As Director of Technical Services, you are responsible for supporting various aspects of the development and construction of renewable (Wind/Solar) and energy storage (BESS) projects in the US and Canada from site evaluation , layout, through contracting, legal and financial closings with construction support as needed. Projects vary in size from 100 MWac to 500 MWac.
Job Description
- Direct activities for multiple projects with capital budgets in excess of $100M each including managing preconstruction consulting support to the development teams
- Lead the preparation of technical packages for equipment supply and construction services for the RFP process.
- Lead in the recruitment, hiring and training of the Technical Services personnel
- Lead the Root Cause Analysis to accurately determine failure modes.
- Develop and present the organization's project, capital and operating expense budgets for all all projects in preconstruction
- Responsible for the Safety and Environmental compliance of the organization's personnel and subcontractors in accordance with federal, state and local laws, and company policies
- Represent company within the industry (presentations to trade groups/advisor to industry boards)
- BS degree in Engineering or related discipline. MS or PE a plus
- 10 - 15 years' exp in renewable energy projects (engineering and construction)l managing multiple large utility scale energy projects and negotiating 3rd party contracts.
- Ability to travel 10% - 25% (domestic and international)
- Working understanding of cost accounting, budgeting and contract implementation.
- Ability to climb vertical ladders up to 300 feet
- Project management tools (MS Project, Primavera)
- Fluency in Spanish is a plus.