Director, Project Management

About the role

The Director of Project Management leads Pivot Energy’s project management execution across assigned portfolios, regions, customer programs, or enterprise-client workstreams, including greenfield, brownfield, roof top, carport, Mergers & Acquisitions, Tax Credit Transfers, Renewable Energy Credits, and other multi-site programs. Through disciplined project controls, contract management, team leadership, proactive risk management, and servant-leader principles, this role ensures assigned projects are executed in alignment with Pivot’s standards for cost, schedule, quality, compliance, documentation, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and hold PMs accountable for disciplined stakeholder communication across internal teams, external contractors, clients, consultants, investors, IE/lender representatives, and executive stakeholders.
  • Ensure PMs provide clear, timely, fact-based updates using Procore, Power BI, project controls reports, and approved reporting cadences.
  • Maintain alignment between Pivot, EPCs, consultants, internal stakeholders, and contract obligations.
  • Lead portfolio health reviews and ensure risks, variances, open issues, delays, recovery plans, and decision needs are surfaced clearly.
  • Remove cross-functional friction between Project Management, Preconstruction, Procurement, Construction Management, FP&A, Accounting, Legal, Compliance, Asset Management, O&M, Revenue Operations, and executive leadership.
  • Serve as connective tissue between Project Management, Preconstruction, Construction Management, Quality Control, Procurement, FP&A, Accounting, Legal, Compliance, Asset Management, O&M, and executive leadership.
• Ensure communication is direct, professional, kind, and commercially disciplined.
• Manage and develop Project Managers, Senior Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers, and Coordinators.
• Partner with Legal on disputed issues, claims, delay notices, contract interpretation, risk posture, and precedent-sensitive decisions.
• Protect Pivot’s commercial position while maintaining constructive contractor relationships.
• Confirm that PMs understand the distinction between relationship management and contract management.

Requirements

• 10+ years of project management, construction management, project controls, EPC, IPP, renewable energy, infrastructure, or large-scale construction experience.
• 3+ years of people leadership, portfolio leadership, or programmatic project delivery leadership.
• Demonstrated experience managing multi-project portfolios or complex construction programs.
• Strong understanding of project controls integration across cost, schedule, scope, risk, contract, document, and reporting systems.
• Strong understanding of contract administration, formal notices, change management, claim avoidance, and contractor accountability.
• Working knowledge of Procore, ERP systems, Power BI or similar dashboards, and project reporting systems.
• Ability to lead through ambiguity, friction, competing stakeholder priorities, and incomp...

Qualifications

• Proven track record of successful project management and delivery.
• Experience leading and developing high-performing project management teams.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Knowledge of industry best practices and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to manage stakeholder expectations and resolve conflicts.
• Proficiency in project management tools and software.

Skills

• Project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall).
• Contract administration and formal notice management.
• Change order governance and claim avoidance.
• Financial forecasting and budget management.
• Quality assurance and quality control processes.
• Compliance management and regulatory adherence.
• Risk identification, assessment, and mitigation.
• Document control and record-keeping.
• Technical expertise in renewable energy project delivery.
• Leadership and team-building skills.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Employee recognition and rewards program.
• Health and wellness programs.

Pay

• Salary range: $XX - $YY per year.

Schedule

• Full-time, Monday through Friday, standard business hours.