Director of Projects – 50% Travel Required
EnerSys
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Reading • Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Montana, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Washington • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $139,500 - $174,500 per year
Job Level
Lead
Tech Stack
PMP
About the role
- Lead construction strategy and execution across EnerSys’ U.S. and Canada regions with a focus on mission-critical power, telecom networks, UPS infrastructure, and BESS deployments.
- Partner with Product Management, Energy Systems, Sales, Supply Chain, and Field Service Operations to support EnerSys’ expansion into EaaS, Total Energy Solutions, renewable integration, and motive-power hybrid systems.
- Manage regional and national construction programs, aligning execution to EnerSys FY26 strategic initiatives, including footprint optimization and service-network transformation.
- Develop and maintain construction standards, site readiness protocols, MOPs, commissioning practices, and safety guidelines for all project types.
- Oversee a large-scale construction portfolio across telecom, data center, industrial, and utility customers, including projects ranging from small upgrades to multi-million-dollar deployments.
- Direct the planning, engineering, permitting, and execution of BESS installations, microgrids, backup power systems, reserve power infrastructure, and customer-specific energy solutions.
- Manage contractor networks, engineering consultants, and integrators to maintain quality, delivery timelines, safety compliance, and cost performance.
- Build forecasting models and CAPEX/OPEX budgets that support EnerSys’ long-term service and energy-solutions strategy.
- Lead engineering and technical assurance for construction involving: Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS): Site evaluation, sizing, electrical design, utility interconnection, installation, commissioning, EMS integration, thermal management, and acceptance testing.
- Oversee BESS construction risk assessments, EPC partner quality, and national safety compliance standards.
- Serve as the senior construction leader interfacing with telecom carriers, data center customers, OEM partners, utilities, industrial clients, EPCs, and regulatory authorities.
- Support sales, engineering, and business development teams with technical expertise during scoping, proposals, and customer solution design.
- Act as executive steward for customer satisfaction, ensuring projects meet EnerSys standards for safety, reliability, quality, and operational readiness.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Electrical/Mechanical/Civil, Construction Management, or related discipline.
- 15+ years of progressive leadership in construction, engineering, mission-critical facilities, energy storage, telecom, or electrical infrastructure.
- Demonstrated experience managing BESS, energy-storage, power systems, microgrid, or hybrid-energy construction projects.
- Experience leading large multi-region, multi-disciplinary engineering and construction teams.
- Strong knowledge of NEC, NFPA, CSA, OSHA, utility interconnection requirements, and national electrical/construction safety codes.
- Proven success managing CAPEX budgets ($50M–$150M+) and high-volume construction portfolios.
- Expertise in project management methodologies (PMBOK/PMP) and process-focused operational leadership.
- Ability to travel 50% of the time and work in a hybrid arrangement when not traveling with Tuesday through Thursday being in office and Monday/Friday being remote optional.
Benefits
- Paid time off plus paid holidays
- Medical/dental/vision insurance plan
- Life insurance, short/long term disability, tuition reimbursement, flex spending, and employee stock purchase plan
- 401K plan
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)project management methodologiesCAPEX budgetingOPEX budgetingengineering designsite evaluationthermal managementutility interconnectioncommissioning practicessafety compliance
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationcollaborationcustomer satisfactionstrategic planningproblem-solvingteam managementforecastingoperational readinesstechnical expertise
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in engineeringPMP certification