Project Executive - Sustainable Infrastructure

What you will do

Responsible for executive project level leadership on multimillion-dollar, multi-location, national energy retrofit projects. Oversight of ongoing project development, project delivery, measurement/verification and other post sale activites.  Determines resource levels to attain schedule milestones and monitors workforce levels to ensure conformance with the construction plan.  Hires, retains and manages on-site work staff in compliance with contract deliverables, budget and timeline.  Controls change/scope creep, ensuring that all scope changes are quickly and properly documented and that change orders are approved prior to / in conjunction with the performance of work.  Implements the site safety and security procedures and project work rules and plays an active role in the development of the safety program.  Develops and maintains Customer and Subcontractor relationships.  Maintains customer satisfaction for the duration of the project and operates effectively in a matrix management environment.

Works in conjunction with Area Team Management, and both National Operations and Engineering teams.

External Relationships:

The Project Executive is actively involved in the local contracting community, industry organizations, and networks with local and national subcontractors.  Responsible for maintaining high customer satisfaction for projects during the execution phase.  Single point of contact for a large, national energy retrofit project at multiple locations (bases, campuses, etc.).  Project timeline to exceed two (2) years.

Internal Relationships:

Works with the National Delivery team, National Development team and Area Resource teams as needed, to provide sales and engineering support activities early in the audit process to provide input on vendor/partners selection, scope enhancements, value engineering, risk assessment etc. as needed.  Works with the Area Delivery Managers to ensure the profitable execution of assigned projects. Ensures that assigned tasks are done accurately, on-time, billed, within budget and within scope of the contract. Maintains profitability goals and positive cash flow for assigned projects.  Manages detailed scope development, project costing/savings and reconciliation process in an ongoing basis.  Leads the team and owns the outcome.

How you will do it

Single point of contact for JCI in front of a large national customer.  Interface at all levels but primarily high level interaction. Self-performs development support activities early in the project to provide input on vendor/partners selection, scope enhancements, value engineering, risk assessment etc. Self-performs cost estimating, project scheduling and construction management of assigned projects. Manages the profitable execution of assigned project over multiple task orders. Ensures that assigned tasks are done accurately, on-time, billed, within budget and within scope of the contract. Maintains profitability goals and positive cash flow for portfolio. Understands project scope and customer expectations.  Utilizes resource planning techniques to gain high productivity from team members.  Owns the customer relationship at a high level. Plans, schedules, and controls project activities.  Broad knowledge of commercial/contractual, complexity/deal, structure/financial acumen/disciplines of supply chain…negotiation skills…communication skills…c-level relationships Provides monthly reporting of Project financial status and participates in the Area General Managers Monthly Project Backlog reviews, as needed. Oversees FIMs, Multiple FIMs, and innovative/renewable FIMs in multiple geographic locations but maintains consistency for a national contract. Established long term customer and contractor relationships.  Influences customer. Develops and adheres to a Project Execution Plan for each task order and overall project. Establishes customer touch points throughout the life cycle of projects to gain feedback on customer satisfaction. Provides leadership by demonstrating focus on exceeding customers’ expectations. Effectively communicates the status of assigned projects to National and Area Delivery Manager as required and provides monthly forecasts of revenue, costs, and gross margin for the PC execution. Fosters and maintains good working relationships with subcontractors. Fosters and maintains good working relationships with JCI internal Systems, Service and Lighting partners. Ensures compliance with state, local and federal legal requirements. Ensure Energy Solutions business is conducted with the highest ethical standards. Champions and drives the SSA Safety Program for employees and subcontractors at all levels.

PRODUCTIVITY MEASURMENTS:

The Project Executive is responsible for the executed margin for all assigned projects.