Project Executive - Transportation

The-Ruhlin-Company; Sharon Center (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

401k match

Bonus

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life Insurance

Long Term Disability

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid vacation and sick days

Job summary

The Ruhlin Company seeks a Project Executive - Transportation for its Civil Division. The role will drive procurement, buyout, and execution while ensuring quality, schedule, cost control, revenue, safety, and customer satisfaction on assigned projects.

Responsibilities include managing project financials, schedules, and staffing in collaboration with project managers and the division leadership. This is a senior leadership position requiring extensive construction experience and a focus on

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field.
• Minimum 7 years supervisory experience in construction.
• Minimum 7 years estimating, project management, scheduling, and cost control in construction.
• Strong leadership presence and ability to lead teams.
• Ability to read and understand construction drawings and specs.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Willingness to work evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Achieve an assigned percentage of the division’s financial goal.
• Review project margin analysis and cost analysis regularly.
• Oversee all financials.
• Maintain understanding of scopes of work and contract documents.
• Manage claims; identify and resolve potential claims with subcontractors/suppliers.
• Participate in project coordination meetings.
• Ensure compensation for work performed is received.
• Ensure policies and division procedures are followed.
• Review major projects to be bid on or negotiated.
• Maintain harassment-free work environment and equal opportunity objectives.
• Timely report employee relations issues to management.
• Perform additional assignments as directed.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Estimating

Scheduling

Cost control

Technical reading

Communication

Time management

Teamwork

Problem analysis

Willingness to work non-traditional/oc

Education

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, construction engineering technology, construction management, business administration, or related field

Tools

Microsoft 365

Microsoft Teams

Viewpoint Vista

HCSS Heavy Job

HCSS estimating

Scheduling software

Job description

The Ruhlin Company

Project Executive - Transportation

The Ruhlin Company seeks to hire a Project Executive - Transportation for its Civil Division.

Summary: Achieve successful project procurement, buyout, and execution by working closely with project management while ensuring quality, schedule, cost control, revenue, safety, and customer satisfaction objectives are met on all projects that fall within an assigned work genre.

Responsibilities:

Cost

• Achieve an assigned percentage of the division’s financial goal.
  
• Review project margin analysis and cost analysis regularly.
  
• Oversee all financials.
  
• Maintain a thorough understanding of scopes of work and contract documents.
  
• Manage claims; identify and resolve potential claims with subcontractors/suppliers.
  
• Participate in project coordination meetings.
  
• Ensure all compensation for work performed is received.
  

General

• Ensure Company policies and division procedures are understood and implemented consistently.
  
• Participate in the review of major and complex projects to be bid on or negotiated.
  
• Maintain a work environment free of harassment, intimidation, or coercion.
  
• Cooperate fully in achieving the Company’s equal employment opportunity objectives.
  
• Bring to the attention of the Division Manager and Director of Human Resources, in a timely manner, any employee relations issues that arise such as inadequate work performance or policy violations.
  
• Perform additional assignments as directed by the Division Manager.
  

Networking

• Establish and maintain positive relationships with key owners and design professionals.
  
• Attend and participate in industry meetings and networking events.
  

Quality

• Ensure project startups, schedules, and costs are properly executed, tracked, reported, and maintained.
  
• Ensure projects are built according to plans and specifications.
  

Safety

• Accountable for safety; ensure adherence to Company safety policies.
  
• Work with the safety department to ensure employees have proper resources and all necessary safety training.
  

Schedule

• Review project proposals and plans to determine time frame, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of the project.
  
• Oversee the development of the baseline project schedule with assistance from Project Manager, Superintendent and/or Scheduler.
  
• Oversee that the Project Manager and project team maintains/updates project schedule bi-weekly or monthly for the duration of the project.
  

Talent Acquisition and Employee Development

• Work with the division manager, operations, and human resources departments for project staffing.
  
• Evaluate the work performance of and provide professional development guidance to employees.
  

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, construction engineering technology, construction management, business administration, or related field.
  
• Minimum 7 years supervisory experience within the construction industry.
  
• Minimum 7 years estimating, project management, scheduling, and cost control experience within the construction industry.
  
• Strong leadership presence.
  
• Ability to read and understand technical and statistical data, interpret construction and architectural drawings and specifications.
  
• Outstanding time management and organizational skills.
  
• Good problem analysis and problem resolution skills at both a strategic and functional level.
  
• Proficient with Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams, Viewpoint Vista, HCSS Heavy Job, HCSS estimating software, scheduling software.
  
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  
• Willingness and ability to work some non-traditional work hours (evenings and weekends).
  
• Team-focused mindset to build strong working relationships.
  
• Commitment to Company values.
  

Direct Report(s): Senior Project Managers, Project Managers.

About The Ruhlin Company

The Ruhlin Company was founded on a corporate philosophy of partnership. For over 100 years we have created cooperative relationships with our clients by listening closely to their needs and successfully translating their visions into reality. Client satisfaction is the bedrock of our reputation, earned through innovative construction technology, experienced leadership and an unswerving commitment to quality. Today Ruhlin enjoys a national reputation as a construction services leader. From bridges to buildings, client success is built in.

• The Ruhlin Company offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees which includes Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP), 401k match, Bonus, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Long Term Disability coverage, Tuition Reimbursement paid vacation and sick days.

The Ruhlin Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in Ohio's Drug Free Safety Program

The Ruhlin Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, age (age 40 or older), color, disability or handicap, veteran/military status, national origin, genetic information, sexual orientation or gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.