Finance Executive Jobs in Rochester, MN (NOW HIRING)

Responsibilities:

• Take personal responsibility for working safely within an Incident and Injury Free (IIF) culture.

• Provide leadership within the Operations department to ensure that projects are timely and have quality results.

  • Develop, manage, and retain a best in class Project Management department.

  • Provide leadership in team member attraction and retention initiatives, performance management, and team member development. Provide recommendations for staffing, compensation reviews, and performance goals.

  • Help create and coordinate execution of career development plans for team members.

  • Coach, mentor, and train team members. Ensure team members have the necessary resources and support.

  • Create and nurture a collaborative environment and team member engagement.

  • Resolve team member performance issues.

  • Help build and maintain a pipeline of qualified applicants and team members.

  • Collaborate with the Preconstruction Manager to manage the pre-construction process and ensure technical expertise is provided to the team.

  • Oversee the review of constructability with the project team.

  • Oversee the management of the budgets, pre-construction, construction, internal project teams, design teams, and development of estimates.

  • Ensure that job safety requirements are communicated to all trade contractors for zero injury.

• Partner with the regional leadership team in procuring future projects across designated markets.

  • Lead new project marketing efforts through contacts and maintaining a network of architects, consultants, and potential clients to consistently bring forth project leads; collaborate with business development staff.

  • Lead presentation and proposal preparations incorporating project management principles into the process; understand the owner's financial goals for the project.

  • Review the schedules for proposed projects, in conjunction with field operations, which accurately reflect the project time to complete as well as critical issues facing the project team.

  • Define target markets, project size and type, and establish marketing goals.

  • Manage the Continuous Client Care program.

  • Build and sustain quality relationships between AP and the owner.

• Provide leadership for a defined functional market and projects.

  • Act as a subject matter expert for a specified functional market; understand and track trends, legislative changes, and new developments.

  • Build and develop relationships with key industry leaders.

  • Network with local organizations and businesses within the functional market.

  • Build organizational capacities internally to win work.

• Build and facilitate collaborative team processes among project participants.

  • Provide guidance and direction around project strategy.

  • Participate in all recruiting, development, and retention activities for project teams.

  • Provide leadership and management direction to a project or department team.

  • Develop teamwork among all team members working on projects to ensure success; act as dispute resolution mediator as needed.

  • Act as liaison between senior management and the owner to create and maintain a collaborative rapport.

  • Facilitate progress meetings with the owner, design team, and key trade contractors.

• Perform and/or oversee the review of project plans for constructability and cost feasibility; manage and/or complete project risk assessments and scope of work matrices.

  • Review project plans and specifications for constructability and cost feasibility.

  • Oversee the trade contract bidding process.

  • Manage the project buy-out for all trade contractor/supplier contracts; review the scope of work, schedule, and performance expectations including workforce utilization goals prior to the award of the contract.

  • Ensure that the trade contractor/supplier log is maintained.

  • Assist the Superintendent and Project Manager in preparing and updating the detailed construction schedule; initiate and review close-out procedures with the Superintendent, owner, and design team before trade contractor work starts for a zero-punch list.

  • Confirm that the total cost budgets, with contingencies, tie to the project contract amount; ensure project budgets are maintained in Prolog.

  • Oversee the review of all trade contractor/supplier payment applications.

  • Ensure that project logs, procedure, and schedule for submittal of O&M manuals, close-out documents, and project warranties are completed properly.

• Analyze and manage project progress, costs, budgets, and cash flows.

  • Oversee the review of shop drawings, RFI's, and ASI's (all change orders) for coordination and implementation of project requirements.

  • Manage the trade contract process and all clarification or change issues.

  • Understand all the plans, specifications, and details through the project duration; manage, review, and control all project costs.

  • Prepare the final written analysis on project profitability, profit enhancers, profit busters, and project problems.

  • Review the project's QC plan and ensure compliance; report findings to project team and management.

• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• History of progressively more responsible project leadership experience and proven results including:

  • Bachelor's degree in construction management, architecture, engineering, or equivalent and 10+ years of construction project management experience or completion of an associates degree in construction management and 12+ years of related project management experience.

  • 4+ years of people management experience required.

  • Advanced proficiency with scheduling, spreadsheets, cost control, and project management software including Prolog, Microsoft Project, P6, and other construction programs.

  • Solid understanding of value engineering, life cycle costing, and project profit/cost processes.

  • Ability to read and comprehend building plans and specifications; estimating experience including take-offs preferred.

  • Recognition and achievement of high-quality construction standards.

  • Thorough experience with multiple contract types under the CMR and Design-Build delivery methods.

  • Current or ability to become current with OSHA 30 and company safety requirements.

• Ability to travel to project work sites.

• Demonstrated integrity and ethical standards.

• Experience driving growth and change; demonstrated effectiveness in driving operations and executing plans.

• Ability to identify talent, create and develop teams, and build trust and engagement.

• Capability to identify and capitalize on opportunities quickly; ability to maintain effect balance between strategic and tactical priorities.

• Experience driving accountability for financial and operational effectiveness, integrating and aligning efforts across teams, monitoring results and tackling problems decisively.

• Experience cultivating an active network of relationships, driving collaboration and alignment, relating well to key colleagues and communicating candidly with employees at all levels.

• Ability to drive to the core of complex issues and provide insightful and constructive feedback.