Director of Preconstruction Management

CoVolt Power’s Director of Preconstruction Management is accountable for successfully driving assigned projects from award through execution of the EPC contract and handover to Project Delivery. Accountabilities include establishing and driving the contracting strategy, managing the overall customer contracting process, ensuring Preconstruction responsibilities are completed in accordance with project scope, schedule and budget, and identifying and mitigating risk and change conditions.

The Director must be capable of overseeing multiple projects concurrently and will track and report contract/exhibit status, preconstruction deliverables and overall progress to leadership. The Director is accountable for maintaining or improving CoVolt’s margin and risk profile throughout the contracting process while balancing the customers’ interests and preserving the relationship.

Reports to: Executive Vice President – Client Solutions

Primary responsibilities include:

Leadership

• Drive CoVolt’s Values internally and externally
• Coordinate, manage and lead a Preconstruction Management team, including developing, training and implementing standardized tools and processes to manage, track and report contracting and preconstruction progress
• Mentor and develop all team members in the technical, commercial and project management aspects of projects
• Foster a culture of ownership and urgency in solving problems, mitigating risk and resolving open issues
• Represent CoVolt’s culture and capabilities in customer, partner and industry interactions
• Drive creativity, consistency and continuous improvement in all aspects of Preconstruction Management

EPC Contracting

• Establish the post-award contracting strategy, objectives, responsibilities and timeline in alignment with executive leadership and the project team
• Lead the overall customer contracting process from award through successful execution of the EPC agreement
• Coordinate legal, commercial, technical, estimating, scheduling, procurement and operations resources to resolve open contract issues and maintain progress
• Track key terms, assumptions, clarifications, exclusions, exhibits, approvals and open items; provide clear and timely status reporting to leadership
• Identify commercial, technical, schedule and execution risks and opportunities, and drive mitigation plans to maintain or improve the project’s margin and risk profile
• Maintain disciplined change management from award through EPC execution, ensuring scope, cost and schedule impacts are documented, communicated and incorporated into the contract

Preconstruction Management and Handover

• Establish and maintain the project preconstruction plan, including scope, schedule, budget, responsibilities, decision milestones and reporting requirements
• Ensure engineering, permitting, procurement, estimating, scheduling and other key preconstruction management functions are completed in accordance with the plan
• Drive timely resolution of scope gaps, design development issues, constructability concerns and commercial decisions that could affect margin, schedule or execution risk
• Maintain alignment between the executed EPC contract, project budget, schedule, procurement plan and execution strategy
• Implement effective change management practices to capture customer-driven and internally identified changes and secure appropriate cost and schedule adjustments
• Ensure a complete and seamless handover to Project Delivery, including contract requirements, assumptions, risks, changes, remaining actions and ownership

Skills

• Proven leader with a focus on communication, process development, team mentoring and cross-functional collaboration
• Commitment to exceptional customer service and successful customer outcomes
• Fluency with EPC contracts, including legal, commercial and technical terms, exhibits and risk allocation
• Detailed knowledge of PV solar and battery storage technology and the project EPC lifecycle
• Strong risk identification, assessment and mitigation skills, with the judgment to escalate issues and adapt plans as necessary
• Demonstrated ability to establish and execute contracting strategies while protecting or improving project margin and risk profile
• Strong change management, issue tracking, data analysis and interpretation skills
• Ability to synthesize large amounts of technical and commercial information into clear decisions, actions and executive reporting
• Clear ability to understand, evaluate and mitigate risk on behalf of CoVolt and its customers
• Effective negotiation and interpersonal skills
• Self-starter with a strong sense of urgency, ownership and accountability
• Computer literacy and proficiency using MS Office, including strong Excel skills; MS Project proficiency preferred

Education / Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, pre-law, construction management, estimating, civil, mechanical or electrical engineering, architecture or a related field; equivalent experience will be considered
• Demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary managers and teams
• Demonstrated ability to lead negotiation and execution of utility-scale renewable energy EPC contracts in excess of $100MM
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of project management control systems, including scheduling, estimating, cost control, procurement, contract administration and change management
• Field construction experience preferred

CoVolt Power is an equal opportunity employer.​