Project Executive

The Role

Joining Balfour Beatty as a Project Executive in our Charlotte team your primary role will be source and deliver on an ongoing project pipeline with ultimate responsibility for all aspects of project success. including a positive referral from the Clients. Serving as the liaison between the jobsite, the Business Unit Leader (BUL) and the main office, you will provide the support and resources that are needed by the Project Manager and Superintendent to perform their duties. Your role will include:

Essential Functions

• Project Leadership: Oversee all phases of construction from preconstruction through closeout, ensuring alignment with client goals and company objectives.
• Team Management: Lead project managers, superintendents, engineers, and support staff; mentor and develop talent to ensure strong team performance.
• Client Engagement: Serve as the primary point of contact for owners, developers, and stakeholders; build and maintain long-term relationships.
• Budget & Cost Control: Establish project budgets, monitor financial performance, and ensure profitability through effective cost management and forecasting.
• Schedule Management: Ensure projects are delivered on or ahead of schedule through proactive planning and mitigation of risks.
• Quality & Safety Assurance: Promote and enforce strict adherence to safety protocols and quality standards across all project sites.
• Contract Administration: Negotiate and manage subcontractor agreements, change orders, and risk allocations.
• Business Development: Support preconstruction and business development efforts by contributing to bids, proposals, and presentations.

What you will need

• B.S. in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field position.
• 15+ years' experience within commercial construction in office or field management.
• 10+ plus years' experience working on ground-up commercial construction projects with project experience in the $1 to $50 million range desirable.
• Proven experience with project manager software (Constructware, P6, Timberline, etc.).
• Demonstratable experience with cost projection, financial analysis, budget reviews, labor reports.

What you will get

As an industry leader Balfour Beatty offers employees a comprehensive benefits package with competitive salaries and more including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Dependent & Medical Reimbursement)
• Vacation Time
• Sick Time
• Holidays
• Paid Volunteer time
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Referral Bonus

About us

Balfour Beatty US is an industry-leading provider of general contracting, at-risk construction management and design-build services for public and private sector clients across the nation. Performing heavy civil and vertical construction, our teams build the unique structures and infrastructure that play an important role in how people live, work, learn and play in our communities. Our teammates have an instinctive passion for innovating that is fueled by a relentless curiosity, a drive to employ lean practices and processes and the determination to find a better way. Through Zero Harm, we are challenging the construction industry's assumptions about safety. We believe that no level of harm should come to anyone as a result of our business.

Consistently ranked among the nation's largest building contractors by Engineering News-Record, our US business is a subsidiary of London-based Balfour Beatty plc (LSE: BBY).

Balfour Beatty is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by federal, state or local law.