Director of Project Management

Primoris Services Corporation•Denver, CO

About The Position

The Director of Project Management establishes, standardizes, and deploys Primoris Renewable Energy’s project management operating system across project sites. As the organization’s subject matter expert and functional leader for project execution excellence, the Director partners with Operations, Project Controls, Finance, Engineering, Procurement, Construction leadership, Safety, and Executive Leadership to promote consistent project planning, execution, forecasting, reporting, and risk management. The Director develops project management standards, training programs, tools, and operating rhythms to support safe, predictable, and profitable project outcomes. Through coaching, mentoring, field engagement, site visits, and audits, the Director trains project teams in the company’s approach to project execution and drives accountability, operational consistency, and continuous improvement. The position involves regular travel to project sites. Primoris Renewable Energy is a business within Primoris Services Corporation’s Energy segment and provides engineering, procurement, and construction services for utility- and commercial-scale solar power, energy storage, solar repower, and operations and maintenance. The company states its commitment to doing the right thing for its customers, people, and planet and to shaping a more sustainable future.

Requirements

15 or more years of progressive construction project management experience.
At least 5 years of utility-scale solar, renewable energy, or large self-perform construction experience.
Demonstrated experience managing large EPC construction projects from award through closeout.
Proven experience developing project management systems, processes, training programs, and organizational standards.
Experience coaching and mentoring project management professionals across multiple projects or regions.
Strong understanding of project startup, execution planning, forecasting, change management, risk management, and project closeout.
Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business Administration, Project Management, or equivalent experience to the position.

Responsibilities

Establish, maintain, and continuously improve the company’s project management framework, execution standards, governance, stage gates, and project health review processes.
Develop and deploy standardized project management processes, best practices, procedures, tools, and reporting expectations across renewable energy projects and operating regions.
Align project execution practices with company strategic objectives and partner with executive leadership on initiatives to improve predictability, profitability, and customer satisfaction.
Develop and deliver project management training for Project Managers, Construction Managers, Project Engineers, and Operations leaders through classroom, virtual, and field-based programs.
Conduct site visits to coach project teams, create onboarding and development programs, establish competency assessments and development pathways, and mentor emerging leaders.
Support project teams in developing execution plans, realistic schedules and budgets, staffing and procurement plans, and risk mitigation strategies before project startup.
Facilitate planning sessions and startup workshops; help identify execution risks, develop mitigation plans, review project health, and create recovery plans for projects facing cost, schedule, productivity, or quality challenges.
Train teams in forecasting methodologies, cost management, revenue recognition principles, and financial controls; review forecasts, cost-to-complete estimates, and earned revenue trends with project leadership.
Partner with Project Controls and Finance to improve forecast accuracy and project visibility; support management of changes, claims, and commercial risks; monitor performance indicators and communicate trends to leadership.
Promote accountability for schedule performance, productivity, change order capture, and margin protection.
Establish risk management and issue escalation processes, train teams to identify and mitigate risks, promote disciplined change management, and support evaluation of commercial impacts from scope changes, delays, productivity losses, and contractual risks.
Facilitate lessons-learned reviews and ensure findings inform future projects and organizational practices.
Coach and mentor Project Managers, Senior Project Managers, Construction Managers, and Operations leaders; provide feedback and support succession planning and leadership development.
Promote integrity, professionalism, accountability, respect, collaboration between field and corporate teams, innovation, continuous improvement, and a safety-first mindset.
Identify process gaps, standardize best practices, analyze performance trends, and lead improvements to forecasting, reporting, planning, and execution consistency.
Support implementation and optimization of project management software, dashboards, and reporting tools, and facilitate knowledge-sharing programs.
Collaborate across Operations, Project Controls, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, Safety, and Executive Leadership to align expectations, provide project teams with needed resources, remove roadblocks, and promote stakeholder communication.