Project Director

Overview

Do you consider yourself to be a highly technical, strong communicator with the desire to work in a team environment on complex projects? Gilbane is seeking a Program Director to be the head of all project activities, holding overall accountability for the successful, congruent delivery of the program, with the primary objective of ensuring the integration of all construction project partners, systems, business structures and practices, harnessing the talents and insights of all participants to optimize project results, increase value for the owner, reduce waste, and maximize efficiency.

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

Leadership:

• Effectively conveys projects vision through a variety of appropriate communication methods
• Communicates ongoing, accurate, complete, and clear information to all stakeholders regarding the reason for change and the implementation process of change, from C-Suite to Project Engineer level
• Inspires the organization through both written and verbal messages, conveys public information appropriately in a positive manner
• Creates and maintains infuential relations through efective communication
• Ensures alignment of communication, processes, resources, and systems across the project with vision and direction
• Diagnoses gaps in knowledge, experience, skills and behaviour that underlie current and future performance
• Fosters corporation across project teams and removes barriers to partnerships and teamwork that inhibit fulflment of project goals and priorities
• Formulates clear decision criteria; evaluates options by considering implications and consequencesand chooses efective option
• Frequently articulates the benefts of an inclusive workplace culture with employees and other leaders
• Instils passion and commitment toward a common goal that is built upon an established foundation of trust
• Values, seeks out and promotes diverse perspectives
• Anticipates and works to resolve potential or emerging organizational conficts
• Periodically conducts formal employee meetings for visual presence and to promote feedback
• Aligns leaders around strategy, objectives and plans
• Maintains accessibility to all levels of employees

Operational/ Delivery:

• Oversees all construction activities on the project, ensuring the project has adequate operational strategies in place to achieve the desired expectations
• Creates culture and champion onsite safety to the ‘Gilbane Cares’ philosophy
• Anticipates technical issues that may arise and ofers expert advice on technical construction elements

Commercial/ Contractual:

• Manages risk and controls expenses to ensure overall proftability in alignment with objectives
• Holds overall responsibility for project P&L and fnancial reporting

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION

• BS or MS Degree in Engineering or Construction Management
• LEED Accredited highly preferred
• 25 years’ building construction experience
• Previously sat at the top of an Integrated Project Delivery scheme
• Experience of working as Construction Manager at Risk & Design Build
• Experience of commercial construction and R&D projects

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Flawless knowledge of Integrated Project Delivery philosophy and method
• High levels of technical construction acumen
• Strong business acumen and decision-making skills
• Able to identify and adapt best leadership and communication style to achieve best results from diverse team with diferent levels of communication styles
• Able to articulate understanding of the broad impact of decisions within the project and efectively direct key stakeholders appropriately
• Able to model active listening skills and extract information
• Able to cultivate an environment of trust, hard work and teamwork
• Able to communicate as efectively in spontaneous or unrehearsed settings as in prepared ones
• Personal values align with Gilbane’s core values: integrity, tough mindedness, teamwork, dedication to excellence, loyalty, discipline, caring, entrepreneurship
• Passionate about a collaborative culture
• Passionate about safety

Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.    For Upstate New York this ranges from $203,500.00-$279,900.00 plus benefits and retirement program.

Gilbane offers an excellent total compensation package which includes competitive health and welfare benefits and a generous profit-sharing/401k plan. We invest in our employees’ education and have built Gilbane University into a top training organization in the construction industry. Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.

Gilbane is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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