Director of Construction - Virginia

As the Director of Construction, you will lead a team of professionals providing preconstruction support, estimating, construction project management and contract oversight for utility scale solar, and battery energy storage projects. You will be involved in oversight for all phases of facility construction, from pre-construction design and planning through commissioning and closeout. You will be responsible for representing the company with a variety of project partners and stakeholders. You will be responsible for the performance and execution of all construction operations across the EPC portfolio, establishment of departmental and project budgets, and hands-on involvement with process and system improvements to a rapidly growing company with national operations. 

Summary:

We’re leading the industry in sustainable energy careers. We understand that our employees are the lifeblood of the company. We strive to align company goals with those of our employees. We're constantly innovating to make a difference for our customers, our employees, and our planet. Our mission is to make a difference by developing cost-efficient alternatives to traditional energy sources, without long-term dependence on government subsidies. We’re leading the industry in sustainable energy careers. We hope you’ll join us.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborates closely with the Engineering and Procurement teams to define and refine scopes and prepare and manage BOP/BOS RFP processes for wind, solar and battery energy storage systems
• Works closely to prioritize key activities on projects across the company portfolio in various stages from design through closeout
• Ensures on-time project delivery and excellent status communication and reporting to internal parties and clients
• Coordinates with other department heads and senior management, to ensure projects are properly designed, planned, and completed
• Assembles presentation materials and reports for Senior Management on the status and risks for the construction projects

Project Controls (Schedule & Budget):

• Ensures projects meet requirements for budgeting
• Works with other departments and personnel to develop and manage project budgets, forecasts, analysis, and reporting of projects cost- to -complete
• Works with Project Managers and site leads to manage change orders as they arise, review, and monitor quality control processes and deliver oral and written reports as requested or contractually required

Contracts:

• Expert understanding of contractual terms, estimating, cost management, project scheduling and the supervision of project teams
• Leads and coordinates key functions such as financial feasibility analyses, engineering/design, project legal review, permitting activities and financial negotiations
• Prepares and submits requests for proposals, in addition to direction and oversight of the pre-construction teams
• Supports the responses to Requests for Proposals and support the bid process to negotiate new projects
• Works with internal and external parties to negotiate the final contractual scope and deliverables and complete engineering design reviews for compliance to contract and scope of work
• Qualifies, negotiates, and secures contracts with subcontractors; oversees the procurement and/or equipment and materials
• Establishes and maintains relationships with subcontractors and clients

Safety:

• In coordination with Health and Safety team, drives safety culture by addressing safety concerns and implementing safety improvement measures
• Successfully implements Health, Safety and Security program plans, practices, and objectives
• Participates in the development and implementation of safety and quality plans and procedures
• Ensures Environmental compliance on all projects
• Reviews Safety Management Systems, Quality Management Systems and Environment Management Systems
• Promotes a safe work environment to show that safety is the most important function, ensuring that all employees follow safe practices

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Participates in the identification and selection of the senior project teams, on-site leads and assists in the specification of labor classifications and personnel needs
• Oversight and direct communications with owners, site operations, subcontractors, and superintendents
• Mentors and trains staff on project control tools to effectively manage project costs, schedules, scopes, change orders and inspires a culture of disciplined attention to detail and frequent contract referencing to support contractor management and generation of management reports
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