Director – Power Plant Implementation
Ameresco
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Arizona, Maryland, Tennessee • 🇺🇸 United States
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Lead
About the role
- Oversee the implementation of generation projects for Ameresco-owned assets and customers, including Federal military bases, public institutions, state governments, and commercial entities.
- Lead construction execution activities to meet all site safety and health program requirements and drive a strong safety culture across all project teams.
- Ensure project execution adheres to Ameresco’s Project Quality Control Plans, including oversight of subcontractors to maintain quality, schedule, commissioning standards, and customer satisfaction.
- Manage project budgets, expenditures, job cost accounting, documentation, approvals, payment tracking, and financial forecasting.
- Manage change orders, claims, contractual negotiations, risk registers, and mitigation plans to protect Ameresco’s commercial interests.
- Collaborate with the Engineering and Development Teams on project design and development, including scope definition, subcontractor selection, cost estimation, construction planning, installation strategy, scheduling, commissioning, startup, operations, and maintenance planning.
- Work with the Development Team and Management to prepare bid packages that ensure competitive costs, optimal schedules, and efficient delivery of equipment, materials, and construction services.
- Provide executive-level oversight of EPC contractors, ensuring compliance with contractual obligations, performance guarantees, productivity requirements, and schedule milestones.
- Direct permitting, environmental compliance, utility interconnection processes, and coordination with regulatory agencies, including Federal, state, and local authorities.
- Coordinate commissioning, startup, testing, and project turnover activities, including integration of controls, SCADA, protective relays, and performance validation.
- Provide leadership, mentorship, and direction to Project Managers, Construction Managers, Site Supervisors, and subcontractor teams, ensuring effective resource planning and high-performance execution.
- Oversee logistics planning and long-lead procurement activities, including factory witness testing, delivery sequencing, and Hawaii-specific shipping requirements.
- Maintain transparent communication with stakeholders through regular status updates, executive briefings, risk reviews, and progress reporting during all project phases.
- Deliver project documentation, reports, technical support, and facilitate strong internal and external collaboration.
- Ensure adherence to company, industry, trade, and jurisdictional safety standards, practices, and codes.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, partners, subcontractors, utilities, and regulatory agencies across all stages of the project.
- Will be required to travel across the United States across multiple projects.
- Willing to relocate to a primary US Office in Maryland, Washington DC, Knoxville, or Phoenix.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, chemical, or civil engineering, construction management, or related technical field; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
- Minimum of fifteen (15) years of experience delivering large-scale power plant projects from engineering through construction and implementation, including turbine and reciprocating engine industrial plants.
- Ability to review confidential US security information.
- Experience with solar PV, BESS, and CHP is preferred.
- Proven experience with OSHA safety standards, mechanical and electrical systems, engineering practices, construction regulations, and industry codes.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple large-scale priorities and foster positive business relationships at all levels.
- Strong verbal, written, technical, and presentation communication skills.
- Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, Project, and Procore; Primavera P6 scheduling experience preferred.
- Valid driver’s license in good standing issued by the resident state.
Benefits
- people-oriented insurance
- investment plans
- incentive plans
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
project managementbudget managementcost estimationconstruction planningcommissioningrisk managementengineering practicessafety standardssolar PVBESS
Soft skills
leadershipmentorshipcommunicationrelationship buildingcollaborationproblem-solvingorganizational skillsnegotiationpresentation skillsresource planning
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in engineeringvalid driver’s license