Pre-Construction Manager - Remote Ready | Solar & Storage

Koch Business Solutions, LP; Scottsdale (AZ); Remote; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) or retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

DEPCOM Power is seeking a Pre-Construction Manager to drive value by owning the pre‑construction process, delivering reproducible tools and playbooks, and assuring knowledge is captured for reuse. Expect involvement from development through mobilization to improve cost, schedule, and quality.

The role is located in Scottsdale, AZ or remote within the U.S., with no visa sponsorship. You will build dashboards and templates, coordinate stages, and provide input to risk and constructability to

Qualifications

• Experience in pre-construction, estimating, project engineering, or project planning for medium-to-large construction projects (utility-scale renewables experience strongly preferred).
• Demonstrated experience with stage-gate frameworks and developing Project Execution Plans.
• Proven ability to translate commercial and technical inputs into executable plans.

Responsibilities

• Phase coordination and accountability: Lead phase handoffs and own stage-gate process quality across the full project lifecycle to ensure continuity and accountability.
• Project readiness and mobilization: Produce and validate Project Execution Plans (PEPs) and mobilization deliverables (budget fidelity, construction schedule, procurement sequencing, major subcontract scopes, site logistics, and risk register).
• Tools and process development: Build and roll out playbooks, checklists, templates, and automated dashboards (PowerBI) used across projects to improve predictability and decision‑making.
• Analytics and reporting: Develop metrics and dashboards that track pre‑construction KPIs (estimate variance, time‑to‑mobilization, stage‑gate compliance, key risk indicators) and present actionable insights to leadership.
• Continuous improvement and lessons learned: Capture and institutionalize lessons learned, lead root‑cause reviews for early‑project issues, and run pilots to test process or tool improvements.
• Commercial and constructability input: Provide execution‑focused input to commercial terms, contract allowances, contingency strategy, and subcontractor/supplier sequencing to reduce execution risk.
• Stakeholder influence: Facilitate cross‑functional decision‑making, clearly document decisions and action owners, and escalated risks when resolution is required.

Skills

Stage-gate frameworks

Project planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Engineering degree or related

PMP or equivalent certification

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Procore

Job description

DEPCOM Power is seeking a Pre-Construction Manager to drive value by owning the pre‑construction process, delivering reproducible tools and playbooks, and assuring knowledge is captured for reuse. Expect involvement from development through mobilization to improve cost, schedule, and quality.

The role is located in Scottsdale, AZ or remote within the U.S., with no visa sponsorship. You will build dashboards and templates, coordinate stages, and provide input to risk and constructability to