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Director PreConstruction

Austin, TXPosted 1 weeks ago
Full-timeonsitedirector

Job Description

  • Lead the regional preconstruction team to de‑risk and optimize mid to late‑stage projects, ensuring they are fully optimized, shovel‑ready, and effectively transitioned to Execution
  • Oversee team resourcing, workload balancing, and prioritization for priority projects and those advancing into offtake RFPs
  • Drive continuous improvement of the preconstruction operating model, including strategic initiatives, playbook updates, and team‑wide training
  • Coach and mentor direct reports to strengthen project management, technical skills, and stakeholder engagement; manage team roadmaps and resource plans to ensure consistent coverage through PTO, leaves, and attrition
  • Frame key project‑level and portfolio‑level decisions and provide clear, actionable recommendations to senior leadership
  • Participate in regional EPC strategy development and oversee EPC contract negotiations; lead negotiations when necessary to meet portfolio objectives
  • Maintain and grow strategic partnerships with EPCs and EORs to drive portfolio‑wide optimization and enhance long‑term contracting outcomes
  • Lead weekly cross‑functional director meetings to ensure organizational alignment, facilitate director‑level decision‑making, and resolve portfolio‑wide issues
  • Support the creation and review of offtake RFP materials, ensuring clear articulation of costs, schedules, risks, and assumptions; present content and address questions during leadership meetings
  • Oversee and approve all FID‑level materials, including estimates, schedules, and risk assessments
  •  Lead regional value‑engineering efforts to improve cost, schedule, constructability, and project readiness
  • Oversee BTA project engineering, EPC selection and negotiation, and BTA contract negotiations to ensure commercial, technical, and legal alignment

  • Provide expert input during design reviews, site optimization discussions, estimate reviews, and schedule reviews

  • Manage forecasted spend across the regional project portfolio and support multiyear planning (MTP) activities

  • Identify systemic issues or recurring themes across projects and lead initiatives to improve the preconstruction operating model and enhance project value

  • Serve as a key liaison to Development and other stakeholders as a subject‑matter expert in the preconstruction operating model and solar, BESS, and wind technologies

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