Director, Construction at Clearwayjobs — Houston, TX

## What The Role Is

## What You'll Be Doing

• Connect with stakeholders to develop timelines and project deliverables.
• Identify project pinch points in advance to avoid project delays where possible.
• Coordinate expectations and deliverables with vendors and internal resources.
• Secure internal resources as needed to keep the projects on schedule.
• Develops project execution plans for 3rd party construction of projects for submittal and approval of executive management.
• Connect with Design Team on long lead time materials and be familiar with alternatives/substitutes.
• Participates in the review of plans and specifications for construction projects and expedite timely approvals from engineering
• Confirm the accuracy of the scope of work, including any/all new work.
• Accomplishes construction project results by defining project purpose and scope; establishing standards and protocols; scheduling and coordinating 3rd party contractors; evaluating milestone assumptions and conclusions; evaluating and implementing change orders.
• Participate and provide weekly and monthly status reports to the Vice President of Construction.
• Prepares correspondence, special reports, and presentations on all aspects as required.
• Gives accurate project status reports with emphasis on projected completion cost. Ensures that all required administrative and field paperwork is completed timely, including review and approval of all invoices.
• Attends weekly/monthly project meetings as well as pre-construction and post-construction meetings.
• Inspect property under construction on a regular basis to ensure the work conforms to specifications, budget and schedule and initiates any repair or replacement needs and/or adjustment of working procedures. Regularly communicate with the project team and leadership regarding unit and property improvement status.
• Keep stakeholders informed throughout all project stages to align on expectations and avoid surprises or misunderstandings, including to quickly inform appropriate stakeholders of expected delays, cost overruns or technical problems.
• Ensures required construction records are maintained in a timely fashion.
• Ensures records are timely filed in the project document management system.
• Manages and reports construction budget for each project.
• Manages 3rd party contractors, as assigned, by evaluating and monitoring performance.
• Collaborate with business unit leaders and technical experts to develop accurate budgets.
• Review and approve all invoices pertaining to construction; submits all approved bills per Clearway procedures and policies.
• Assists with the preparation and analysis of performance status reports.
• Tracks 3rd party contracts as required, including tracking change orders, credits, and material inventory.
• Maintains budget updates by cost to complete reporting and reviews job progress for conformance with the project plan and schedule.
• Interfacing with AHJ to determine requirements of a particular site.
• Collaborate with Clearway Procurement to secure and screen vendors.
• Assists Procurement with references and background information on the 3rd party contractors and suppliers.
• Assist Procurement staff to ensure that all contract, permits and insurance requirements are in place prior to commencing work and maintained.
• Ensures projects are completed in compliance with the agreed client contract, 3rd party contracts, purchase agreements, plans, and specifications and approved changes.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.
• Schedule and complete assignments within required time-frames.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently and to meet deadlines.
• Ability to supervise direct reports, plan, manage, organize and communicate with team members.
• Must be extremely organized and exhibit a high degree of attention to detail.
• Maintain project timelines/calendars and make available as needed.
• Deliver audience-specific communications that are accurate, clear, concise and professional.

## What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and directly related experience.
• Experience with construction wind energy projects and/or PV Solar & BESS energy projects
• 15+ years of progressive construction experience required
• Ability to handle multiple concurrent efforts and provide high quality deliverables accurately and on time.
• Experience in supervising and/or managing direct reports including hiring, annual reviews, delivering constructive feedback and directing work of others.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with all levels of internal and external customers.
• Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Office applications including performing financial and analytical computations in Excel.
• Detail oriented and adaptable to changing working requirements.
• Ability to work well in a team-oriented, collaborative environment that emphasizes attention to detail, meeting deadlines and working together to achieve company-wide goals.
• Demonstrated “can do” attitude in embracing company goals and initiatives.

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Salary Range Across all U.S. Locations

$190,000—$214,000 USD