Director of Construction – Europe

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Europe.

📋 Description

• Lead a team of project managers tasked with overseeing large-scale solar, wind, and energy storage projects from the point of financial closure through to construction, commissioning, and commercial operation (COD).

• Take ownership of the department's project budgets, which includes budget development, cost control, monitoring, and forecasting.

• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration with teams from Development, Engineering, Procurement, and Finance.

• Work in partnership with contractors, global equipment suppliers, owner’s engineers, project management and supervision firms, as well as business partners.

• Track critical project milestones, identify contractual risks and exposures, and develop negotiation strategies to address issues while safeguarding the company’s interests.

• Represent projects and provide regular updates on status and progress to senior management, partners, and other stakeholders.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Civil, or Mechanical Engineering, or a related field – required.

• Minimum of 10 years of experience managing renewable energy and/or infrastructure projects, including civil works, electrical infrastructure (such as substations and grid connections), and overseeing contractors, consultants, and engineering designers – required.

• Demonstrated experience managing international projects across various countries – required.

• Experience overseeing budgets and handling the financial and commercial aspects of complex infrastructure projects – required.

• Proven ability to lead and develop teams of project managers – required.

• Exceptional organizational and prioritization skills, with the capability to manage multiple stakeholders and workstreams concurrently.

• Strong technical acumen paired with strategic, big-picture thinking.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and MS Project – required.

• Full professional proficiency in English, both spoken and written – required.

• Willingness and ability to travel frequently to project sites across Europe.

• Experience working remotely with geographically dispersed teams and/or collaborating with Israeli companies – an advantage.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote work in Europe

• Frequent travel to project sites across Europe