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Sr Project Executive - Life Science (Traveler)

Gilbane
Philadelphia, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 31 Jan 2025
💰 $351,200/yr($183,000/yr$351,200/yr)

About the role

Overview

Are you a highly technical, strong communicator who thrives in a team environment on complex projects?

 

Gilbane is seeking a Senior Project Executive with extensive experience in the Life Sciences sector. As a representative of the Company, you will be responsible for the overall direction, completion, and financial outcome of multiple complex construction-management projects. Additionally, you will mentor multiple Project Executives.  This role requires frequent travel to job sites and Gilbane offices for training, meetings, and more.

 

If you can position, sell, and execute, we want to talk to you.

 

Who are we?  

As a Top-10 ENR Contractor, Gilbane is a family-owned business with 45 offices that has been shaping communities since 1870. Consistently recognized as one of the most reputable construction management firms in the country, Gilbane is committed to delivering projects safely and on-time. You will have the opportunity to build schools, labs, hospitals, corporate offices, sports arenas and more!

 

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

 

Who are you? 

You are a coach/leader who leads with an inclusive and empathetic mindset. You provide feedback and guidance to help others excel in their current or future roles. You determine priorities, delegate work, and effectively communicate progress. You establish measures to assess the impact, quality, and timeliness of results while praising successes and sharing lessons learned. You build high performing teams by attracting, engaging, developing, and retaining talented individuals through motivation and discipline to maximize impact on the organization and the individual.  

 

You leverage business insights by understanding industry trends, local market/economic conditions, and Gilbane’s business model to make critical decisions and create competitive advantage. You deploy a strategic mindset when considering solutions to long-term opportunities and risks that may develop in the future.  

 

Your core values match Gilbane’s: Integrity, Caring, Teamwork, Toughmindedness, Dedication to Excellence, Discipline, Loyalty, and Entrepreneurship. 

 

What’s in it for you?   

Gilbane offers employees multi-dimensional training opportunities through a number of resources. While managing your responsibilities to projects, you will be able to enroll in trainings through our award-winning Gilbane University to build leadership and technical skills. In addition, you would work with an experienced team which provides you with the opportunity to learn new industry skills every day. You will protect and promote the interests of both Gilbane and the client in all matters as well as demonstrating the personal characteristics of a developing leader.

Responsibilities

  • Direct and supervise work of project administration, project superintendents, and engineers to establish operational priorities and maintain satisfactory relationships with owners, subcontractors, unions, etc.
  • Enforce project reporting requirements
  • Manage critical issues
  • Assume overall accountability for jobsite safety and quality
  • Mentor Project Executives

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION

  • BS OR MS degree in Engineering or Construction Management
  • 10-15 years in the lead role on projects valued at $150 million or larger with extensive experience with Life Sciences projects
  • Or equivalent combination of education and experience

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

  • Strong technical and communication skills are critical
  • Ability to work in a team environment
  • Leadership and management skills
  • Knowledge of Procore, Microsoft Office (preferred)

Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.      

For Reno, Nevada this ranges from $183,000.00-$251,600.00 plus benefits and retirement program.

For Glastonbury, CT; Providence, RI; and Baltimore, MD this ranges from $192,100.00-$264,100.00 plus benefits and retirement program.

For Sacramento, CA this ranges from $201,300.00-$276,800.00 plus benefits and retirement program.

For Boston, MA this ranges from $214,100.00-$294,400.00 plus benefits and retirement program.

For Irvine, CA; Concord, CA and Los Angeles, CA this ranges from $223,200.00-$306,

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