Job Description
The Director of Construction leads and manages the construction division for renewable energy projects, overseeing project execution, safety, quality, and stakeholder coordination to ensure timely, within-budget, and high-quality project delivery in a fast-paced, urban environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and oversee all construction activities, ensuring project schedules, budgets, safety, and quality standards are met.
- Build and manage a high-performing construction team, including hiring, mentoring, and setting performance objectives.
- Develop and enforce safety programs and standards across all construction sites.
- Standardize and optimize field execution processes, workflows, and quality control procedures.
- Manage stakeholder relationships, including landowners, utilities, and contractors, ensuring compliance and coordination.
- Coordinate with Pre-construction to ensure smooth project mobilization and constructability.
- Forecast resource needs and assign construction management teams to projects.
- Oversee construction budgets, approve change orders, and manage financial reporting and contractor payments.
- Manage contractor relationships, monitor performance, and oversee equipment delivery and commissioning.
- Implement and improve project management and reporting tools to ensure data consistency and process efficiency.
- Analyze lessons learned to identify process improvements and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field.
- A minimum of 10-15 years of progressive experience in construction management, with a significant focus on managing complex electrical or power generation projects.
- At least 5 years of experience in a direct leadership role, with a proven ability to manage, mentor, and develop a high-performing project management team.
- Extensive experience managing active construction sites, with deep knowledge of construction means and methods, coordination, budget management, and quality control.
- Proven ability to drive and manage complex construction schedules, coordinating multiple stakeholders including utilities, Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs), equipment vendors, and contractors to meet critical deadlines.
- Demonstrated experience developing and managing relationships with vendors and contractors, with proven expertise in managing construction contracts and rigorously managing the change order process.
- Demonstrable experience in developing and enforcing comprehensive safety programs (EHS) on complex industrial or commercial construction projects.
- Strong financial acumen with experience developing and managing multi-million dollar construction budgets, including forecasting and change order management.
- Proficiency in advanced scheduling software such as Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and construction project management platforms such as Procore and Kahua.
- Experience managing construction within dense and complex urban regulatory environments, such as New York City or similar markets.
- Ability to develop and implement field execution strategies, standardize processes, and establish organizational structures for construction functions.
- Ability to lead and develop a high-performing team of Construction Project Managers and Assistant Construction Managers, including setting objectives and KPIs.
- Ability to develop, oversee, and enforce a safety program ensuring the highest standards of safety and regulatory compliance on all sites.
- Experience managing construction budgets, including contingency management, approving Change Orders, submitting monthly cash flow forecasts, and consolidating GC payment applications.
- Experience managing relationships with general contractors, equipment manufacturers, and stakeholders, including overseeing delivery logistics and commissioning activities.
- Ability to oversee implementation and continuous improvement of project management and field reporting tools such as Procore and Kahua.
- Experience compiling and analyzing lessons learned from construction teams into reports, identifying trends, and driving process improvements.
Benefits & Perks
Base salary range of $200,000 - $250,000 per year
Significant annual performance-based bonus
Health, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) plan
Lifetime Fitness corporate membership
Monthly commuter stipend
Learning and education stipend
Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) policy
Full-time in-office work at Brooklyn, NY headquarters with regular travel to NYC project sites
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