Role: Executive Project Director – Heavy Civils
Salary: $250k basic + sign on + benefits + relocation
Location: Indianapolis
The Business:
Hamilton Mayer International is keen to be made aware of experienced executives with a track record delivering multi-million $ projects in the US, specifically in Transportation.
The Executive Project Director will be working out of the Indianapolis offices where they will be tasked with overseeing a large transportation project that needs assistance delivering to its completion date, and further to this, the business seek expertise in the assistance of bidding for future P3/design-build pursuits within Transportation as a number of large tenders have been put forward by a number of US Transportation bodies ready to be bid on.
The Role:
- Manage professional staff responsible for design and project construction
- Direct and coordinate activities of project personnel to ensure project progresses on schedule and within prescribed budget
- Review project estimate or plan to determine schedule, estimated job cost, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of project
- Oversee coordination with project staff to outline work plans, assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority
- Review status and modify schedules or plans as required and prepares project reports for management, owners, and subcontractors
- Provide positive safety leadership to the project
- Coordinate resource use with project superintendent; for example, craft assignment, crew sizes and project layout for offices, traffic flow, and material storage
- Responsible for claims management and documentation
- Coordinate material purchases, assure that subcontractor agreements are prepared and change orders are accurate and issued to owners, subcontractors and suppliers
- Approve subcontractor billing
- Generate pay estimates
- Conduct performance reviews with subordinates
- Manage subcontractor, owner and public relations
- Participate in project presentations to elected officials, general public and other stakeholders
- Responsible for project closeout. Secure loose ends by finishing paperwork, obtaining retainers, supporting supervisor and expediting claims
- Able to confidently negotiate any & all matters on behalf of a JV as they relate to cost, schedule & contract matters with Owner/Sub suppliers
Key Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in a related field from an accredited institution and 5 years heavy civil/heavy highway construction management experience; or 8 years related heavy civil construction management experience ($200M+ size projects – elevated bridge, highway, etc.)
- Heavy civil construction, estimating, design, finance, and management experience preferred which may include a background working for a consultant and contractor
- Transportation/Heavy civils experience is highly preferred