Executive Director, Northeast

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 capital programs and real estate, energy and utilities, sustainability, and property management. Additionally, he conducts and manages mid- to senior-level searches for general, heavy civil, and specialty construction firms, and 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 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

• Program Planner, Facilities Operations for Yale University
• Assistant Vice President for Facilities Operations for Vassar College
• Director of Engineering for Brigham and Women's Hospital
• Deputy Executive Vice Chancellor, Facilities Management for UMass Chan Medical School
• Director of Facilities Services for the Pines at Davidson
• Assistant Vice President, Facilities Planning & Operations for the University of the South

Active Searches​

• Director of Facilities and Capital Management for North Hill Communities
• Program Executive for Princeton University
• Director of Facilities for The Archer School for Girls
• Director of Building Renewal and Project Support for Duke University
• Director of Building Services for Duke University
• Director of Design and Construction for Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 
• Director of Design and Construction for Johns Hopkins Health System
• Facilities Planner for Yale University