Director, Project Execution and Customer Delivery

What you will do

• Lead construction projects, managing staged completion milestones to meet Revenue recognition schedules, revising as appropriate, to meet changing project needs and requirements.
• Manage the staged delivery of construction materials than balances construction crews’ readiness and cash flow to the company.
• Work with our Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) partners to develop schedules, critical deliverables, budget, resource allocation plan, and other support requirements for assigned projects.
• Track progress against the established plan and make decisions to alter or update schedule and resource allocation to meet product requirements and construction schedule.
• Communicate program progress, escalations, and issue analysis to product stakeholders; collaborate with management and internal manufacturing and development partners to implement changes to product, process, or program plan to resolve escalated issues, produce solutions, and ensure adherence to budgets and established product roadmaps and schedules.
• Use project planning tools and software packages to create, manage, and track project results.
• Provide recovery action plans when critical milestones are not met to get the project back on track.
• Coordinate and direct matrixed teams and resources and proactively create room to collaborate across functions.
• Create and manage program schedules, risk management, budgets, and resource allocation plans.
• Author and review technical project documentation (Requirements, Design, Traceability, Validation planning).
• Capture best practices to reduce cost and schedule to be implemented in the next project.
• Shape a culture of collaboration, innovation, constant improvement, excellence, transparency, open mindedness, humility, integrity, efficiency, joy, compassion, and fulfillment.

What a qualified candidate should possess

• 10+ years of experience in Engineering or similar field.
• 5+ years of practical experience in planning and execution of large construction projects consisting of capital, mechanical, or electrical projects. 
• Battery energy storage system (BESS) project experience required.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred with a preference in Engineering-related degree (Electrical, Chemical, Mechanical, Process or Materials Science).
• Certification in Project Management preferred (PMP).
• California General Contractor’s License, Class A is a plus.
• Excellent project management skills and ability to balance multiple responsibilities and timelines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in effective communication of program plans, proposals, and results, and negotiate options at senior management levels.
• Ability to travel and live near client site for extended periods of time.
• Comfort in fast-paced, rapid growth environments.
• Experience in public companies is a plus.
• A passion for sustainability, our mission, and our vision is a bonus!