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Adolfson & Peterson Construction · 2 days ago

Project Executive - k-12

Bloomington, MN

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$152K/yr - $240K/yr

10+ years exp

Adolfson & Peterson Construction is a leading construction management firm with a commitment to quality and innovation. They are seeking a Project Executive to lead their Midwest k-12 education division, managing large-scale projects and ensuring alignment with corporate goals while providing quality services to clients.

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Comp. & Benefits

Hiring Manager

Trevor Hawkinson

Responsibilities

Take personal responsibility for working safely within an Incident and Injury Free (IIF) culture

Provide leadership within the Operations department to ensure that projects are timely and have quality results

Develop, manage, and retain a best in class Project Management department

Provide leadership in team member attraction and retention initiatives, performance management, and team member development. Provide recommendations for staffing, compensation reviews, and performance goals

Help create and coordinate execution of career development plans for team members

Coach, mentor, and train team members. Ensure team members have the necessary resources and support

Create and nurture a collaborative environment and team member engagement

Resolve team member performance issues

Help build and maintain a pipeline of qualified applicants and team members

Collaborate with the Preconstruction Manager to manage the pre-construction process and ensure technical expertise is provided to the team

Oversee the review of constructability with the project team

Oversee the management of the budgets, pre-construction, construction, internal project teams, design teams, and development of estimates

Ensure that job safety requirements are communicated to all trade contractors for zero injury

Partner with the regional leadership team in procuring future projects across designated markets

Lead new project marketing efforts through contacts and maintaining a network of architects, consultants, and potential clients to consistently bring forth project leads; collaborate with business development staff

Lead presentation and proposal preparations incorporating project management principles into the process; understand the owner’s financial goals for the project

Review the schedules for proposed projects, in conjunction with field operations, which accurately reflect the project time to complete as well as critical issues facing the project team

Define target markets, project size and type, and establish marketing goals

Manage the Continuous Client Care program

Build and sustain quality relationships between AP and the owner

Provide leadership for a defined functional market and projects

Act as a subject matter expert for a specified functional market; understand and track trends, legislative changes, and new developments

Build and develop relationships with key industry leaders

Network with local organizations and businesses within the functional market

Build organizational capacities internally to win work

Build and facilitate collaborative team processes among project participants

Provide guidance and direction around project strategy

Participate in all recruiting, development, and retention activities for project teams

Provide leadership and management direction to a project or department team

Develop teamwork among all team members working on projects to ensure success; act as dispute resolution mediator as needed

Act as liaison between senior management and the owner to create and maintain a collaborative rapport

Facilitate progress meetings with the owner, design team, and key trade contractors

Perform and/or oversee the review of project plans for constructability and cost feasibility; manage and/or complete project risk assessments and scope of work matrices

Review project plans and specifications for constructability and cost feasibility

Oversee the trade contract bidding process

Manage the project buy-out for all trade contractor/supplier contracts; review the scope of work, schedule, and performance expectations including workforce utilization goals prior to the award of the contract

Ensure that the trade contractor/supplier log is maintained

Assist the Superintendent and Project Manager in preparing and updating the detailed construction schedule; initiate and review close-out procedures with the Superintendent, owner, and design team before trade contractor work starts for a zero-punch list

Confirm that the total cost budgets, with contingencies, tie to the project contract amount; ensure project budgets are maintained in Prolog

Oversee the review of all trade contractor/supplier payment applications

Ensure that project logs, procedure, and schedule for submittal of O&M manuals, close-out documents, and project warranties are completed properly

Analyze and manage project progress, costs, budgets, and cash flows

Oversee the review of shop drawings, RFI’s, and ASI’s (all change orders) for coordination and implementation of project requirements

Manage the trade contract process and all clarification or change issues

Understand all the plans, specifications, and details through the project duration; manage, review, and control all project costs

Prepare the final written analysis on project profitability, profit enhancers, profit busters, and project problems

Review the project’s QC plan and ensure compliance; report findings to project team and management

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

K-12 Project ExperiencePrologConstruction ManagementProject ManagementMicrosoft ProjectP6People ManagementValue EngineeringCost ControlOSHA 30 CertificationTeam DevelopmentCollaborationIntegrityCommunication

Required

Bachelor's degree in construction management, architecture, engineering, or equivalent and 10+ years of construction project management experience or completion of an associates degree in construction management and 12+ years of related project management experience

4+ years of people management experience required

Advanced proficiency with scheduling, spreadsheets, cost control, and project management software including Prolog, Microsoft Project, P6, and other construction programs

Solid understanding of value engineering, life cycle costing, and project profit/cost processes

Ability to read and comprehend building plans and specifications; estimating experience including take-offs preferred

Recognition and achievement of high-quality construction standards

Thorough experience with multiple contract types under the CMR and Design-Build delivery methods

Current or ability to become current with OSHA 30 and company safety requirements

Ability to travel to project work sites

Demonstrated integrity and ethical standards

Experience driving growth and change; demonstrated effectiveness in driving operations and executing plans

Ability to identify talent, create and develop teams, and build trust and engagement

Capability to identify and capitalize on opportunities quickly; ability to maintain effect balance between strategic and tactical priorities

Experience driving accountability for financial and operational effectiveness, integrating and aligning efforts across teams, monitoring results and tackling problems decisively

Experience cultivating an active network of relationships, driving collaboration and alignment, relating well to key colleagues and communicating candidly with employees at all levels

Ability to drive to the core of complex issues and provide insightful and constructive feedback