What is a Project Executive?
A Project Executive ultimate responsibility for a project and owns the business case for throughout the life of the project. Project Executives are typically responsible for developing a strategic program and project goals and objectives, and monitoring overall performance of the project.
What are the typical duties and activities for a Project Executive?
From employer to employer the job description of a Project Executive will vary, however typical duties and activities undertaken include:
Oversee the development of the Project Brief and Business Case
Authorise expenditure levels, set stage tolerances and ensure funding for agreed expenditure is available
Manage proposed changes to cost or timescale beyond tolerance levels and all proposed changes to scope
Ensure Risks and Issues are being tracked and mitigated or resolved
Liaise with Programme or Corporate Management on progress
Organise and chair meetings of the Project Board
Skills required to be a successful Project Executive
To be successful as a Project Executive, the below skills are important;
Collaboration
Teamwork
Communication
Time management
Leadership
Organization
Problem solving
Critical thinking
How can we help with your Project Executive job search?
For over 15 years we have specialised in securing contract and permanent opportunities for Project Executives across the Construction, Civils, Rail, Power and Telecoms sectors.
Working globally with the largest contractors, consultancies, along with many infrastructure owners and operators, we are ideally positioned to work with talented Project Executives and secure the market's leading Project Executive opportunities.
With a reputation for being experts in the sectors that we operate, we are also renowned for consistently delivering the right opportunities to our candidates, working proactively in order to give our candidates the edge in a competitive marketplace.
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If you are looking for a new Project Executive opportunity, please get in touch with our specialist recruiters to discuss your situation in more detail. Alternatively you can search all of our current live jobs across the Construction, Civils, Rail, Power and Telecoms sectors.
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Waterloo is a city on the province of Ontario that lies 58 miles southwest of Toronto. Waterloo is know as a twin city to Kitchener and is often referred to as “Kitchener-Waterloo”. Waterloo has an estimated population of 104,986 as of the 2016 census and covers an area of 24 square miles. Waterloo has seen numerous large scale construction projects over the past couple of years and has multiple large constructions projects in the pipeline, such as:
Alexandra Avenue
Road reconstruction from Westmount Road to Lourdes Street on Alexandra Avenue.
Expected start: Spring 2021 Expected completion: Fall 2021
Laurel Creek
Creek rehabilitation which includes complete landscape and restoration of Laurel from Regina Street to Weber Street.
Expected start: Spring 2021
Expected completion: Summer 2021
Lorindale Street
Completion of 2020 road surface asphalt road reconstruction and waterman looping on Lorindale Street (full length of the street) from Colonial Public School to Denholm Street.
Expected start: Spring 2021
Expected completion: Spring 2021
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Want to find out how we can help you and your job search?
We are always pushing boundaries to improve our services to our clients and candidates. So taking pride in what we do is ranked extremely high. Find out more about the services we can provide for you.