Builders - Project Executive

About the Company

RNGD (a Palmisano Company) is a rapidly scaling organization emerging as a nationally recognized leader in construction through our unique Renegade mindset focused on innovation, creativity, and culture. The team is made up of a highly engaged group of seasoned professionals and emerging leaders. We are creators who believe that what we build drives the growth of our cities and that to fulfill our mission, we must constantly challenge the old way of doing things. Headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, we thrive on building communities, building teams, building leaders, and growing the business throughout the Southeast region with additional teams currently in Nashville and Huntsville.

About the Role

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Project Executive to provide overall leadership and direction on construction projects while embodying our culture and core values. The Project Executive will negotiate the Owner contract, act as the main contact for the Project Manager for issues concerning budget, billing, and client satisfaction, and ensure the fiscal success of the project. While this role has overall P&L responsibility for their projects, the Project Executive is also expected to foster an environment of team accountability to meet overall goals. 

Primary Responsibilities

Operations: 

• Act as the “common thread” that owns the project from Pre-Construction through Closeout and beyond
• Manage and lead multiple teams and projects simultaneously while optimizing processes to achieve targets in safety, budget, schedule, quality control, and raving fans
• Act as the pre-construction lead, working closely with the estimating teams to develop project specific budgets, schedules, and logistics plans
• Support and drive utilization of various Impetus initiatives and technologies
• Manage, oversee, and innovate field operations, processes, and procedures in the spirit of continuous improvement. 

Relationships: 

• Develop and maintain long lasting relationships with clients, the design community, subcontractors, vendors, and various organizations to enhance future business opportunities
• Attend owner and project meetings to maintain continuous client contact and gauge performance perceptions to communicate relevant information to team members
• Collaborate with Business Development and Marketing to secure new work for the business.
• Foster existing client relationships to secure repeat business

Leadership: 

• Set appropriate milestones and assign tasks and projects to team members that leverage their strengths and interest
• Develop and maintain a high-performance team through recruiting, hiring, training, coaching, and mentoring team members.
• Communicate objectives and KPI’s to team and translate into action items
• Provide leadership in business judgment and all financial and profitability aspects of projects
• Champion jobsite safety efforts and motivate the on-site team through the best practices of Impetus’ Safety Program
• Infuse vision and purpose in all aspects of the projects
• Continuously reinforce the core values and manifesto, leading by example  

Strategy: 

• Create strategies that impact or change organizational processes.
• Contribute to overarching strategic initiatives and develop creative solutions to solving company challenges
• Stay current on projected policies, practices, and trends in the industry and the competitive landscape
• Continuously participate in industry associations, communities, and boards to contribute to industry thought leadership  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management or engineering  
• 10 years of experience in a commercial construction firm; 5 years with P&L responsibility for multiple, commercial projects greater than $20M  
• Deep understanding of project level accounting and effective project financial management 
• Understands exceptional preconstruction services are what truly differentiate a construction firm and knows how operations supports those services 
• Exceptional leadership, people management, communication and influencing skills 
• Track record for spotting, recruiting, developing, and retaining talent  
• Deep operational knowledge with broad strategic insight 
• Ability to quickly adapt to regular, fast-changing corporate and external environments 
• Mastery of change management and ability to translate strategic vision into action 
• Always leads with a clear understanding of the company's assets, capabilities, and culture 
• Ability to seek out and find business opportunities 
• Ability to shift between higher level strategy and still be focused on the details 

RNGD is an equal employment opportunity employer.