Director, Execution Management

Sanity.io

Director responsible for execution of utility-scale solar and battery storage projects at Avantus. Leading cross-functional teams to ensure project delivery and asset performance over decades.

Posted 6/10/2026full-timeSan Diego • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $195,288 - $204,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the integrated execution plan
Develop and maintain the project’s integrated schedule, owning the critical path and managing cross-functional dependencies from pre-PPA through mobilization
Lead project kickoff meetings and stage-gate reviews, ensuring all functions are aligned on scope, schedule, budget, and key milestones
Maintain a realistic, up-to-date execution baseline — and flag deviations early
Ensure pre-construction decisions are made with long-term operability, maintainability, and asset performance in mind
Drive cross-functional coordination
Serve as the primary integration point across Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Finance, Legal, Interconnection, and Commercial
Identify gaps between functions before they become schedule or commercial problems
Facilitate issue resolution across teams; escalate to executive leadership when required
Maintain “no surprises” communication — surfacing risks, options, and recommendations proactively
Coordinate early with Construction Management, O&M, and Asset Management to ensure operational requirements are incorporated during pre-construction, not retrofitted after
Manage financial and commercial execution
Develop and maintain project budgets, cash flow forecasts, and financial liability schedules
Track expenditures, identify cost risks, and report to senior management with accuracy and clarity
Ensure execution assumptions remain aligned with commercial commitments and financing requirements
Support financial close readiness across construction debt, permanent debt, tax equity, and back-leverage structures as applicable
Track procurement and long-lead items
Monitor the status of major equipment procurement and EPC contracting activities
Identify procurement risks that could affect schedule or budget and develop mitigation strategies
Coordinate with the Procurement team on supplier milestones, delivery schedules, and contract close-out
Manage risk and reporting
Maintain a living risk register; proactively identify issues no one else is asking about
Prepare executive-level reporting on project status, risks, and milestone progress
Support portfolio-level visibility and contribute to EM team governance and process improvement

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of cross-functional project management experience, with at least 5 years in utility-scale renewable energy development and/or construction
Demonstrated ability to own integrated project schedules, manage critical path, and drive accountability across multiple functions simultaneously
Strong financial acumen: fluency in project cash flows, budget management, financial liability schedules, and executive-level reporting
Deep familiarity with utility-scale EPC contracting, major equipment procurement, project financing, and the full project delivery lifecycle
Technical proficiency in MS Project and MS Excel; PowerPoint proficiency required for executive-level reporting and stakeholder communication
Understanding of the interrelationships between PV, high-voltage, and BESS milestones and how they affect schedule
Proven ability to lead through influence in matrixed environments — driving alignment and accountability without direct authority
Clear, precise communicator with the ability to synthesize complex information for executive audiences
Owner’s mindset: you think about the full lifecycle of an asset, not just the delivery milestone in front of you
Proactive, ownership-oriented approach — you ask the questions no one else is asking and escalate before problems become crises

Benefits

Comp & perks

401(k) matching
Comprehensive medical and dental plan options
Flexible PTO

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementintegrated project schedulescritical path managementbudget managementfinancial liability schedulesEPC contractingmajor equipment procurementproject financingexecutive-level reportingrisk management

Soft Skills

cross-functional coordinationleadershipcommunicationproblem-solvinginfluenceaccountabilityproactive approachsynthesis of complex informationowner's mindsetstakeholder engagement