Pivot

Preconstruction

Director,Preconstruction

$135–180k Denver, Colorado, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Director candidates.

The Brief

“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.

Preconstruction
Problems you'll solve

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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