Manager, Pre-construction

Responsibilities

• Project Readiness Ownership: Own the end-to-end pre-construction readiness plan for assigned projects from late development through Notice to Proceed, maintaining a clear critical path and readiness checklist.
• Bid Packaging & Scope Definition: Define bid packages and detailed scopes of work in partnership with Construction leadership and engineering/design counterparts. Ensure scopes are complete, comparable, and aligned across vendors/contractors.
• RFI / Clarification Management: Run bid-period controls including the Request for Information (RFI) log, clarification register, addenda inputs, and internal approval routing to maintain disciplined bidder communications.
• Commercial Alignment & De-risking (Contracts + Interfaces): Support the synchronization of major equipment, field services, and consultant scopes so there are no scope gaps, interface ambiguities, or misalignments between contracts, schedule, and budget.
• Scope-to-Supply Chain Alignment (Delivery + Logistics): In coordination with the Procurement Manager, ensure GC assumptions, sequencing, and site logistics plans are synchronized with major equipment delivery timelines, staging/handling constraints, and commissioning support needs so field execution is not blocked by procurement realities.
• Schedule & Milestone Management: Maintain pre-construction milestone tracking and schedule inputs (design, permitting, procurement, mobilization) and ensure bid and award plans reflect true constraints.
• Cost Control: Maintain current cost forecasts and cost-risk narratives for assigned projects in coordination with Finance and the pre-construction lead.
• Permitting Coordination (Support): Partner with Development/Permitting to track permitting constraints that impact bid packages and mobilization (e.g., permit set readiness, AHJ iteration risk). Drive internal completeness criteria for inputs needed for procurement and construction readiness, without owning permit submissions.
• Vendor & Contractor Support: Support prequalification activities, bidder coverage, and vendor constraint tracking (e.g., switchgear/transformer lead times, reservations, warranty/service terms inputs).
• Handoff Package Assembly: Systematically compile and deliver a comprehensive handoff package to Construction, including executed scopes/contract status, budgets, schedules, risks, lease/landlord items (as applicable), and procurement documentation.
• Process & Tooling: Help build repeatable pre-construction mechanisms (templates, checklists, DoR matrices) and support adoption of systems/tools (e.g., Kahua) for durable single-source-of-truth execution.
• Configuration-Driven Artifact Standardization: Standardize key pre-construction artifacts (scope templates, readiness checklists, bid package requirements, and handoff deliverables) based on Orenda’s standard product configurations, so each project starts from a consistent, reusable baseline and variations are intentional and controlled.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• Experience: 5+ years of experience in pre-construction, project controls, estimating, procurement support, or construction management on complex projects (energy, utility, industrial, or commercial).
• Commercial Fundamentals: Demonstrated ability to define scopes, support contractor bidding, and manage bid-period controls (RFIs, clarifications, addenda).
• Schedule & Controls: Proficiency building and maintaining integrated schedules and milestone logic.
• Cost Discipline: Comfort supporting multi-million-dollar budgets and maintaining forecast integrity.
• Communication: Clear, concise communicator who can produce decision-grade summaries and coordinate across internal teams and external counterparties.
• Tools: Proficiency with project controls and document management tools; able to adopt platforms such as Kahua/Procore and scheduling tools (MS Project / Primavera P6).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in renewable energy, power generation, electrical infrastructure, or BESS projects.
• NYC experience with DOB / FDNY / Con Edison processes and dense-urban execution constraints.
• Experience working under MSAs, alternative contracting mechanisms, or high-volume procurement programs.

Skills and Attributes

• Extremely organized, process-oriented, and capable of managing multiple complex workstreams concurrently in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong judgment and the ability to make timely, well-reasoned recommendations with incomplete information.
• High standards for artifact quality, naming conventions, and version control.
• Highly collaborative, with the ability to work effectively across Development, Engineering, Construction, Finance, and external partners.
• Takes accountability for readiness outputs and closes loops without “hand-waving.”
• A deep passion for clean energy and the company’s mission.
• Positive, solutions-oriented mindset, strong work ethic, and a sense of humor.

Work Environment

• This is a full-time, in-office position requiring work from our headquarters (Brooklyn, NY) five days a week, with periodic travel to project sites and vendor/factory visits as needed.

Pay

The anticipated base salary range for this full-time position in New York City is $120,000-$170,000 per year. The final base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the successful candidate's relevant experience, skills, and qualifications.

Schedule

This is a full-time, in-office position requiring work from our headquarters (Brooklyn, NY) five days a week, with periodic travel to project sites and vendor/factory visits as needed.