Senior Director of Alternative Delivery

Founded in 1987, MasTec Civil, LLC (formerly Condotte America) is a heavy highway contractor specializing in the construction of complex transportation projects, including roadways, bridges, interchanges, mass transit, and tolling facilities. MasTec’s Clean Energy and Infrastructure Group (CE&I) is a $4.5 billion annual revenue business unit providing construction services for industrial facilities, power generation, manufacturing plants, and renewable energy projects.

About the role

The Senior Director of Alternative Delivery leads the identification of opportunities and manages the pursuit of transportation infrastructure projects delivered through Design-Build (DB), Progressive/Phased Design Build (PDB), Public-Private Partnerships (P3), and Construction Manager-at-Risk (CMAR) methods. This role is pivotal in driving innovation, managing risk, and ensuring successful delivery of complex transportation projects such as highways, bridges, transit systems, and multimodal corridors.

Responsibilities

• Business Development
  • Identify, evaluate, and manage the pursuits of major alternative delivery transportation projects.
  • Conduct go/no-go evaluations to strategically assess new opportunities within the transportation infrastructure sector.
  • Represent the organization in public forums, industry conferences, and stakeholder meetings.
  • Identify, review, and vet potential joint venture partners, design consultants, and key subcontractors suited for each pursuit.
  • Oversee the full lifecycle of alternative delivery transportation projects from concept through closeout.
  • Develop and strengthen relationships with key clients, partners, stakeholders, and design consultants.
  • Maintain the company project acquisition database, ensuring data integrity for pursuits and accurate forecasting.
• Pursuits
  • Lead project teams in developing technical solutions, schedules, and budgets aligned with client goals.
  • Ensure compliance with transportation agency standards.
  • Collaborate with legal, financial, and technical experts to structure winning bids.
  • Lead pursuit of major transportation opportunities, including conducting risk assessments, designer management, and construction innovations during the pursuit phase.
  • Identify project risks and opportunities related to contract language, market conditions, resources, design scope, and construction methods.
  • Evaluate and recommend liability limits for design consultants and risk programs for alternative delivery projects.
• Leadership
  • Promote a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for clients and contractors during pursuit, development, and innovation phases.
  • Lead proposal development, teaming strategies, and contract negotiations.
  • Lead project teams in collaboration efforts for alternative technical concepts and accelerated innovative design development phases.
  • Coordinate with internal departments including estimating, safety, quality, operations, project controls, marketing, accounting, and executive administration.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related experience.
• 20+ years of experience in transportation infrastructure project delivery.
• Professional Engineering license is strongly preferred.
• Experience with state DOTs, transit agencies, and federal transportation programs.
• Delivery of large-scale highway, rail, or bridge projects.

Skills

• Strong leadership, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Proven success with alternative delivery methods (DB, PDB, P3, CMAR) in transportation.
• Experienced in contract negotiations related to design consultant agreements and joint venture agreements.
• Understanding of risk and insurance programs required for alternative delivery projects.
• Deep understanding of transportation funding mechanisms, procurement processes, regulatory frameworks, development agreements, joint venture agreements, and design services agreements.

Benefits

• Financial Wellbeing
  • Competitive pay with ongoing performance reviews.
  • 401(k) with company match & Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
  • Flexible spending account (Healthcare & Dependent care).
• Health & Wellness
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (plan choice) – coverage for spouse, domestic partner, and children.
  • Diabetes Management, Telehealth Coverage, Prescription Drug Plan, Pet Insurance.
• Family & Lifestyle
  • Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Bereavement Leave.
  • Employee Assistance Program.
• Planning for the Unexpected
  • Short- and long-term disability, life insurance, and accidental death & dismemberment.
  • Voluntary life insurance, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity coverage.
  • Emergency Travel Assistance Program.
  • Group legal plan.