As Executive Director, Jim plays an instrumental role in Helbling’s strategic vision, and enhancing our executive search capabilities and internal operations. He performs client development, manages a team of consultants, and recruits on assignments.

Jim represents organizations within all of Helbling's core sectors, partnering extensively with healthcare and higher education institutions as well as corporations, public agencies, and non-profit organizations in securing professionals involved in all facets of facilities including energy, real estate, utilities, sustainability, property management, and capital programs. Additionally, he conducts and manages mid- to senior-level searches for general, heavy civil, and specialty construction firms, as well as real estate developers.

Prior to joining Helbling in 1998, Jim was a Group Leader with an international consulting firm providing executive assessment and development to the manufacturing industry. He is a summa cum laude graduate of Duquesne University, and holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology. In 2018, he earned a certificate in Advanced Executive Search and Leadership Consulting from Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations. In his free time, Jim enjoys guitar, weightlifting, ice hockey, and carpentry.​

Geographical Focus

Northeast (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, upstate New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont), Illinois, and Southern Texas

Associations

• APPA - Leadership in Educational Facilities

Recently Completed Searches

• Associate Vice President, Research & Administrative Facilities for The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
• Director of Business & Administrative Services, Facilities for Colby College
• Director, Building Services for Princeton University
• Director of Master Planning & Engineering for Cushing Academy
• Vice President of Operations for a Chicago construction firm
• Vice President of Facilities for Northwestern University
• Vice President of Finance & Accounting for an engineering and construction firm
• Director of Facilities for Westridge School for Girls
• Assistant Vice President for Facilities for University of Rhode Island

Active Searches

• Senior Associate Vice President for Facilities and Services for University of Rochester
• Associate Director, Facilities Operations and Services for University of Massachusetts Lowell
• Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer for an international engineering consulting firm
• Assistant Director of Design & Construction for Brown University
• Director, Engineering & Capital Projects for The Jackson Laboratory
• Director of Facility Operations for Kenyon College
• Assistant Vice President for Facilities and Grounds for Smith College
• Geotechnical Project Manager for a construction company
• University Architect for University of Washington