regional Vice President on any changes which significantly impact the project completion date, cost, or quality.
• Complete all project reports accurately and in a timely manner to include Project Status Report, financial reports, and project schedules.
• Lead team meetings to review progress of the project. Assure safety meetings and minutes thereof are documented in project files.
• Perform final review of construction on projects to include: review of bid documents, review of bid procedures, review of sub/vendor/3rd party GC qualifications, and review of final estimates, labor and material takeoffs. Review RFPs, as necessary, for pre-purchasing equipment and/or retaining contractors or subcontractors.
• Procure all materials and subcontractors for the project in accordance with established procurement policies and procedures.
• Identify changes in scope and ensure a proper change order is produced by Estimating/alliance partner. Present the change or budget revision to the client and follow up on the approval.
• Close project including submittal of all warranty information, affidavits, record drawings, final retainage payments, releases and accounting-related documents.
• Perform lessons‑learned session with client and construction team at the end of each project and produce a document summarizing pertinent points which can be applied to other projects.
• Review subcontractor/ vendor invoices for approval/reduction/rejection.
• Maintain working relationships with clients, subcontractors, architects and engineers associated with project.
• Maintain and track collections and receivables, attending collections meetings. Review applications for payment prior to being issued to the client. Meet with the client to approve progress payments & change orders.
• Manage the client relationship with the aim of generating repeat business. Know the client’s business plan, strategic direction and the likely impact of these on the short and long term forecast of construction management work that we could perform for the client in the future.
• The PX is representing ownership on the job. Identify and capitalize on opportunities to increase profitability through how the job is bid, bought and built.
• Identify and pursue alternative opportunities to move upstream in the client’s organization and provide value‑added pre‑construction or design build / facilities management consulting services in addition to construction management services. Become familiar with and have relationships with the decision makers within our client’s organizations.
• Network professionally and socially with clients and other project team members (architects, engineers, FF&E vendors, sub‑contractors) to identify a) leads for new work of all types b) potential contacts for future project teams c) potential candidates for professional‑level construction management positions with STI.
• Understand the contract and the risks to STI contained therein.
• Coordinate all construction management responsibilities with either STI’s regional offices or Alliance Partners.

Primary Accountabilities

• Contract/RFP Understanding and Due Diligence
• Implement/Ensure compliance.
• Pre‑Construction - Scope development, pro‑active team leader, focus on details without losing sight of big picture.
• Value Engineering Process/Rider Management
• Able to critique plans and offer suggestions, give directions.
• Billing/Collections/Deposits
• Timely billing. Diligent collections and up‑front deposit requests.
• General Conditions Management- Track/understand up front for more reliable projection updates.
• Change Order Management - Diligent control on weekly basis, quality assurance, timeliness working with Estimator and Est. Dept. Head.
• Insurance Management - Insurance with clients, subs, up front determination. Coordination with management early to determine the best insurance program for the project.
• Client Maintenance- Current and former clients are maintained by phone, meetings or social contact.

Qualifications

• Bachelors of Science in Construction or other related field or equivalent job experience.
• Minimum 15 years commercial general contractor project management experience.
• Strong relationships with various clients and subcontractors
• Excellent computer skills (Excel, Word, MSProject).
• Ability to meet and deal with owners and architects on a professional level.
• Ability to deal with subcontractors and vendors in a business‑like manner.
• Understanding of financial management and analysis.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• Life & AD&D Insurance
• Long‑term Disability Insurance
• Short‑term Disability Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Home & Auto Insurance
• Family Support
• Pre‑tax Paid Parking/Public Transportation
• Paid time off
• Time Away Benefits
• 8 Paid Holidays
• Group Legal
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program

The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

About Us

What We Do: We build. From workplaces and hospitals to hotels and cultural centers. We build the amazing places that define communities. Our services span the full lifecycle of construction—starting with site evaluations and preconstruction through to commissioning, close‑out, and beyond.

The STO Building Group family of companies—Structure Tone, Structure Tone Southwest, Pavarini Construction Co., Pavarini McGovern, LF Driscoll, Govan Brown, Ajax Building Company, BCCI Construction, Layton Construction, Abbott Construction, and RC Andersen—includes over 4,000 employees located in offices throughout the US, Canada, UK, and Ireland. We provide a complete range of construction services, from site selection analysis, design constructability review and aesthetic enhancements to interior fit‑outs, new building construction, and building infrastructure upgrades and modernization. Learn more about how we partner with our clients to imagine, execute, and realize their vision at stobuildinggroup.com.

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing

Industries

• Construction