Mark Balling

About Mark Balling

Executive Vice President and General Manager with 37 years in the construction industry. Primary markets are private and institutional healthcare, life sciences, research & development, higher education, K-12 education, county and state government facilities, manufacturing and hospitality. Strong sales professional with a focus on client development and maintenance. Project leader in pursuit strategies, feasibility studies, constructability concerns, bid/GMP development and estimating/value management efforts in support of the overall preconstruction effort.Operational oversight of project scheduling, budgeting, M/W/DBE utilitization, staffing needs/availability, and employee growth, retention and satisfaction. Overall responsibility for project success, client satisfaction/references/referrals and new/repeat business.

Experience

1. Executive Vice President and General Manager

   Skanska

   Jun 2023 — Present

Education

• Villanova University

  BS, Finance

  1983 — 1987

Skills

• Constructability
• Cost Reduction Strategies
• Construction
• Strategic Planning
• Process Scheduler
• Due Diligence
• Change Management
• Pre-Construction
• Feasibility Studies
• Mergers
• Cost Saving Initiatives
• Contract Negotiation
• Co-Pa
• Performance Improvement
• Submittals
• Mergers
• Cost Management
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Cpm Scheduling
• Leed
• Cost Reduction Analysis
• Project Estimation
• Project Planning
• Construction Management
• Profitability Improvement
• Value Engineering
• Risk Management
• Budgets
• Contract Management
• Cost Savings Initiatives
• Procurement
• Financial Modeling