Project Executive - Mechanical Systems

Project Executive - Los Angeles World Airports | Mechanical Construction Leadership Role

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Salary: $175,000 - $200,000 per year

A bit about us:

We are a Southern California-based, design-build mechanical contractor delivering complex HVAC, plumbing, and mechanical systems on some of the region's most demanding commercial, infrastructure, and aviation projects. Headquartered in Gardena, CA, our teams support high-profile clients across airports, aerospace, healthcare, higher education, and large institutional campuses.

Our organization is built around engineering-driven execution, field leadership, and safety excellence, with a strong reputation for delivering work in active, mission-critical environments. We self-perform major scopes with skilled union labor and partner closely with owners, architects, engineers, and GCs to solve complex challenges and maintain uninterrupted operations.

We believe great outcomes come from empowering experienced leaders, aligning incentives with performance, and fostering a culture where accountability, collaboration, and long-term relationships matter.

Why join us?

Paid Like an Owner
In addition to a strong base salary, this role offers direct participation in project profitability, aligning leadership performance with real financial upside.

Stability + Long-Term Pipeline
This is not a one-off project. Our ongoing backlog in aviation and large-scale projects provide continuity, stability, and long-term career runway.

Executive-Level Influence
You'll operate with real authority-shaping strategy, driving execution, and influencing outcomes-rather than operating inside a rigid, corporate PM structure.

Best-in-Class Field & Engineering Support
Work alongside experienced engineering teams and highly skilled union trades, allowing leaders to focus on execution, planning, and results-not constant firefighting.

Culture Built for Senior Builders
We empower proven professionals, value accountability over bureaucracy, and reward those who know how to deliver in active, mission-critical environments.

Job Details

Role Overview
This position serves as the senior project leader for large-scale mechanical scopes at Los Angeles World Airports among other projects, overseeing execution from preconstruction through closeout. The role functions as a true owner's representative on behalf of the contractor, with direct responsibility for financial performance, client relationships, and delivery outcomes.
Depending on experience, this role may be positioned as either a Senior Project Manager or Project Executive.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and oversee complex mechanical HVAC, plumbing, and process piping scopes on active airport projects
Maintain full responsibility for project profitability, forecasting, and cost controls
Serve as the primary point of contact with LAWA, owners, GCs, engineers, and inspectors
Drive preconstruction efforts including budgeting, schedules, phasing plans, and constructability reviews
Manage senior PMs, project teams, and field leadership to ensure safe, on-schedule execution
Navigate work in occupied, secure, and highly regulated environments with minimal operational disruption
Oversee contract administration, change management, procurement strategy, and risk mitigation
Champion safety, quality, and compliance across all project phases

Required Experience

10+ years of experience in mechanical construction project leadership
Proven delivery of large, complex commercial or infrastructure projects ($25M+ mechanical scope preferred)
Prior airport or aviation construction experience strongly preferred
Deep knowledge of design-build and design-assist delivery models
Experience working with union mechanical trades
Strong command of financial controls, contract strategy, and executive-level communication

Location

Gardena, CA, with consistent on-site presence at Los Angeles World Airports

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