Director, Project Delivery - Ford Energy

Ford Motor Company•Dearborn, MI

About The Position

Ford Energy is a newly formed, wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company dedicated to accelerating US energy independence. Leveraging Ford’s century of manufacturing excellence and world-class battery energy storage systems (BESS) technology, Ford Energy designs, manufactures, and services grid-scale and commercial DC battery energy storage systems (BESS). Ford Energy is uniquely positioned to capture the growing demand for reliable, US-built energy storage systems. We are not just building batteries; we are building the infrastructure for the next generation of the American grid. The Director of Project Delivery is a strategic leadership role responsible for building, scaling, and leading the post-contract execution and project delivery function within the Ford Energy Sales Organization. This leader will design and implement the standard operating processes, governance frameworks, and execution playbooks required to seamlessly transition complex energy deals from contract signing to final delivery. As Director, you will build and manage a high-performing team of project managers, overseeing a diverse portfolio of BESS renewable energy installations and integrated infrastructure projects. Serving as the ultimate custodian of the master project timeline, you will drive rigorous execution, champion collaborative problem-solving, remove operational roadblocks, and act as a key customer-facing executive during the post-contract implementation/execution phase.

Requirements

Strategic leadership experience
Experience in building and scaling functions
Experience in post-contract execution and project delivery
Experience in designing and implementing standard operating processes
Experience in designing and implementing governance frameworks
Experience in designing and implementing execution playbooks
Experience in managing a team of project managers
Experience overseeing a portfolio of BESS renewable energy installations
Experience overseeing integrated infrastructure projects
Experience managing master project timelines
Experience in customer-facing executive roles during post-contract implementation/execution

Responsibilities

Build, scale, and lead the post-contract execution and project delivery function.
Design and implement standard operating processes, governance frameworks, and execution playbooks.
Seamlessly transition complex energy deals from contract signing to final delivery.
Build and manage a high-performing team of project managers.
Oversee a diverse portfolio of BESS renewable energy installations and integrated infrastructure projects.
Serve as the ultimate custodian of the master project timeline.
Drive rigorous execution.
Champion collaborative problem-solving.
Remove operational roadblocks.
Act as a key customer-facing executive during the post-contract implementation/execution phase.