Vice President, Pre-Construction

Description

• Mentor others involved in proposals and solutioning to build a disciplined, high-performing Pre-Construction culture.
• Analyze RFQs, technical specifications, and commercial requirements to identify risks and opportunities and support well-informed technical and commercial decisions.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships across the HV/MV, T-Line and BESS supplier ecosystem, supporting favorable lead times, pricing, and collaborative solution development.
• Support efficient project delivery by championing efficient, constructible designs and repeatable design packages that enhance predictability and consistency during execution.
• Shape solution approaches that align technical scope, constructability, and commercial terms with customer needs and market benchmarks.
• Improve margins through value engineering, supplier collaboration, and thoughtful risk allocation, while preserving reliability and compliance.
• Work closely with suppliers and OEMs across the HV/MV, T-Line & BESS ecosystem to secure quotations, validate technical fit, and improve lead times.
• Coordinate and challenge internal stakeholders to shorten proposal cycle times while maintaining quality and accuracy.
• Build a winning culture by modeling cross-functional collaboration, accountability, and urgency, while helping to develop a high-performing team focused on “win-win-win” outcomes (customer, company, and partners).
• Advance digital and BIM capabilities by leveraging and expanding BIM and related applications in design coordination, quantity take-offs, constructability reviews, and other key pre-construction workflows.
• Collaborate with engineering and construction teams to optimize and standardize substation solutions to improve constructability, consistency, and execution efficiency.
• Support pipeline reviews and bid/no-bid decisions with data-driven insights on scope, risk, and commercial considerations.
• Lead the end-to-end proposal process—from initial opportunity review, through estimating and solution configuration, to final pricing and commercial terms.
• Partner with project managers, engineers, construction managers, and field service leaders to scope, price, and structure EPC proposals for HV/MV substations, T-Line, and BESS.
• Maintain and continuously improve proposal tools, cost models, standard templates, and content libraries.
• Evaluate and deploy new technologies (software, tools, and equipment solutions) that support engineering, construction, and procurement workflows.
• Increase proposal throughput by streamlining workflows, reducing rework, and championing tools and standards that allow more high-quality proposals per week.

Requirements

• Ability to work cross-functionally with project management, engineering, construction, field services, and supply chain to drive aligned, effective solutions.
• 15+ years of experience in the HV/MV substation EPC business (utility, IPP, industrial, or similar).
• Proven experience with BIM applications (e.g., model coordination, clash detection, constructability reviews, and design documentation).
• This position requires minimal physical effort.
• Strong project and time-management skills; ability to manage multiple concurrent bids and priorities under tight deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to perform under pressure while maintaining attention to detail and quality.
• Must be able and willing to travel overnight for trainings and/or meetings as required (10%)
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear commercial and strategic options for internal and external stakeholders.
• Must be able to endure prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer for a minimum of 8 hours a day
• Deep understanding of substation systems (primary and secondary), protection & controls, and field constructability considerations.
• Strong data analysis skills to support pricing decisions, margin considerations, and proposal performance tracking.
• Demonstrated ability to structure EPC proposals balancing technical scope, risk, pricing, and commercial terms.
• May occasionally lift up to 25 pounds at a time.
• Proven ability to build, lead, and develop teams while fostering a high-performance, “own the outcome” culture.
• Strong understanding of the supplier and OEM landscape across the HV/MV substation ecosystem (equipment, materials, services).
• Experience collaborating with suppliers to improve lead times, drive value engineering, and co-develop optimized solutions.
• Highly organized, structured, and process-oriented, with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Strong team orientation, with a bias for action and a focus on results, accountability, and integrity.
• Comfort evaluating and implementing new tools and technologies that streamline engineering, construction, and proposal workflows.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance