Hiring: Director, Construction - Real Estate Development Company: Western Governors University Location: Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 10:43:01 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : Change Management, REST, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Workday About the job Experience: •10+ years of progressive construction leadership experience with demonstrated accountability for large-scale projects including commercial, institutional, mixed-use, hospitality, campus, and high-rise developments.. •Demonstrated success in delivering complex, mixed-use or high-rise developments in urban environments. •Background working with institutional owners, nationally recognized developers, or major commercial general contractors. Required Skills: •Reporting to the Head of Global Real Estate, this executive-level role leads construction strategy execution and governance, for a large-scale, multi-phase development program. •The Construction Executive (Owner’s Representative) is accountable for end-to-end construction performance, including cost, schedule, quality, safety, risk management, and operational readiness, ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives and long-term asset value. •This role operates as the owner’s senior construction representative, providing strategic direction, executive oversight, and leadership across all construction activities. •The position establishes delivery standards, project controls expectations, governance protocols, and performance accountability across internal and external partners while ensuring disciplined execution throughout the full project lifecycle. •Lead overall construction strategy and execution across a multi-phase development program, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities, investment objectives, and design intent, operational requirements, and long-term asset performance. •Serve as the owner’s executive representative with general contractors, consultants, and field teams, maintaining clear accountability commercial, operational, and construction outcomes.. •Establish and enforce standards for construction delivery, including governance, reporting, project controls, procurement oversight, risk management, and performance tracking across all phases of development. •Provide executive oversight of cost management, including budgeting, forecasting, contingency management, cash flow, change management, and mitigation of cost escalation risks. Qualifications: •Strong executive leadership and decision-making capabilities in complex, high-value construction environments. •Deep expertise in construction delivery methods, procurement strategy, project controls, contracting approaches, and large-scale project execution. •Advanced financial and commercial acumen with the ability to manage budgets, forecasts, and cost controls, contingencies, and change management at scale. •Demonstrated capacity to lead through ambiguity, manage risk, and drive results in high-pressure environments while making decisions under pressure and driving accountability in high-performance environments.. •Strong stakeholder management skills, with the credibility to influence and challenge senior leaders and external partners, contractors, and consultants.. •Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field required. •Equivalent relevant experience performing the essential functions of this job may substitute for education degree requirements. Generally, equivalent relevant experience is defined as 1 year of experience for 1 year of education and is the discretion of the hiring manager. •Relevant certifications such as OSHA 30, PMP, CCM, or similar professional credentials including DBIA or LEED preferred.. •20+ years of experience •This position requires occasional travel of up to 20%, including required attendance at designated company summits (typically one to two per year). Additional travel may include conferences, visits to company locations, and other business-related events as needed. Additional travel may be assigned as needed to support business requirements Compensation: •$168,100 - $302,500 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!