Since our founding in 1982, Shawmut Design and Construction (a 100% employee-owned company) has been recognized as a Best Place to Work 60 times by our employee-owners. At Shawmut, you will have the opportunity to own your career and deliver impact within our culture of ownership and innovation focused around providing the gold standard of client service for the world’s most recognizable and elite brands and institutions.

The Commercial Project Executive (PX) is responsible for pursuit of opportunities, pre-construction, contract negotiations, and the high-level execution, controls, cost, risk and business management of a single or multiple projects. They must also maintain strong client relationships, ensuring satisfaction and new business.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Develops and refines client strategy with regional leadership to ensure profitability of projects of a complex nature and/or multiple projects equaling a revenue range of over $50M t0 $100M.
• Responsible for staffing, management, and coordination of all project team members, especially the Project Manager, Assistant Project Manager and Superintendent, ensuring profitability of project.
• Responsible for project completion and financials, contract negotiation, subcontractor risk, critical success factors, and client satisfaction.
• Applies detailed/hands-on knowledge of project requirements and deliverables.
• Proactively identifies project risk, develops and drives recovery plans to minimize damage to all aspects of the project including financial results, client relationship, and project team relationships.
• Develop high-performing teams through supervision, training, coaching, and mentoring.
• Continuously cultivating relationships with previous clients and working with Business Development in pursuit of new clients.
• Oversees closeout on completed projects. Provides meaningful feedback on PMs, CMs, and Supers at end of each project and provides input on annual evaluation.
• Foster a culture of safety on job sites and in Shawmut offices; acts as a safety role model and holds others accountable. Lives the model of “The Shawmut Way.” Operates as a trusted advisor to leadership, as a “steward of the culture,” all while fostering professionalism, diversity and inclusion.
• Attending industry related events as necessary to help develop and build the Shawmut brand.

CRITICAL SKILLS/ SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

• Thorough knowledge of senior leadership and region legal trends/risk.
• Outstanding relationship-building skills.
• Ability to speak and write clearly in English to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to create a culture of inclusion and belonging by acting with courage, humility and curiosity; desire to learn about others and self-reflect.
• Ability to build team relationships, stay organized, handle various projects at one time, follow up and make accurate decisions.

PREPARATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Experience: 10+ years of Commercial Construction Management experience (ground up core shell construction- restoration and or interiors) required
• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and work experience
• Additional Role Specific Skills:
  • Vast knowledge of all trades and phases of the entire construction process: scope, cost, time frames/field execution, typical risks & exposure
  • Extensive people management experience

Shawmut prohibits discrimination against any staff member or applicant on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, disability, creed, citizenship status, or any other legally protected characteristic.