OverviewGilbane Building is seeking a highly accomplished Deputy Project Director to join the senior leadership team for Bold. Forward. Unbound in Rochester, a highly complex, multi-billion-dollar program for Mayo Clinic.
This is a senior operational leadership position for an executive-level construction professional with experience leading major projects, programs, or portfolios. The Deputy Project Director will provide an additional layer of leadership across the program, working closely with the Senior Project Director and providing direction and oversight to Project Executives and other senior project leaders.
The successful candidate will bring exceptional executive presence, operational expertise, business acumen, and client leadership skills. This individual must be equally comfortable driving complex project execution and representing the project team in high-level client and executive discussions.
This role requires an onsite presence five days per week. Relocation is preferred, although travel arrangements may be considered for an exceptional candidate.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a senior leader responsible for the successful execution of a complex, multi-billion-dollar construction program.
- Provide leadership, guidance, and oversight to Project Executives and other senior members of the project team.
- Partner closely with the Senior Project Director to drive overall program strategy, execution, risk management, financial performance, schedule, quality, and client satisfaction.
- Provide additional senior-level operational leadership to proactively identify challenges, remove roadblocks, and drive resolution of critical issues.
- Establish credibility with senior client leadership and serve as a polished, confident representative of Gilbane in high-visibility settings.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with the owner, design partners, trade partners, and other key stakeholders.
- Maintain a comprehensive view of project performance and anticipate risks before they impact cost, schedule, quality, safety, or client expectations.
- Drive accountability across project leadership while creating a collaborative, high-performing team environment.
- Ensure appropriate project governance, operational controls, and risk mitigation strategies are consistently implemented.
- Support strategic staffing, succession planning, coaching, and development across the program.
- Reinforce a strong culture of safety, quality, accountability, teamwork, and operational excellence.
Qualifications
EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION
- Significant leadership experience on large, complex construction programs, mega projects, or major project portfolios.
- Demonstrated experience operating above the traditional Project Executive level, with responsibility for multiple senior project leaders and major areas of project performance.
- Experience with projects or portfolios in the $300M+ range strongly preferred.
- Experience leading significant business operations or project portfolios in the $50M-$100M+ range may also be considered when combined with the appropriate leadership experience.
- Strong understanding of project financials, risk management, contracts, scheduling, safety, quality, staffing, and operational execution.
- Exceptional executive presence and communication skills, with the confidence and credibility to engage sophisticated senior client and executive stakeholders.
- Proven ability to operate effectively in a demanding, highly visible environment.
- Ability to quickly assess complex situations, make sound decisions, and bring solutions forward.
- Strong track record of developing senior leaders and building high-performing project teams.
- Willingness and ability to be onsite five days per week.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Salary to be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience of the applicant, as well as the internal equity and alignment with the team.
For Minnesota, this ranges from $250,000 - $300,000 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.
