Director, Preconstruction
About The Position
Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Director, Preconstruction to lead project readiness and early project delivery activities across complex capital programs. The role establishes the foundations for successful project execution through leadership of permitting, entitlements, utility and power coordination, authority engagement, delivery planning, logistics development, contractor onboarding, mobilization, and construction readiness. As a trusted advisor to clients and a senior leader across project teams, the Director, Preconstruction drives alignment among development, design, construction, operations, utility providers, regulatory authorities, and delivery partners. The role requires regular travel across the United States to support client engagements, project pursuits, mobilization activities, critical project reviews, and stakeholder management. Candidates should expect to travel at least 30% of the time, with more travel during key project phases.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Project Management, or a related discipline.
- 15 or more years of experience delivering large-scale capital projects.
- Proven experience leading preconstruction, project setup, readiness, mobilization, or early delivery functions.
- Experience working directly with permitting authorities, utility providers, regulatory agencies, and major project stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of power infrastructure, utilities, construction planning, project execution, and site logistics.
- Demonstrated experience delivering projects within Tier 1 General Contractor, Owner, Developer, or Program Management environments.
- Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams in complex project environments.
- Excellent communication, leadership, stakeholder management, and client engagement skills.
- Experience operating in fast-paced and highly demanding project environments.
- Willingness to travel at least 30% of the time across the United States, with higher travel levels during key project phases.
Nice To Haves
- Experience serving as a Project Executive, Construction Executive, Construction Lead, Senior Construction Manager, or equivalent leadership role.
- Experience in data centers.
- Experience in advanced manufacturing.
- Experience in semiconductor facilities.
- Experience in life sciences.
- Experience in mission critical facilities.
- Experience in industrial developments.
- Experience in infrastructure programs.
- Experience in large campus and portfolio developments.
Responsibilities
- Lead preconstruction and project readiness activities from project initiation through commencement of construction.
- Advise clients on project setup, delivery strategy, execution planning, phasing, and readiness requirements.
- Develop and implement project readiness plans, mobilization strategies, and delivery roadmaps.
- Establish governance, reporting, stakeholder engagement, and decision-making frameworks.
- Lead project startup workshops, readiness reviews, and executive stakeholder meetings.
- Coordinate permitting, entitlement, zoning, environmental, and regulatory approval processes.
- Manage engagement with Authorities Having Jurisdiction, utility providers, regulators, and external stakeholders.
- Oversee utility planning and coordination, including power, water, wastewater, telecommunications, gas, and related infrastructure.
- Monitor utility capacity, interconnection requirements, service delivery milestones, and energization activities.
- Lead constructability reviews and align design intent with delivery requirements.
- Coordinate site readiness assessments, enabling works, access requirements, infrastructure constraints, and project dependencies.
- Direct development of site logistics, mobilization, workforce, transportation, staging, and laydown strategies.
- Support contractor procurement, onboarding, and readiness activities.
- Review contractor execution plans, staffing approaches, logistics strategies, and mobilization plans.
- Facilitate coordination across clients, consultants, contractors, utility providers, and project teams.
- Develop and maintain integrated schedules covering design, permitting, utilities, procurement, mobilization, commissioning, and construction activities.
- Identify project constraints, critical dependencies, and readiness gaps, escalating issues as appropriate.
- Support commissioning, occupancy, operational readiness, and project handover planning.
- Lead multidisciplinary teams to drive accountability, collaboration, and delivery excellence.
Benefits
- A healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
- An inclusive environment where employees have the opportunity and voice to affect change.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
