Senior Director of Construction and Operations, IPP

Key Responsibilities

• Construction Execution Oversight: Provide leadership-level oversight of active construction execution across all active projects within the portfolio.
• Portfolio Delivery Governance: Own portfolio-level cost, schedule, and contingency management from construction kickoff through commercial operation date (COD) to ensure projects are delivered predictably and in alignment with capital plans.
• Contracting: Partner with Sr. Director of Pre-Construction to ensure EPC construction contracts are structured, negotiated, and administered to preserve project value and baseline constructability assumptions.
• Project Delivery Management: From EPC agreement execution, lead project delivery teams and direct project managers responsible for executing day-to-day site construction activities, scheduling, and commissioning milestones.
• Safety Leadership: Set clear expectations for safety leadership across all active EPCs and subcontractors, empowering project managers and field teams to strictly enforce safety protocols.

Operating Power Plant Management

• Turnkey Operator Oversight: Act as the primary commercial and operational point of contact for external turnkey operators and asset management providers, establishing and monitoring Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
• Technical Plant Operations: Oversee external partners executing routine preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance.
• Warranty & Spare Parts Strategy: Direct third-party technical teams navigating complex equipment warranty claims with equipment manufacturers and battery integrators to minimize plant downtime and long-term maintenance costs.
• Asset Management: Operational Strategy: Analyze long-term asset performance data, localized degradation, and plant availability trends to formulate the annual operational master plan.

Candidate Profile & Qualifications

• Professional Experience: 10+ years of progressive renewable energy experience, combining hands-on construction project delivery or EPC management with clean energy asset operations leadership at an owner/developer level.
• Portfolio Leadership: Demonstrated success managing multi-project portfolios, EPC procurement strategies, RFP evaluations, contractor selections, and cross-functional project teams.
• Financial & Technical Literacy: Deep understanding of project finance structures, lender requirements, tax equity frameworks, independent engineer (IE) processes, operational debt covenants, and financial statements.

Compensation

• New Leaf Energy compensates all employees in three ways: market-competitive base salary, plus above-market variable compensation, plus an equity-like program such that all employees experience the benefits of ownership.
• We use a data-driven and transparent methodology to calibrate compensation that is externally competitive and internally equitable, guided by the New Leaf Energy compensation manual, which is available to all employees.
• The likely base salary range for this position in the Lowell Office is $212,320 - $245,995. The on-target annual cash bonus associated with this position is an additional 30% percent of base salary.

Benefits And Culture

• Competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental and vision;
• A 401k plan with immediate vesting and a company match (100% of the first three percent of your pay; 50% for the next two percent you contribute);
• An open and self-managed paid time-off policy;
• A hybrid work location policy that supports working from home for part of the week;
• A parental leave policy for both birthing and non-birthing parents, available immediately upon hire;
• Professional development and education assistance.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

• New Leaf Energy values the diverse perspectives, skills, experiences, and contributions of all employees.
• We want all our employees to feel like they belong and are empowered to be their most authentic selves at work.
• We’re actively committed to fostering diversity and creating an inclusive environment not only within our own organization but also within the clean energy industry.

A Note to Third-Party Recruiters

• New Leaf Energy’s People + Culture team coordinates all recruiting and hiring at our company.
• We do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters, staffing firms, or related agencies.
• Resumes are only accepted from third-party recruiters, staffing firms, or related agencies if a signed agreement is in place AND if external recruiting assistance is authorized by the People + Culture team for a specific position.