Vice President – Head of Construction

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

📋 Description

• Take charge of the comprehensive execution of 3–8 concurrent utility-scale solar and BESS projects, from mobilization to COD.

• Ensure timely and budget-friendly project delivery in alignment with contracted schedules, approved cost baselines, and quality benchmarks.

• Deploy and oversee embedded project management teams and field construction managers at active job sites.

• Establish and maintain standardized project controls, reporting intervals, and escalation procedures across the portfolio.

• Sustain a portfolio-level construction dashboard for COO visibility into schedule, cost, safety, and quality metrics.

• Hold EPC contractors accountable for meeting milestone schedules, performance guarantees, quality expectations, and safety obligations.

• Manage change orders during the construction phase, including scope, schedule, cost impact analysis, negotiation, and escalation.

• Evaluate EPC performance shortfalls and initiate remediation strategies in collaboration with Legal and the COO.

• Oversee subcontractor approvals, interface coordination, and performance management.

• Conduct root cause analyses and share insights to enhance safety, quality, schedule, and cost efficiency.

• Lead weekly and monthly construction progress assessments, including earned value analysis, cost-to-complete evaluations, and schedule recovery strategies.

• Own the construction HSE program and uphold site safety standards.

• Supervise quality assurance and quality control initiatives.

• Ensure compliance with environmental permits, NPDES/stormwater regulations, and agency commitments.

• Carry out site visits and safety audits; oversee incident investigations and tracking of corrective actions.

• Manage pre-commissioning, commissioning, startup, performance testing, acceptance testing, and punch list closure.

• Coordinate the achievement of COD with interconnection authorities, offtakers, and project finance teams.

• Execute documented COD handoffs to Asset Management, including as-built documentation, O&M manuals, warranties, and punch list items.

• Maintain cost tracking, invoice assessments, forecasts-to-complete, critical path analyses, contingency drawdowns, and budget variance reports.

• Coordinate construction draw requisition packages and lender construction monitoring activities.

• Collaborate with utilities, transmission owners, and ISOs regarding interconnection, outages, and energization.

• Coordinate with local authorities, land agents, and community stakeholders.

• Provide construction status updates to the COO, lenders, independent engineers, and tax equity partners.

⛳️ Requirements

• 12+ years of advancing project management and construction leadership experience in utility-scale power generation or renewable energy.

• 5+ years in a senior construction leadership position overseeing multi-project portfolios at a 500 MW+ annual scale.

• Proven history of delivering utility-scale solar PV projects of 100 MW or larger, from NTP to COD.

• Comprehensive experience managing EPC contracts during active construction, including change order management, performance enforcement, and claims mitigation.

• In-depth knowledge of utility-scale solar PV and BESS construction sequencing, civil and electrical scopes, and commissioning procedures.

• Proficient in construction project controls, Primavera P6 / MS Project scheduling, earned value management, and cost forecasting.

• Familiar with interconnection construction milestones, utility coordination requirements, and energization procedures.

• Understanding of OSHA construction safety standards, environmental compliance obligations, and incident management protocols.

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field is required.

• PMP certification is highly desirable.

• Experience in battery energy storage system construction and commissioning is preferred.

• Familiarity with multiple ISO/RTO markets (ERCOT, CAISO, PJM, MISO, SPP, etc.) is advantageous.

• Experience managing lender construction monitoring processes, independent engineer site visits, and draw requisition packages is preferred.

• Six Sigma or Lean Construction certification is advantageous.

• Background in both EPC contractor and project owner roles is preferred.

• Willingness and ability to travel 25–50% of the time to domestic locations.

• Decisive field leadership and credibility with large EPC organizations.

• Strong contract administration capabilities.

• Excellent skills in managing multiple projects simultaneously.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with Pre-Construction, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Asset Management teams.

• Exceptional communication skills at the executive level.

🏝️ Benefits

• Commitment to equal employment opportunities and consideration without regard to protected characteristics.

• Travel to domestic locations (25–50% of the time).