Senior Construction Project Leader

Gilbane Building Company; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 212,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gilbane University training

Competitive health & welfare benefits

Profit-sharing/401k plan

Job summary

Gilbane Building Company in Boston, MA seeks a Project Executive to lead a single large project team or multiple small project teams, guiding direction, completion, and financial outcome. The role sits primarily on-site with occasional travel for trainings and meetings.

The ideal candidate brings a strong technical background, exceptional communication, and proven leadership to drive safety, schedule, and cost performance on complex projects within the Massachusetts market.

Qualifications

• Strong technical and communication skills required.
• Ability to lead teams and manage multiple priorities.
• Experience with project controls, schedule and cost management.

Responsibilities

• Assumes overall accountability for jobsite safety
• Assumes overall accountability for meeting contract requirements
• Verifies the accuracy of project financial forecast, notice provisions, and billings to meet contract requirements potential claims; escalates to leadership of unresolved deviations
• Ensures team creates a project-specific quality plan aligned with the owner contract and contract documents
• Ensures a team creates a closeout plan in alignment with the contract documents
• Provides leadership in motivating the project team(s) and maintains a positive work environment
• Directs and supervises work of project administration, project superintendents, and engineers to establish operational priorities and maintain satisfactory relationships with owners, subcontractors, unions, etc.
• Assumes overall accountability of subcontracting strategy and the integrity of the buyout process at project level
• Negotiates all aspects of contracts, leads implementation of risk mitigation plan, final review of draft contracts, agreements, and purchase orders
• Assumes overall accountability to ensure project compliance with the insurance and bonds
• Coordinates all preconstruction services ensuring alignment with contractual obligations; reviews and approves all deliverables to Owner and design team
• Assumes overall accountability and leads the team with effective communication and prioritization to ensure focus and discipline to meet the project schedule
• Develops a comprehensive understanding of the local market areas and profiles to create and lead a networking strategy
• Partners with business development to ensure seamless integration with sales strategies, client capture plans and account plans. Optimizes profit levers and gross profit margin tactics to achieve performance targets on new sales. Leads opportunities to strengthen client, partner, and industry relationships that help position Gilbane as the 'Builder of Choice'
• Responsible for the career development and coaching of team members
• Fosters a positive and inclusive work environment to motivate and engage team members
• Interprets and translates the organizational strategy, ensuring team understanding of their role in accomplishing strategic goals

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering or Construction Management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Gilbane Building Company in Boston, MA seeks a Project Executive to lead a single large project team or multiple small project teams, guiding direction, completion, and financial outcome. The role sits primarily on-site with occasional travel for trainings and meetings.

The ideal candidate brings a strong technical background, exceptional communication, and proven leadership to drive safety, schedule, and cost performance on complex projects within the Massachusetts market.