PROJECT EXECUTIVE- OPERATIONS

About You:

Advocating. You see the potential in others. You give everyone who reports to you the opportunity to thrive, while holding them accountable to clear expectations. Your teams appreciate your commitment to their success.

Activating. You make things happen and you take a player-coach leadership approach. You know when to strategize and when to jump in and take action.

Connected. You’ve built relationships that last with your clients, trade partners, and past teammates. You’re actively engaged in our community and industry.

About Us:

At Lewis, where every employee is an owner, our people are empowered to make decisions – big and small – to meet the goals of our clients. We are passionate about our work and driven to build quality buildings that stand the test of time. With fulfillment as one of our six core values, Lewis has a collaborative and supportive culture committed to the success and development of our people.

A 100% employee-owned company, Lease Crutcher Lewis offers competitive compensation and benefits, like medical, dental, and vision.

Position Summary

Leader and strategist of one or more market segments, including related branding, business development, and sales activities.  Work with senior management to develop strategic, long-range plans to achieve market segment objectives.

Deliver preconstruction services as required by the contract and as required to prepare project teams for success. Duties include: Estimating, value analysis, scheduling, constructability review, safety planning, design management, vendor buyout and preparation of site logistics.

Deliver successful outcomes on all assigned projects: achieving targeted metrics for safety, profitability, schedule adherence, quality and client relations. 

Lead and/or participate in corporate duties as assigned; create and maintain business systems, and process that support achievement of vision, mission and strategic objectives.

Primary Functions & Essential Responsibilities

Client Development

• Develop and execute strategies for obtaining new project opportunities. Identify potential clients and project leads in targeted segments, research background data, prioritize pursuits with other Project Executives, and coordinate efforts with Marketing and Precon groups.
• Leads negotiated sales efforts including differentiation strategy, proposal management and interview preparation.
• Oversees all assigned project bids and new work proposals. Involves and utilizes the estimating team in preparing budgets and proposals.
• Maintains positive working relationships with clients & architect and/or engineer contacts to facilitate successful project execution.
• Builds effective relationships with clients, vendors, design teams, subcontractors, suppliers, and user groups that reflect and support Company core values and meet or exceed the customer’s expectations.
• Actively participates in industry, client, and community events to enhance the Lewis brand.

People Leadership

• Collaboratively leads project teams to achieve optimum results on projects and the highest levels of team Supports and fosters effective communication between field and office teams.
• Responsible for fostering company safety culture and accountability on all projects.
• Leads and motivates diverse teams to achieve high levels of performance. Establishes and fosters team environment.
• Identifies and communicates staffing needs, participates in company recruitment efforts, identifying candidates and persuading them to join the company.
• Demonstrates leadership skills with ability and willingness to effectively surmount challenges, direct others, and effectively address conflicts.
• Leads by example with behaviors consistent with Lewis’ core values with a focus on contributions to the overall success of the company.
• Provides stewardship for, and is actively engaged in, company initiatives such as mentoring, succession planning and the development of team members for future career opportunities.

Safety

•  Leads, promotes and ensures team compliance with all Company and industry safety policies and procedures.
• Ensures monthly safety reviews of current projects, shares results and recommends corrective action as needed.
• Immediately responds to jobsite crisis in conjunction with Lewis policies.
• Demonstrates personal ownership of jobsite safety and personal commitment to return all workers home safely each and every day.
• Conduct required monthly Safety inspections on your projects. It is the PX’s responsibility to i