Director, Preconstruction

Role Description

The Director, Preconstruction is a leadership role responsible for managing Pivot Energy’s preconstruction function across a portfolio of distributed generation, community solar, commercial solar, and energy storage projects. This role maintains strategic alignment, supports commercial direction, and governs preconstruction management from late-stage development through EPC execution and transition to project management.

In addition to project and portfolio leadership responsibilities, the Director is accountable for:

Developing a high-performing preconstruction team

Managing scalable operating standards

Reinforcing process consistency

Developing talent

Ensuring alignment across various stakeholders

The Director supports multiple concurrent programs and project portfolios while ensuring:

Consistency in estimating methodologies

Contract strategy

Procurement coordination

Budgeting discipline

Risk management

Schedule alignment

Compliance integration

Execution readiness

This position requires a sophisticated understanding of:

Renewable energy project delivery models

EPC and commercial contracting structures

Cost and schedule controls

Job costing methodologies

ERP and project controls environments

Portfolio risk management

Organizational leadership

Program governance principles

The Director materially supports Pivot Energy’s eight focus areas throughout the preconstruction lifecycle:

Stakeholder Management

Contract Management

Quality Management

Financial Management

Schedule Management

Compliance Management

Risk Management

Document Management

Qualifications

7+ years of experience in renewable energy preconstruction, estimating, commercial management, project delivery, construction management, project controls, EPC management, or related infrastructure leadership roles.

3+ years of people leadership experience managing multidisciplinary teams or functional workstreams with accountability for performance outcomes.

Experience with EPC contracting, procurement strategy, budgeting, estimating, Basis of Estimate documentation, schedule management, and project execution planning.

Advanced understanding of solar PV and/or BESS project delivery.

Strong leadership, communication, commercial, analytical, financial, and decision-making skills.

Experience supporting operational processes, governance frameworks, and scalable delivery standards.

Strong analytical, commercial, and financial management capabilities.

Ability to lead in high-growth, fast-paced environments with competing priorities.

Requirements

Advanced understanding of renewable energy project delivery methodologies.

Strong commercial acumen related to EPC contracting, procurement strategy, construction sequencing, cost control, and risk allocation.

Ability to evaluate project constructability, execution readiness, design maturity, procurement risk, contractor performance, and commercial exposure.

Ability to support operational standards and scalable delivery processes.

Ability to enforce preconstruction operating processes and governance routines.

Ability to distinguish project-specific issues from systemic issues.

Benefits

Excellent health/dental/vision insurance benefits with up to 100% of premiums covered by the company.

Four weeks of vacation plus employment milestone bonus vacations.

Company paid life insurance and short- & long-term disability coverage.

Generous parental leave.

401(k) matching (after vesting period).

Work from home stipend for new employees.

Public transit reimbursement.

PTO for volunteering in the community.

Charitable donation matching up to $500/year.

Professional development and educational reimbursements.