Director of Construction, EPC
Redwood MaterialsMcCarran, Nevada
Full Time
Posted October 16, 2025
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Job Description
The Director of Construction at Redwood Materials oversees the planning, execution, and management of large-scale industrial and energy projects across multiple sites, leading construction teams, ensuring safety and quality standards, and coordinating with various stakeholders to deliver battery manufacturing and energy storage facilities.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee end-to-end construction across multiple campuses and storage deployments.
- Manage preconstruction activities, bidding, and contractor award processes.
- Direct all field operations, site logistics, and schedule adherence across sites.
- Build and mentor internal construction team, including superintendents, project managers, and engineers.
- Enforce safety protocols, QA/QC standards, and regulatory compliance on construction sites.
- Develop and maintain project schedules, monitor progress, and ensure timely completion.
- Manage procurement, including materials, subcontracts, and equipment, ensuring cost efficiency.
- Monitor construction budgets, change orders, and vendor payments to prevent overruns.
- Identify and mitigate field risks related to design, safety, and sequencing issues.
- Coordinate between engineering, procurement, product, and operations during design and execution.
- Communicate project status, risks, and critical decisions to executive stakeholders.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in construction management, Engineering, Architecture, or related technical discipline
- 15 years of construction leadership experience, with a mix of industrial, energy, or infrastructure projects
- Direct experience as an Owner’s Representative or in a self-perform General Contractor (GC) model, including project management and contractor oversight
- Experience in all contracting methods such as lump sum, GMP, cost plus, unit price construction management, and fee-based construction
- Understanding of legal aspects and implications of contractual language
- Proven experience in bidding, leveling, and awarding contractor scopes for major capital programs
- Expertise across civil, structural, architectural, MEPF, and energy systems, including site utilities and balance of plant
- Thorough knowledge of the impact caused by multiple changes in design, engineering, or construction phases and how they impact cost, schedule, construction management, and operations
- Knowledge of when and how to address design, engineering, or construction issues with customers
- Demonstrated leadership of multi-state execution teams, including remote field staff and traveling superintendents
- Familiarity with licensing requirements, lien laws, inspection readiness, and change management workflows
- Strong command of construction financials, including pay applications, forecasting, cost control, and contingency planning
- Field-level expertise using Procore, Bluebeam, Primavera MS Project, and collaborative tools
- Ability to safely and successfully perform essential job functions consistent with ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards, including lifting up to 100 lbs, bending, lifting, carrying objects over 50 lbs, walking up and down stairs with weight, and working in various environments including outdoors and inclement weather
- Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance
- Willingness to work some weekends or be on-call as a regular part of the job
- Position is full-time
Benefits & Perks
Compensation will be commensurate with experience
Full-time position
Work environment includes office and outdoor conditions, with potential exposure to hazardous materials, loud noise, fires, or extreme weather
Potential for working some weekends or being on-call
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