Senior Project Executive — Civic & Higher Education

NW Recruiting Partners; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

HSA/FSA, Employee Assistance Program,

401(k) with matching

Generous ESOP program

Paid time off and paid holidays

Job summary

NW Recruiting Partners seeks a Project Executive to lead civic and higher education projects from planning through closeout. You will drive client satisfaction, team performance, financial results, and risk management while maintaining project quality and safety.

The role requires strong leadership, deep civic/higher education construction knowledge, and a proven ability to develop teams and long-term client relationships across campuses and agencies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Architecture, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible construction experience leading complex projects.
• Experience in civic construction and/or higher education projects.
• Experience coordinating multiple stakeholders in active or occupied environments.
• Knowledge of preconstruction, estimating, scheduling, contracts, and safety.
• Experience with GC/CM, CM/GC, design-build, or negotiated methods preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and accountability for multiple projects in varying phases of planning, preconstruction, construction, and closeout.
• Partner with clients, design teams, consultants, and internal leaders to set goals and strategies.
• Oversee project financial performance, including budgets, forecasts, cost controls, and cash flow.
• Guide contract review, risk allocation, and issue resolution with operations leadership and legal resources.
• Ensure schedules, procurement plans, staffing plans, quality programs, and recovery strategies.
• Review project performance with PMs and Superintendents, addressing schedule, cost, safety, and client concerns.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team development

Risk management

Contract negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Architecture, or related field

Tools

BIM/VDC tools

Job description

NW Recruiting Partners seeks a Project Executive to lead civic and higher education projects from planning through closeout. You will drive client satisfaction, team performance, financial results, and risk management while maintaining project quality and safety.

The role requires strong leadership, deep civic/higher education construction knowledge, and a proven ability to develop teams and long-term client relationships across campuses and agencies.