Project Executive

At Royal Electric Company we provide expert electrical design, construction, and service with builders, contractors and facility owners who value relationships, trust, expertise, and a commitment to each other towards achieving exceptional results.

We are able to sustain this through our linking values of expertise, collaboration, integrity, passion, and loyalty. These values support our core purpose; to build great relationships, one project at a time!

We have a current opening for a Project Executive (PX)for our Infrastructure Group throughout Northern, CA.

Success in the position is achieved through the following duties & responsibilities:

Build the people within the project team to facilitate their growth and the capabilities of the overall team:

• Structure the department to adequately staff project teams, taking into account the individual strengths of each team member and the needs of the projects.
• Create clarity of roles and responsibilities for teams on each project and set goals with the team for project success.
• Coach and develop project teams for successful accomplishment of their own Key Results.  Create culture of continuous improvement through learning and feedback. 
• Develop growth plans for team members and anticipate future staffing needs for executing project plans.
• Promote collaboration and innovation at all levels.

Build Relationships with the Client:

• Identify current and potential “Blue & Green” clients and implement strategy for maintaining these relationships at all levels of the project team.
• Personally develop relationships with leadership of these top clients that results in proactive two-way communication and feedback. 
• Engage with clients before, during and after the project – identifying and meeting their needs, objectives and challenges.
• Facilitate project team collaboration with the client for win-win scenarios that positively impact the project.
• Implement plans to monitor and improve relationships with “Yellow & Red” clients to mitigate risk. 

Build Relationships with Vendors & Subcontractors:

• Build and maintain relationships that positively impact alignment on a project, procuring future work and collaborating through challenges.
• Ensure project teams are engaging with subs and vendors timely and constructively for mutual success.
• Communicate subcontractor and vendor strengths and weaknesses with Support Operations and Preconstruction/Estimating that could affect future work or relationships.
• Engage in industry associations and events to continuously identify potential subs and vendors and their possible alignment with Royal on future work.  

Build relationships with Internal Departments:

• Facilitate coordination between project teams and Preconstruction (Preplanning, Prefabrication) and actively engage in implementation of the project plan.
• Provide feedback and collaborate with Estimating to help future bids with regard to proposal language, clarifications, production rates, methods of work and bid-time communication with the client. 
• Work collaboratively with Support Operations for timely information sharing and involvement in the project to meet client expectations and comply with all regulations. 
• Coordinate with other teams to share resources, best practices and lessons learned. 
• Engage in the Royal Leadership Team (RLT) to participate in strategy, initiative implementation, culture and feedback for the entire Company. 

Implement the Royal Proven Process on all projects:

• Client Discovery:  Assess client (company and project team) alignment on culture and shared values.
• Proposal Phase:  Ensure project teams have clarity on bid time scope, Royal’s value add over the competition, bid time negotiations and client expectations of our contract. 
• Project Kickoff:  Facilitate successful startup internally and with client to create project team alignment and planning.
• Construction:  Collaborate with Field Ops Manager and Superintendents to ensure the crews have all the information and resources needed from project teams, for strong performance during construction.
• Milestone Check-In:  facilitate check in with client to ensure project teams are meeting or exceeding expectations.  Make adjustments where needed to improve performance. 
• Closeout:  Ensure a strong project finish and closeout, with project teams delivering timely closeout deliverables and completion of the work.
• Debrief & Learn:  Facilitate the opportunity for our teams to debrief and learn, both internally and with the client. 

Maximize project financial success through effective startup, preplanning and change management. 

• Ensure positive cash flow through timely buy out and release of materials and subcontractors, balanced with accurate and timely billings.
• Ensure project teams are submitting timely and accurate change order pricing/negotiation and provide support in negotiating difficult change orders or claims with the client or subs and vendors.
• Monitor and manage project team performance against budget, schedule projections and correct allocation of resources.  

Identify and mitigate potential risk on the project by staying actively engaged in project status, activities, challenges & opportunities.  

• Ensure teams understand contract scope, notice requirements, schedule requirements, applicable regulatory compliance and rights/remedies/obligations by law.
• Review CTCs performed by Project Managers, assess variances from budget, and actively engage in projects that are slipping or facing challenges to create a plan for improvement.
• Support project teams in resolving challenges and conflicts with clients and subs by identifying concerns and facilitating meaningful conversations to create a unified game plan for the project.