Director of Pre-Contract Engineering

Centrica Business Solutions Us Inc; Orange (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

HSA with company match

FSA/DCA

Paid Time Off

401(k) with company match

Life Insurance

Employee Wellness Program

Fitness Reward Program

Employee Training and Development

Casual attire with professional andfun

Job summary

Centrica Business Solutions is seeking a Director of Pre-Contract Engineering in Costa Mesa, CA. This leadership role oversees a centralized team delivering technical, commercial, and engineering support during the sales process for energy solutions.

You will work with Sales and Delivery to ensure accurate pricing, robust proposals, and a smooth handoff to execution groups. The role requires a minimum of 10 years in energy/mechanical engineering, a Bachelor's in engineering, and experience with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required; energy/MEP background preferred.
• Minimum 10 years in Energy/Mechanical Engineering roles.
• Experience on energy efficiency construction projects and energy performance contracting.

Responsibilities

• Lead a centralized pre-contract engineering team and coordinate with Sales.
• Provide technical, commercial and engineering support during the sales process.
• Deliver conceptual designs, cost estimates and techno-economic models for proposals.
• Balance speed, technical rigor and commercial pragmatism to ensure smooth handoff to delivery teams.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Excel (Energy modeling)

Pricing & cost estimation tools

Job description

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Director of Pre-Contract Engineering

Full Time Costa Mesa, CA, US

Salary Range: $160,000.00 To $190,000.00 Annually

Are you a visionary that embraces change? Have you successfully inspired, motivated, and guided others toward a common goal? Do you want a direct impact on customer happiness? If so, we want you to join our team!

Director of Pre-Contract Engineering (Pre-Contract Support)
This role leads a centralized team responsible for providing technical, commercial, and engineering support during the sales process for energy and infrastructure solutions. Reporting to the VP of Sales and Development, the Director partners closely with Sales to qualify opportunities, develop solution concepts, and ensure accurate, risk-aware pricing and proposals.

The position is a key enabler of sales execution, ensuring opportunities are properly vetted, aligned with delivery platforms, and structured for successful handoff to execution teams. Responsibilities include overseeing pre-contract processes and tools, managing opportunity intake and stage-gate discipline, and delivering high-quality technical and financial inputs such as conceptual designs, cost estimates, and techno-economic models.

The Director also leads and develops a multidisciplinary team, collaborates with internal delivery groups (CES and SLS), and manages external engineering and technical partners to extend capacity and expertise. Success in this role requires balancing speed, technical rigor, and commercial pragmatism to support scalable, consistent, and predictable sales outcomes.

The core components of success ( i.e must haves ) :

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
• At least 10 years of experience in an Energy or Mechanical Engineering role
• Experience working on energy efficiency construction projects including energy performance contracting

The following are a definite plus , so if you’ve got any of these be sure to tell us!

• Experience successfully managing a team, preferably an engineering team
• Experience with Utility Sponsored Energy-Efficiency Rebates
• Experience developing energy modeling spreadsheets in Excel
• Experience with a broad range of project markets, including commercial, industrial, municipal, school, university, healthcare, and federal.

The travel required for this position is approximately 25% of the time and will be mostly regional.

What we do:

Digitalization and climate change mean organizations need to be more energy efficient and resilient to limit their impact on the environment while maintaining control of their energy spend .

At Centrica Business Solutions, we deliver integrated energy solutions that balance profitability and sustainability.

By bringing together the right combination of technologies and approaches, we help organizations get the most value from their energy and energy infrastructure, helping them solve their energy challenges and harness new opportunities in a changing world. As an Energy Service Company (ESCO), our broad portfolio includes:

• Energy Efficiency Solutions
• Solar and Energy Storage
• Demand Response and Energy Load Management

Our benefits and perks:

AtCentrica Business Solutions,we ensure you are supported and valued.To help do this, we offer a competitive compensation and benefits package.Some of our benefits & perks include:

• HSA, with company match
• FSA/DCA
• Paid Time Off
• 401(k), with company match
• Life Insurance
• Employee Wellness Program
• Fitness Reward Program
• Employee Training and Development Opportunities
• Casual attire with professional and fun work environments
• Flexible/hybrid work opportunities
• Fungineering (We Engineer the Fun!)

Centrica Business Solutionsis an Equal Opportunity Employer and as such, does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices