Job Description
Job DescriptionDescription:
Position Summary
The Director of Project Management oversees all project management operations to ensure successful project execution.
Core Objectives
- Drive consistent, successful project execution across the organization.
- Build and lead a high-performing project management team.
- Drive visibility and control of project financial and operational risk.
- Ensure seamless coordination with pre-construction, finance, field operations, and service.
Tasks / Duties / Responsibilities
Project Management Oversight
- Lead and oversee all project management activities across the organization.
- Ensure projects are executed on time, within budget, and to define quality standards.
- Develop, implement, and enforce project management processes, tools, and best practices.
- Own project planning, forecasting, and schedule logic to ensure realism and credibility.
Coordination with Pre-Construction
- Partner with pre-construction teams to ensure smooth transition from planning to execution.
- Provide input on project feasibility, timelines, sequencing, and resource strategy.
- Align project plans with field capacity, manpower constraints, and operational realities.
- Serve as escalation point for PM and field misalignment or priority conflicts.
Team Leadership and Development
- Lead, mentor, and develop Project Managers and Assistant Project Managers.
- Establish PM cadence, training standards, and performance expectations.
- Foster a high-accountability, planning-driven, and collaborative PM culture.
Financial Management
- Monitor project budgets, cost forecasts, and financial performance.
- Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting across all projects.
- Identify and mitigate execution, schedule, and margin risks early.
- Partner with Finance to maintain clean project cost tracking and cash-flow visibility.
Contract & Subcontractor Management
- Oversee preparation, review, and administration of project contracts.
- Ensure compliance with contractual obligations and company policies.
- Support subcontractor strategy, negotiations, and performance oversight.
Process Improvement & Performance Metrics
- Continuously evaluate and improve project management processes and tools.
- Develop and track KPIs to measure project and PM performance.
- Use data-driven insights to improve predictability, efficiency, and outcomes.
Change, Risk, and Compliance Management
- Manage project changes including scope, schedule, and budget adjustments.
- Implement structured change-control processes.
- Ensure projects adhere to safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
Requirements:
Skill / Ability / Attribute Requirements
- Strong leadership and team-development capability.
- Excellent communication and cross-functional alignment skills.
- Financial acumen with strong understanding of project cost controls.
- Contract and risk management expertise.
- Process-driven mindset with continuous improvement focus.
- Analytical problem-solving and decision-making ability.
Education / Experience / Certification Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or a related field preferred but not required. Education and progressive construction leadership experience is required.
- Minimum of 5–8 years of experience in project management within the solar EPC industry or a similar construction environment preferred.
- Demonstrated field experience (e.g., superintendent, field supervisor, foreman, or significant time working closely with field teams), with a strong understanding of construction sequencing, manpower constraints, and execution realities.
- Proven experience leading, mentoring, or developing project managers and/or cross functional teams, with accountability for standards, consistency, and outcomes across multiple projects.
- Demonstrated ability to align project planning, scheduling, and forecasting with field capacity, manpower availability, and operational constraints.
- PMP or other relevant project management certification preferred but not required.