Sr Project Executive - Life Science (Traveler)

Gilbane Building Company; Town of Texas, San Antonio (WI, TX); On-site; USD 183,000 - 352,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Project Executive to lead complex construction projects in the Life Sciences sector. This role involves overseeing project direction, completion, and financial outcomes while mentoring other executives. The ideal candidate will thrive in a collaborative environment, leveraging strong technical and communication skills to manage high-value projects. With a commitment to integrity and excellence, this opportunity offers a chance to contribute to significant community-building projects while enjoying a comprehensive training program and career development through Gilbane University.

Benefits

Health and welfare benefits

Generous profit-sharing/401k plan

Multi-dimensional training opportunities

Gilbane University training programs

Qualifications

• 10-15 years in a lead role on projects valued at $150 million or larger.
• Extensive experience with Life Sciences projects.

Responsibilities

• Direct and supervise project administration and engineers.
• Assume overall accountability for jobsite safety and quality.

Skills

Technical Skills

Communication Skills

Leadership Skills

Teamwork

Education

BS or MS in Engineering

Experience in Life Sciences projects

Tools

Procore

Microsoft Office

Job description

Sr Project Executive - Life Science (Traveler)

Job Locations

US-PA-Philadelphia | US-MA-Boston | US-MD-Baltimore | US-VA-Arlington | US-TX-San Antonio | US-CA-San Jose | US-CA-Sacramento | US-PA-Philadelphia | US-FL-Tampa | US-GA-Atlanta | US-IL-Chicago | ...

Requisition ID

2025-10211

Category

Project Management

Overview

Are you a highly technical, strong communicator who thrives in a team environment on complex projects?

Gilbane is seeking a Senior Project Executive with extensive experience in the Life Sciences sector. As a representative of the Company, you will be responsible for the overall direction, completion, and financial outcome of multiple complex construction-management projects. Additionally, you will mentor multiple Project Executives. This role requires frequent travel to job sites and Gilbane offices for training, meetings, and more.

If you can position, sell, and execute, we want to talk to you.

Who are we?

As a Top-10 ENR Contractor, Gilbane is a family-owned business with 45 offices that has been shaping communities since 1870. Consistently recognized as one of the most reputable construction management firms in the country, Gilbane is committed to delivering projects safely and on-time. You will have the opportunity to build schools, labs, hospitals, corporate offices, sports arenas and more!

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Who are you?

You are a coach/leader who leads with an inclusive and empathetic mindset. You provide feedback and guidance to help others excel in their current or future roles. You determine priorities, delegate work, and effectively communicate progress. You establish measures to assess the impact, quality, and timeliness of results while praising successes and sharing lessons learned. You build high performing teams by attracting, engaging, developing, and retaining talented individuals through motivation and discipline to maximize impact on the organization and the individual.

You leverage business insights by understanding industry trends, local market/economic conditions, and Gilbane's business model to make critical decisions and create competitive advantage. You deploy a strategic mindset when considering solutions to long-term opportunities and risks that may develop in the future.

Your core values match Gilbane's: Integrity, Caring, Teamwork, Toughmindedness, Dedication to Excellence, Discipline, Loyalty, and Entrepreneurship.

What's in it for you?

Gilbane offers employees multi-dimensional training opportunities through a number of resources. While managing your responsibilities to projects, you will be able to enroll in trainings through our award-winning Gilbane University to build leadership and technical skills. In addition, you would work with an experienced team which provides you with the opportunity to learn new industry skills every day. You will protect and promote the interests of both Gilbane and the client in all matters as well as demonstrating the personal characteristics of a developing leader.

Responsibilities

Direct and supervise work of project administration, project superintendents, and engineers to establish operational priorities and maintain satisfactory relationships with owners, subcontractors, unions, etc.
• Enforce project reporting requirements
• Manage critical issues
• Assume overall accountability for jobsite safety and quality
• Mentor Project Executives

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION

• BS OR MS degree in Engineering or Construction Management
• 10-15 years in the lead role on projects valued at $150 million or larger with extensive experience with Life Sciences projects
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Strong technical and communication skills are critical
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Leadership and management skills
• Knowledge of Procore, Microsoft Office (preferred)

Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

For Reno, Nevada this ranges from $183,000.00-$251,600.00 plus benefits and retirement program.

For Glastonbury, CT; Providence, RI; and Baltimore, MD this ranges from $192,100.00-$264,100.00 plus benefits and retirement program.

For Sacramento, CA this ranges from $201,300.00-$276,800.00 plus benefits and retirement program.

For Boston, MA this ranges from $214,100.00-$294,400.00 plus benefits and retirement program.

For Irvine, CA; Concord, CA and Los Angeles, CA this ranges from $223,200.00-$306,900.00 plus benefits and retirement program.

For New York City, NY and San Jose, CA this ranges from $234,200.00-$351,200.00 plus benefits and retirement program.

Gilbane offers an excellent total compensation package which includes competitive health and welfare benefits and a generous profit-sharing/401k plan. We invest in our employees' education and have built Gilbane University into a top training organization in the construction industry. Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.

Gilbane is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Note to Recruiters, Placement Agencies, and Similar Organizations: Gilbane does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our jobs alias, website, or to any Gilbane employee. Gilbane will not pay fees to any third party agency or firm and will not be responsible for any agency fees associated with unsolicited resumes. Unsolicited resumes received will be considered property of Gilbane and will be processed accordingly.

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