Pivot
Preconstruction
Director,Preconstruction
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“Director, Preconstruction at Pivot. Skills: Preconstruction management, Portfolio management, Contract management, Stakeholder management. Lead, mentor, and develop team. Establish clear expectations for team”
What You'll Achieve.
Create predictability across function; Keep projects moving; Preserve schedule; Preserve scope clarity; Preserve commercial position; Preserve transition timing; Preserve EPCA execution; Preserve execution readiness; Ensure leadership can act; Ensure execution readiness; Ensure budget continuity
Industry & Context.
Resolve cross-functional blockers; Resolve cross-functional friction; Problem resolution
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Lead, mentor, and develop team, Establish clear expectations, Foster accountability culture, Promote leadership behaviors, Own preconstruction book of business, Maintain reporting standards, Monitor portfolio risks, Resolve cross-functional blockers, Drive contracting consistency, Support procurement strategies, Serve as senior point of contact, Align teams around execution, Ensure communication protocols followed, Promote alignment of assumptions, Resolve cross-functional friction, Frame material blockers, Oversee commercial contracting, Support EPC negotiations, Ensure contract standards maintained, Ensure negotiated terms transition, Drive consistency in clarifications, Escalate major commercial deviations, Maintain bid package quality, Ensure QA/QC principles applied, Drive lessons-learned initiatives, Support contractor prequalification, Ensure field feedback integrated, Support project cost oversight, Collaborate on budget development, Maintain Basis of Estimate discipline, Ensure budgets structured for execution, Drive value engineering initiatives, Coordinate cost forecasting accuracy, Ensure budget continuity
What You'll Do.
Establish clear expectations for team
Foster a culture of accountability
Promote leadership behaviors
Own preconstruction book of business
Maintain reporting standards
Monitor portfolio risks
Resolve cross-functional blockers
Drive consistency in project contracting
Support portfolio-level procurement strategies
Serve as senior point of contact
Align teams around project execution
Ensure communication protocols are followed
Promote alignment between assumptions and commitments
Resolve cross-functional friction early
Frame material blockers for leadership
Oversee commercial contracting activities
Support EPC negotiations
Ensure contract standards are maintained
Ensure negotiated terms transition cleanly
Drive consistency in commercial clarifications
Escalate major commercial deviations
Maintain organizational standards for bid quality
Ensure consistent application of QA/QC principles
Drive lessons-learned initiatives
Support contractor prequalification processes
Ensure field feedback is integrated
Support oversight of project cost intelligence
Collaborate on budget development
Maintain Basis of Estimate discipline
Ensure budgets are structured for execution
Drive value engineering initiatives
Coordinate with Finance on cost forecasting
Ensure budget continuity from estimate to execution
Maintain project-level schedules
Maintain portfolio-level schedules
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Internal leadership; External contractor partners; Consultants; Vendors; Strategic stakeholders; Development teams; Procurement teams; Interconnection teams; Development Engineering teams; Legal teams; Finance teams; Compliance teams; Project Management teams; Construction Management teams
Communication Scope
Issue escalation; Stakeholder responsiveness; Reporting standards; Investment Committee visibility; Governance processes; Leadership communication
Process & Methodology
Schedule management, Cost management, Procurement, Contracting, Risk management
Full Job Description
## PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES People Management Lead, mentor, and develop a growing team of Preconstruction Managers, Senior Preconstruction Managers, and related delivery personnel. Establish clear expectations for role ownership, communication, issue escalation, commercial rigor, documentation quality, and stakeholder responsiveness. Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, operational discipline, and commercial awareness. Promote leadership behaviors that reinforce transparency, ownership, consistency, documentation discipline, and proactive risk escalation. Portfolio Management Own a defined preconstruction book of business across multiple concurrent project portfolios, geographies, technologies, contractors, and customer or financing requirements. Maintain reporting standards, project prioritization, portfolio controls, issue escalation, and operational controls that create predictability across the preconstruction function. Monitor portfolio-wide schedule, cost, procurement, interconnection, permitting, compliance, contractor, and commercial risks and escalate material issues to leadership. Resolve cross-functional blockers with Development, Procurement, Interconnection, Development Engineering, Legal, Finance, Compliance, Project Management, and Construction Management to keep projects moving through transition, EPCA execution, and execution readiness. Drive consistency in project contracting, estimating standards, and handoff procedures. Support portfolio-level procurement strategies, long-lead planning, preferred contractor engagement strategies, and market intelligence Stakeholder Management Serve as a senior point of contact for internal leadership, external contractor partners, consultants, vendors, and strategic stakeholders during preconstruction. Align Development, Development Engineering, Interconnection, Procurement, Legal, Compliance, Finance, Project Management teams around project execution and delivery readiness.
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