Pre-Construction Lead: Readiness, Risk & Planning

Jobtailor; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Phoenix, AZ seeks an experienced Project Leader to drive readiness from development to close, overseeing scope, schedule, budget, and risk mitigation. You will coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering, procurement, and delivery, ensuring alignment with milestones and regulatory requirements.

The role requires 7+ years in related fields, strong organizational and communication skills, and travel of 20-35%.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in preconstruction, estimating, construction management, project planning, engineering, or related disciplines.
• Strong understanding of project delivery, scheduling, procurement, risk management, and construction execution.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and manage complex stakeholder relationships.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and organizational skills.
• 20-35% travel required.
• Experience with Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS), healthcare, higher education, or complex facility projects preferred.
• Familiarity with JDE, Procore, Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, SharePoint, or similar project delivery tools preferred.
• PMP, CCM, PE, LEED, or related certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead project readiness efforts from development through financial close.
• Evaluate scope, schedule, budget, constructability, procurement strategy, and project risks.
• Develop milestone schedules, savings forecasts, spend curves, and execution assumptions.
• Facilitate Joint Readiness Certifications and executive risk reviews.
• Conduct market, labor, regulatory, permitting, and contractor risk assessments.
• Lead Trade Partner Due Diligence and Permitting Due Diligence activities.
• Facilitate Risk Register development, reviews, and handoff to Project Controls.
• Identify and drive mitigation of cost, schedule, and execution risks.
• Coordinate pre-close execution planning and At-Risk activities.
• Support early procurement planning, utility interconnection efforts, site assessments, and environmental reviews.
• Prepare Internal Kickoff materials and execution readiness documentation.
• Plan and facilitate Project Launch sessions.
• Support development of the Project Execution Plan (PXP).
• Ensure effective transfer of project knowledge, risks, assumptions, and action items to the Delivery team.
• Collaborate with Development, Sustainability, Energy Analytics, Pre-Engineering, Pricing & Estimating, Legal, Financial Modeling, Supply Chain, Project Controls, and Delivery teams.
• Influence decisions and drive alignment without direct authority.

Skills

Project Management

Risk Management

Cross-Functional Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

JDE

Procore

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

SharePoint

Job description

Jobtailor in Phoenix, AZ seeks an experienced Project Leader to drive readiness from development to close, overseeing scope, schedule, budget, and risk mitigation. You will coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering, procurement, and delivery, ensuring alignment with milestones and regulatory requirements.

The role requires 7+ years in related fields, strong organizational and communication skills, and travel of 20-35%.