Preconstruction leader

About the Role

Be a part of our mission to create comfortable, sustainable, and efficient climate solutions for buildings, homes, and transportation. At Trane Technologies, sustainability is our business. The role is based in North America Energy Services and offers the opportunity to shape regional strategy, influence enterprise priorities, and lead a critical segment of the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic and Business Leadership: Provide executive leadership for the region’s preconstruction business, with accountability for growth, profitability, forecasting accuracy, workforce planning, utilization, and overall business performance. Shape regional strategy, investment priorities, and portfolio direction across the Energy Services opportunity landscape. Translate enterprise and regional priorities into operating plans, execution strategies, and measurable business outcomes. Lead strategic alignment across regional sales and operation teams to ensure focus on the highest‑value opportunities and investments.
• Customer and Market Leadership: Lead the regional approach to opportunity development, ensuring resources are aligned to the most strategic customer pursuits and growth priorities. Provide executive oversight for complex and high‑value opportunities, including alternative delivery models, Design‑Build pursuits, resilience solutions, and integrated customer engagements. Ensure customer solutions are technically sound, financially disciplined, and aligned with long‑term customer objectives. Strengthen regional competitiveness through informed market perspective, sound business judgment, and close alignment with customer priorities. Partner across Sales, Operations, Engineering, and enterprise support functions to elevate opportunity quality, execution readiness, and customer outcomes.
• Operational Excellence and Enterprise Alignment: Drive disciplined execution through strong operating rhythms, performance management, forecasting rigor, and continuous improvement. Use business performance indicators, portfolio reviews, and organizational insights to guide decisions, improve execution, and remove barriers to performance. Advance a culture of accountability, problem solving, risk management, and operational excellence across the regional organization. Leverage enterprise capabilities, tools, and best practices to improve scalability, execution consistency, and business impact.
• Talent and Organizational Leadership: Build and lead a high‑performing regional preconstruction organization with a strong focus on leadership effectiveness, capability development, and succession planning. Develop leadership bench strength and strengthen the organization’s ability to meet future business needs. Foster a culture defined by accountability, collaboration, customer focus, and continuous improvement. Lead change effectively across a geographically dispersed, matrixed organization and drive adoption of evolving tools, processes, and business expectations.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a seasoned business and people leader with deep expertise in Energy Services, preconstruction, and project development, and a demonstrated ability to lead at scale in a complex, matrixed environment. This individual combines strategic thinking with strong commercial and operational acumen, and is recognized for building high‑performing teams, advancing business performance, and delivering customer‑centered solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or a related field; or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in energy services, preconstruction, project development, or a related field.
• Proven success leading teams and delivering strategic business results.
• Strong understanding of market drivers, risk, development strategy, and customer solutioning.
• Experience managing performance metrics such as project schedules, budgets, and scope.
• Deep knowledge of Energy Services solutions, preconstruction practices, and financial and technical solution development.
• Significant experience with Design‑Build and ESPC delivery models.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen, including forecasting, portfolio prioritization, business case evaluation, and Operating Income management.
• Demonstrated success building, developing, and leading high‑performing teams.
• Executive presence, sound judgment, and excellent communication skills.

Compensation

Annual Base Salary Range: $146,521.66 – $235,500.00 (Salary). Incentive eligible: Yes. Sales commission eligible: No.

Benefits

• Health insurance and holistic wellness programs effective DAY ONE.
• Family‑building benefits including fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
• Paid time off: up to 15 vacation days, paid holidays, sick leave, plus options for volunteer and parental leave.
• 401(k) match, educational and training opportunities, tuition assistance, and student‑debt support.

Work Schedule

Monday to Thursday: work onsite with colleagues. Friday: flexible location based on work requirements.

Safety Sensitive Role

This position is designated as safety‑sensitive and may require additional drug screening.