Remote Pre-Construction Manager - Solar & Storage

DEPCOM Power, Inc; Scottsdale (AZ); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

DEPCOM Power, Inc. is seeking a Pre-Construction Manager to own the pre-construction process, drive phase gates, and deliver reproducible tools and playbooks that improve cost, schedule, and quality for utility-scale solar and energy storage projects across the United States.

Based in Scottsdale, AZ or remotely (U.S. only), you will support mobilization, risk management, and continuous improvement while collaborating with Delivery teams and leadership to accelerate project readiness and

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 elevate risks when resolution is required.]
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Skills

Pre-construction experience

Stage-gate frameworks

Project planning

Translate inputs to plans

Education

Engineering or Construction Management degree; PMP or equivalent

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Procore

Job description

DEPCOM Power, Inc. is seeking a Pre-Construction Manager to own the pre-construction process, drive phase gates, and deliver reproducible tools and playbooks that improve cost, schedule, and quality for utility-scale solar and energy storage projects across the United States.

Based in Scottsdale, AZ or remotely (U.S. only), you will support mobilization, risk management, and continuous improvement while collaborating with Delivery teams and leadership to accelerate project readiness and