Security-Cleared Project Executive

W. G. Yates & Sons Construction Company; Biloxi (MS); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

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

The role oversees managers across multiple departments, ensuring compliance with FAR/DFAR and Yates safety standards while driving growth and program execution excellence. Strong leadership and negotiation skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 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.

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, 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, 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.

Skills

Executive leadership

Contract negotiations

Program management

Team leadership

Analytical problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management or Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Project Sight

EVMS

Job description

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

The role oversees managers across multiple departments, ensuring compliance with FAR/DFAR and Yates safety standards while driving growth and program execution excellence. Strong leadership and negotiation skills are essential.