Technical Project Executive

This role is responsible for driving mission-critical construction programs from:

• Design development through issued-for-construction
• Procurement coordination and long-lead tracking
• Construction execution and contractor alignment
• Commissioning readiness and turnover
• Closeout documentation and operational handoff

The ideal candidate is someone who can operate at both the project level and the field level – building strong relationships with owners, consultants, and contractors while maintaining control of schedule, scope, cost, and risk.

Key Responsibilities

Project Leadership & Delivery Management

• Serve as the primary delivery lead across assigned projects, supporting owners and internal teams through design and construction.
• Manage multi-phase project schedules and track milestone delivery across multiple contractors and consultants.
• Drive accountability across the project team to ensure commitments are met.
• Coordinate cross-discipline alignment across MEP, CSA, controls, security, and commissioning.

Design Phase Oversight

• Manage design progression and deliverables from concept through IFC.
• Coordinate design reviews, constructability discussions, and technical decision tracking.
• Lead agenda-driven coordination meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure design packages reflect owner standards, operational intent, and execution realities.

Construction Execution & Field Coordination

• Lead construction-phase coordination including:
  • Submittal and RFI tracking
  • Change management support
  • Contractor and vendor coordination
  • Schedule risk identification and mitigation
• Support field issue resolution with urgency and clarity.
• Maintain project documentation and ensure clean communication between stakeholders.
• Assist with procurement planning and long-lead equipment release tracking.

Commissioning, Turnover & Closeout

• Drive commissioning readiness across disciplines by tracking:
  • Equipment status
  • Documentation readiness
  • Testing schedules
  • Open issues and deficiency resolution
• Coordinate closeout activities including:
  • As-built documentation
  • O&M manuals
  • Training requirements
  • Turnover packages
• Ensure projects are closed cleanly with minimal punchlist drag and full documentation compliance.

Reporting & Stakeholder Communication

• Provide executive-level reporting on:
  • Schedule progress
  • Risks and blockers
  • Change impacts
  • Closeout readiness
• Maintain strong owner-facing communication and professional documentation.
• Support internal leadership with accurate forecasting and status reporting.

Must-Have Skills, Experience, and Education:

• 8+ years of experience delivering complex construction or infrastructure projects.
• Demonstrated success managing projects from design through construction closeout.
• Strong understanding of construction workflows including:
  • Design milestones
  • Procurement
  • Submittals/RFIs
  • Change management
  • Commissioning and turnover
• Experience supporting mission-critical or high-reliability environments such as:
  • Data centers
  • Secure government facilities
  • Healthcare, labs, or industrial infrastructure
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders, timelines, and competing priorities.
• Strong written communication and documentation discipline.

Nice-to-Have Skills, Experience, and Education:

• Experience in mission-critical construction (data centers, hyperscale, colocation).
• Working knowledge of MEP systems and commissioning processes.
• Familiarity with redundancy concepts (N+1, 2N) and critical power infrastructure.
• Procore experience (or equivalent construction management platforms).
• Bluebeam proficiency.
• OSHA 30 certification.
• PMP, PMI-ACP, or similar program management certification (a plus).

Core Competencies

• Design-to-closeout program delivery
• Multi-stakeholder coordination
• Construction documentation management
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Schedule and milestone tracking
• Field-driven issue resolution
• Commissioning and turnover leadership
• Clear communication and accountability