Strategic Project Executive - Construction Leader

Powers & Sons Construction; Gary (IN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Powers & Sons Construction in Gary, Indiana seeks a Project Executive to lead multiple projects, ensuring profitability and adherence to company processes. The role manages project teams across sectors and direct reports to the President/CEO, with regular site visits and client engagement.

Responsibilities include financial oversight, bid reviews, subcontract/change order approvals, and ongoing preconstruction input.

Qualifications

• Progressive construction management experience leading project teams, financial performance, and client relationships.
• Strong knowledge of budgets, forecasting, contracts, scheduling, preconstruction, and project delivery.
• Ability to lead pursuits, coordinate JV partners, develop teams, resolve disputes, and drive process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Project accountability: weekly check-ins with project teams and JV partners to verify duties and resolve issues.
• Financial oversight: manage profitability, review PSRs, billings, costs, and collections; approve subcontracts and change orders.
• Client engagement: update and meet with clients; attend OAC meetings and share project successes.
• Project delivery: visit sites to understand challenges and ensure policies, safety, and quality standards are followed.
• Office leadership: recruit, mentor, plan, review performance, and report risks to leadership.
• Pursuit leadership: lead RFPs/RFQs from prep to submission; coordinate stakeholders.
• Estimating/preconstruction: collaborate on bids, GMPs, and handoffs; maintain cost/schedule projections.

Skills

Construction management

Budgeting

Forecasting

Contracts management

Scheduling

Team leadership

Client relationships

Pursuit leadership

Job description

Powers & Sons Construction in Gary, Indiana seeks a Project Executive to lead multiple projects, ensuring profitability and adherence to company processes. The role manages project teams across sectors and direct reports to the President/CEO, with regular site visits and client engagement.

Responsibilities include financial oversight, bid reviews, subcontract/change order approvals, and ongoing preconstruction input.