- Field
- Construction project management
- Location
- Dallas, TX
- Work model
- Onsite
- Level
- Mid
- Pay
- $180k to $230k
About the role
The Project Executive provides overall executive leadership for project acquisition, federal contract negotiations, client relations, budget management, and trade partner strategy across classified, secure, and government facilities. The Project Executive serves as the direct executive point of contact for federal agency leadership, defense clients, and prime partners while ensuring strict compliance with FAR/DFAR requirements and company safety and quality standards.
What you would own
- Executive Leadership & Team Recruitment: Recruits, assembles, and builds high-performing, security-cleared project teams.
- Supervises project managers and multi-departmental staff, providing executive direction to exceed mission critical goals.
- Project Acquisition & Business Growth: Generates leads across federal agency networks (e.g., USACE, NAVFAC, GSA), leads complex RFP/IDIQ/MATOC proposals, and leads executive-level contract negotiations.
- Pre-Construction & Project Start-Up: Works with pre-construction teams to navigate government estimate reconciliations, ICD 705 requirements, and baseline scheduling, leading structured turnover meetings between pre-construction and execution teams.
- Operations & P&L Governance: Maintains full accountability for federal project accounting, Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS), Financial Forecasting, and P&L.
- Regularly visits classified and unclassified project sites to monitor execution and safety compliance.
- Client & Executive Relationship Management: Serves as the primary executive contact for federal contracting officers (COs), agency stakeholders, and executive partners to build enduring public-sector relationships.
- Lean & Safety Strategy: Champions company safety programs (EM 385-1-1 compliance) and leads project team implementation of Lean/Last Planner processes and secure supply chain workflows.
What they are looking for
- Active Top Secret/SCI or Secret clearance (or immediate eligibility to reinstate).
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or Engineering.
- Skills & Alignment: Proficient in project control software including Primavera P6, MS Project, and Project Sight.
- Demonstrates exceptional analytical problem-solving skills, strong executive negotiation capabilities, and complete alignment with company core values.
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