Director, Power Market Sector

About the role

The Director, Power Market Sector will position Knutson as a general contractor that safely and rapidly delivers complex power generation facilities where safety, schedule, constructability, and owner risk matter most—particularly co-generation and single cycle projects supporting industrial operations and critical infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Safety
• Model and promote Knutson’s Zero Incident Safety Culture.
• Ensure power sector teams and partners understand and uphold safety expectations.
• Strategic Leadership
• Develop and execute a multi-year power sector strategic plan aligned with company objectives, to include annual business planning, key metrics, go-to-market strategies, key investments, and new and improved services to achieve revenue, margin, growth targets, and competitive differentiation for the sector.
• Serve as the internal subject matter expert on power generation clients (generation owners, utilities, IPPs, developers), with particular expertise in co-generation, single-cycle, and combined-cycle facilities, including capital planning cycles, regulatory impacts, and execution risk.
• Guide internal teams on market requirements, client expectations, safety demands, and quality standards unique to generation facilities and service-center programs.
• Partner with Operations and Preconstruction leadership to define standardized pursuit-to-delivery approaches suitable for repeatable co-generation, single-cycle, and combined-cycle power generation work, including procurement strategy, prefab concepts, commissioning readiness, QA/QC, and turnover standards. Recommend investments in talent, technology, partnerships, and capabilities to support sustainable expansion.
• Business Development and Growth
• Own the power generation project pipeline and revenue forecasting with explicit focus on co-generation, single-cycle, and combined-cycle projects, while tracking follow-on service center work generated through generation clients and track conversion metrics. Drive pursuit strategy, go/no-go decisions, and development of proposals and presentations.
• Build, strengthen, and maintain executive-level relationships with utilities, independent power producers (IPPs), EPC firms, OEMs, municipal and cooperative utilities, developers, and other key industry partners and stakeholders.
• Identify transformative clients and develop strategies for long-term partnership growth.
• Co-develop and refine sector-specific value propositions, collateral, and pitch materials.
• Leadership and Collaboration
• Model and lead in alignment with Knutson’s core values:
• Care with Action
• Lead with Courage
• Build a Team Environment
• Provide leadership and mentorship to business development, preconstruction, and operations staff engaged in power sector opportunities.
• Foster collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement across teams.
• Mentor and develop future leaders and support workforce development and succession planning.
• Partner across departments to ensure alignment with sector objectives.
• Client & Stakeholder Engagement, Brand Ambassador
• Serve as the sector’s primary executive point of contact for major clients.
• Ensure high levels of client satisfaction and promote repeat business.
• Gather and translate client feedback into actionable improvements and repeatable business.
• Collaborate and be a leading participant in visibility and brand-building efforts including industry events, speaking engagements, and content creation.
• Position Knutson as a trusted and differentiated brand of choice in the Power sector.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering, or Business; Master’s preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in business development, project management, or sector leadership within commercial construction, EPC, or the utility/power sector.
• Understanding of construction operations, including scheduling, cost drivers, MEP, preconstruction, and risk management.
• Demonstrated experience with market expansion, partnership development, and programmatic playbook creation.
• Ability to engage effectively with C-suite and senior stakeholders.
• Proven experience in business development, strategic planning, and team leadership.
• Technical familiarity with utility coordination, grid constraints, and sustainability requirements relevant to utility-scale Power market clients.

Additional Benefits & Perks

• Competitive Pay
• Performance Based Career Advancement
• Medical, Dental and Vision
• Health Savings Account with employer contribution
• Flexible Spending Account
• Paid Time Off
• Life and Long-Term Disability Benefit with no premium cost to employee
• Mentorship Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Flex Fridays
• 401k w/Company Match
• Annual Discretionary Bonus Program
• Successful Annual Discretionary Profit-Sharing Program
• Paid Parental Leave

Pay

Projected Minimum Base Salary per year $190,000
Projected Maximum Base Salary per year $250,000