Onsite Project Director: Greenfield Solar EPC Leader

The Day & Zimmermann Group, Inc.

Union Springs (AL)

On-site

USD 220,000 - 285,000

Full time

14 days+

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Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

Life, AD&D and disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts

100% paid maternity leave

Job summary

Day & Zimmermann Maintenance and Construction (DZMC) is seeking a Project Director to lead a greenfield utility-scale solar EPC in Union Springs, Alabama. You will own safety, schedule, cost, quality, and customer outcomes, guiding preconstruction through final closeout with a field-oriented leadership style.

The role demands 12+ years in EPC or power projects, strong knowledge of solar interfaces, and a track record delivering large solar successes.

Qualifications

12+ years of EPC, power-generation, renewable-energy, or major infrastructure project-delivery experience.
At least five years leading multidisciplinary project teams in a senior project-management or project-executive capacity.
Demonstrated delivery of at least one 100-MW+ greenfield utility-scale solar project through commissioning and commercial operation.
Deep knowledge of solar civil, structural, DC, AC, medium-voltage, substation, interconnection, SCADA, protection-and-control, and commissioning interfaces.
Strong command of EPC contracts, project controls, Primavera P6 scheduling, cost forecasting, change management, claims, and risk mitigation.
Experience managing project permitting, environmental compliance, utility coordination, long-lead equipment, and major subcontractors.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, business, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience.
PMP, OSHA 30, NABCEP, union-construction, and self-perform experience are preferred.
Ability and willingness to work 100% onsite and support extended hours during critical construction, energization, and commissioning milestones.

Responsibilities

Establish the project execution plan, organization, governance, decision rights, reporting cadence, and culture of accountability.
Provide executive leadership to project management, construction, safety, quality, project controls, engineering, procurement, environmental, and commissioning personnel.
Maintain full accountability for safety, quality, schedule, cost, cash flow, Estimate at Completion, contingency, productivity, risk, and contractual performance.
Direct engineering and constructability reviews, design coordination, RFIs, submittals, field changes, and resolution of technical issues.
Own the permitting and compliance matrix, including coordination with utilities, authorities having jurisdiction, environmental agencies, landowners, and other stakeholders.
Lead procurement, expediting, logistics, receiving, storage, and vendor performance for critical equipment such as modules, trackers, inverters, transformers, switchgear, substation equipment, protection and controls, and SCADA systems.
Administer the EPC contract and major subcontracts, including notices, change orders, claims, schedule impacts, liquidated-damages exposure, payment applications, and commercial negotiations.
Direct construction sequencing, labor and equipment planning, subcontractor performance, quality turnover, and schedule-recovery activities.
Lead energization, commissioning, testing, punch-list completion, owner training, turnover documentation, commercial operation, warranty transition, and final project closeout.
Serve as D&Z’s senior representative with the customer and model D&Z’s values of safety, integrity, diversity, and success, grounded in the promise: “We do what we say.®”