Head of Pre-Construction, Energy & Infrastructure

AtkinsRéalis; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 109,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & vision

401K with match

EAP

PTO

Learning & development

Mentorship

Internal mobility

Performance-based advancement

Job summary

Linxon is seeking a Pre-Construction Director in Raleigh, NC (Hybrid) to lead all activities from opportunity development through execution readiness. You will collaborate with Sales, Engineering, Supply Chain, Construction and Project Management to ensure fully planned, constructible, risk‑assessed, and mobilization‑ready projects.

You are a senior leader with 15+ years in EPC delivery, strong expertise in construction planning, risk management, and contractor engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related discipline.
• Master's degree preferred.
• 15+ years of EPC project delivery experience.
• Experience delivering large-scale energy, transmission, substation, industrial, infrastructure, or complex EPC projects.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams across engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning.
• Strong understanding of EPC project execution, controls, scheduling, risk management, and delivery methodologies.
• Expert in construction planning, constructability reviews, sequencing, and execution strategy development.
• Experience managing contractor and subcontractor engagement strategies.
• Strong customer engagement and executive communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the pre-construction phase of complex EPC projects to ensure full planning and readiness.
• Provide execution strategies, constructability reviews, schedule validation, and project delivery guidance to BD, Sales, Tendering.
• Develop project execution roadmaps, construction methodologies, mobilization plans, staffing strategies, and work packaging.
• Coordinate Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Quality, and Operations to ensure alignment before execution.
• Identify and mitigate technical, commercial, operational, and site risks with risk registers and mitigation plans.
• Lead contractor engagement and qualification and ensure resources align with project objectives.
• Establish project quality and safety readiness frameworks, inspection plans, and compliance programs.
• Chair project readiness reviews and oversee handovers from Tendering/Pre-Construction to Execution.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Risk management

Construction planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction/PM

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Linxon is seeking a Pre-Construction Director in Raleigh, NC (Hybrid) to lead all activities from opportunity development through execution readiness. You will collaborate with Sales, Engineering, Supply Chain, Construction and Project Management to ensure fully planned, constructible, risk‑assessed, and mobilization‑ready projects.

You are a senior leader with 15+ years in EPC delivery, strong expertise in construction planning, risk management, and contractor engagement.