Director of Pre-Construction - Energy & Infrastructure EPC

SNC-Lavalin; Isle Forest (NC); Hybrid; USD 109,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision Coverage

401K with Employer Match

EAP

PTO

Learning and Development

Mentorship Initiatives

Internal Mobility

Performance-Based Advancement

Job summary

Linxon Americas is seeking a Pre-Construction Director to lead the pre-construction phase of complex EPC projects in Raleigh, NC. You will ensure projects are fully planned, risk-assessed, and execution-ready, coordinating with engineering, procurement, QA, and operations to align resources before project execution.

You will guide strategy, roadmaps, and staffing, manage contractor engagement, and drive continuous improvement across the pre-construction function, mentoring teams and elevating

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related discipline.
• Master's degree preferred.
• 15+ years of experience in EPC project delivery, construction management, engineering, project management, or related infra industries.
• Experience delivering large-scale energy, transmission, substation, industrial, infrastructure, or complex EPC projects.
• Demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary teams across engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning functions.
• Strong understanding of EPC project execution, project controls, scheduling, risk management, and project delivery methodologies.
• Expertise in construction planning, constructability reviews, sequencing, and execution strategy development.
• Experience managing contractor and subcontractor engagement strategies.
• Effective leadership with ability to develop teams and mentor professionals.

Responsibilities

• Lead the pre-construction phase of complex EPC projects to ensure fully planned, constructible, risk-assessed, and execution-ready outcomes.
• Support Business Development, Sales, and Tendering with execution strategies, constructability reviews, schedule validation, and delivery guidance.
• Develop project execution roadmaps, construction methodologies, mobilization plans, staffing strategies, and work packaging approaches.
• Coordinate Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Quality, and Operations teams to ensure alignment before project execution.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate technical, commercial, operational, and site risks with risk registers and mitigation plans.
• Lead contractor engagement, qualification, and execution readiness activities with aligned resources.
• Establish project quality and safety readiness frameworks including inspection plans and risk assessments.
• Chair project readiness reviews and manage handovers from Tendering to Project Execution teams.
• Provide executive-level recommendations on readiness, strategy, and risk management.
• Lead and develop Pre-Construction teams while driving standardization and planning excellence.

Skills

EPC delivery

Leadership

Scheduling

Risk management

Constructability

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction Management/PM

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Linxon Americas is seeking a Pre-Construction Director to lead the pre-construction phase of complex EPC projects in Raleigh, NC. You will ensure projects are fully planned, risk-assessed, and execution-ready, coordinating with engineering, procurement, QA, and operations to align resources before project execution.

You will guide strategy, roadmaps, and staffing, manage contractor engagement, and drive continuous improvement across the pre-construction function, mentoring teams and elevating