Project Executive - Western PA

The Efficiency Network, Inc. (TEN) is an independent energy-focused design/build contractor that provides building infrastructure upgrades and energy projects services to state, local, and federal government, K-12 education, higher education, healthcare, and large commercial and industrial customers. We help our clients address deferred maintenance, invest in infrastructure, improve the efficiency and sustainability of their buildings, and make their operations more resilient.

TEN applies state of the art technology, engineering, construction and project management concepts and practices, along with creative financing and ownership solutions, to deliver projects quickly and efficiently.

TEN is part of the Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc. family of companies.

Location: The successful candidate is situated in the western Pennsylvania region and will work from the company’s office and a home-based office with travel to customer sites as necessary.

Summary:

Reporting to the Vice President of Construction & Plant Operations, the Project Executive – Construction plays a critical, hands-on leadership role in the direct planning, supporting design, and leading execution of facility and system improvement projects across major account sites.

The Project Executive is personally accountable for driving project outcomes — ensuring projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and in full compliance with all applicable Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs).

Serving as the Company’s senior construction team leader on assigned major projects, this role is actively engaged from early design through final closeout. The Project Executive directly influences key project decisions, resolves complex construction challenges, leads senior stakeholder coordination, and ensures that design intent is translated into executable, constructible, and operationally sound outcomes.

The Project Executive partners closely with internal development, engineering, construction, and performance teams, as well as external architects, engineers, and subcontractors, providing decisive leadership to ensure projects meet technical standards, regulatory requirements, and customer objectives. This role sets the tone for project safety, financial control, and execution excellence across all active sites.

Location: The successful candidate is situated in the western Pennsylvania region and will work from the company’s office and a home-based office with travel to customer sites as necessary.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Direct Project Leadership & Accountability

• Lead a team of project managers and/or superintendents across multiple concurrent projects with full accountability for scope, schedule, budget, quality, and safety outcomes.
• Establish and enforce disciplined project delivery standards.
• Serve as the senior decision-maker for construction-related matters.
• Act as the primary escalation point-of-contact for risks, scope changes, schedule impacts, and cost variances.
• Personally intervene in high-impact issues to protect project performance and customer relationships.

Active Design Phase Leadership

• Engage directly in schematic design, design development, and construction document review.
• Influence technical and strategic decisions to ensure constructability and operational alignment.
• Assist the design team to ensure facility improvements meet customer operational requirements, maintenance needs, and long-term asset performance standards.
• Coordinate directly with architects, engineers, and design/build teams to ensure compliance with:
  • Customer technical standards
  • Commonwealth of Pennsylvania building requirements
  • All applicable AHJs
• Lead constructability reviews, value engineering efforts, and milestone approvals.
• Integrate logistics, phasing, procurement strategies, and site constraints into early design decisions.

Construction Execution Leadership

• Provide visible, active leadership to assigned project managers across all project sites.
• Direct Site Supervisors and field leadership to ensure safe, high-quality execution.
• Monitor and drive performance against approved schedules and budgets.
• Review and approve major change orders, claims, and recovery plans.
• Lead resolution of complex field challenges involving subcontractors, utilities, environmental conditions, permitting, and operational constraints within active customer facilities.
• Ensure alignment between field execution, contract requirements, and customer expectations.

Financial & Schedule Control

• Establish and actively manage master budgets and schedules.
• Approve cost estimates, contingency use, and cash flow projections.
• Drive disciplined change management and documentation practices.
• Track and report performance metrics and implement corrective action when necessary.

Compliance & Risk Leadership

• Ensure strict compliance with all applicable regulations, including:
  • Procurement and contracting requirements
  • Prevailing wage and labor compliance
  • Environmental and permitting regulations
  • Safety and risk management standards
• Identify and mitigate site, regulatory, and market-related risks before they impact delivery.

Senior Stakeholder Engagement

• Serve as the primary senior construction interface with:
  • Internal development, engineering, construction, and performance teams
  • Customer leadership and executive stakeholders
  • Consultants and subcontractors
• Lead construction-phase coordination meetings.
• Maintain trusted, high-credibility relationships with customers and across all project partners.

Project Closeout & Continuous Improvement

• Ensure disciplined closeout, including customer sign-off, as-built documentation, warranties, O&M manuals, and final financial reconciliation.
• Capture lessons learned and implement improvements to enhance future project delivery performance.

Education and Experience Required:

Required

• 15+ years of experience delivering capital projects, including large-scale public sector or multi-site programs.
• Demonstrated experience in design/build or alternative delivery environments.
• Strong knowledge of public sector construction contracts and project controls.
• Experience operating within regulated environments across multiple jurisdictions.
• Proven ability to lead senior stakeholders and manage complex consultant and subcontractor relationships.
• Experience working with regional subcontractor networks.

Preferred

• Experience delivering public facilities such as maintenance facilities, operations centers, or government buildings.
• Prior experience working directly with public agencies.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field.
• Professional certifications such as DBIA, PMP, PE, or CM-BIM.

Skills/Abilities:

Tools & Platforms:

• MS Project for scheduling
• Procore for project management
• MS Word and Excel for documenting and analytics

Core Competencies:

• Decisive Leadership: Takes ownership and drives results in complex environments.
• Execution Discipline: Aligns strategy with construction field performance.
• Executive Communication: Translates construction realities (e.g., scheduling, impact to operations) into clear business implications.
• Financial Stewardship: Connects scope decisions to business outcomes (ROI and long-term asset value).
• Safety-First Mindset: Champions site safety and compliance.
• Problem Solving: Anticipates constraints; proposes options and trade-offs.

Working Conditions:

• Travel: Western PA ~20-60% (regional project sites; adjust as needed). Driver’s license required.
• Work Environment: Construction site, customer facility, and office settings; occasional off-hours for travel and collaboration.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive benefits: medical/dental/vision, 401(k) plan with very generous contributions and match, paid time off, professional development support and training.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Duquesne Light Holdings is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all people in all aspects of the employment relationship, without discrimination because of race, age, sex, color, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity or status as a Vietnam era or special disabled veteran or any other unlawful basis, as defined by applicable law, and fostering a workplace free of unlawful discrimination and retaliation. This policy affects decisions including, but not limited to, hiring, compensation, benefits, terms and conditions of employment, opportunities for promotion, transfer, layoffs, return from a layoff, training and development, and other privileges of employment. An integral part of Duquesne Light Holdings' commitment is to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws concerning equal employment and affirmative action.

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