Regional Preconstruction Business Leader
About The Position
Trane Technologies is seeking an accomplished, enterprise-minded Regional Preconstruction Business Leader for its North America Energy Services business. The role provides strategic leadership for the region’s preconstruction business and accountability for business performance, including growth, profitability, forecasting, resource optimization, workforce planning, utilization, customer outcomes, and execution excellence. The scope includes Performance Contracting, Comprehensive Solutions, Design-Build, Turnkey, and emerging technologies opportunities. As a member of the regional leadership team, this leader will shape regional strategy, investment priorities, and portfolio direction, and translate enterprise and regional priorities into operating plans and measurable results. The role partners closely with Sales, Operations, Engineering, and North America functional leadership to align resources, improve opportunity quality and execution readiness, strengthen customer outcomes, and accelerate growth in a highly matrixed environment. The leader will build and develop a high-performing regional preconstruction organization, strengthen leadership capabilities and succession planning, and foster accountability, collaboration, customer focus, problem solving, risk management, and continuous improvement. The working arrangement is onsite Monday through Thursday, with the employee choosing their work location on Fridays based on work needs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 10 or more years of progressive leadership experience in energy services, preconstruction, project development, or a related field.
- Proven success leading teams and delivering strategic business results.
- Strong understanding of market drivers, risk, development strategy, and customer solutioning.
- Experience managing performance metrics such as project schedules, budgets, and scope.
- Deep knowledge of Energy Services solutions, preconstruction practices, and financial and technical solution development.
- Significant experience with Design-Build and ESPC delivery models.
- Strong financial and commercial acumen, including forecasting, portfolio prioritization, business case evaluation, and Operating Income management.
- Demonstrated success building, developing, and leading high-performing teams.
- Executive presence, sound judgment, and excellent communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Provide executive leadership for the region’s preconstruction business, with accountability for growth, profitability, forecasting accuracy, workforce planning, utilization, and overall business performance.
- Shape regional strategy, investment priorities, and portfolio direction across the Energy Services opportunity landscape.
- Translate enterprise and regional priorities into operating plans, execution strategies, and measurable business outcomes.
- Lead strategic alignment across regional sales and operations teams to focus on high-value opportunities and investments.
- Lead the regional approach to opportunity development and align resources to strategic customer pursuits and growth priorities.
- Provide executive oversight for complex and high-value opportunities, including alternative delivery models, Design-Build pursuits, resilience solutions, and integrated customer engagements.
- Ensure customer solutions are technically sound, financially disciplined, and aligned with long-term customer objectives.
- Strengthen regional competitiveness through market perspective, sound business judgment, and alignment with customer priorities.
- Partner across Sales, Operations, Engineering, and enterprise support functions to improve opportunity quality, execution readiness, and customer outcomes.
- Drive disciplined execution through operating rhythms, performance management, forecasting rigor, and continuous improvement.
- Use business performance indicators, portfolio reviews, and organizational insights to guide decisions, improve execution, and remove barriers.
- Advance accountability, problem solving, risk management, and operational excellence across the regional organization.
- Leverage enterprise capabilities, tools, and best practices to improve scalability, execution consistency, and business impact.
- Build and lead a high-performing regional preconstruction organization, focusing on leadership effectiveness, capability development, and succession planning.
- Develop leadership bench strength and organizational capability to meet future business needs.
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, customer focus, and continuous improvement.
- Lead change across a geographically dispersed, matrixed organization and drive adoption of evolving tools, processes, and business expectations.
Benefits
- Health insurance and holistic wellness programs, including incentives, available from day one for the employee and family.
- Fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
- Up to 15 vacation days, paid holidays, sick leave, and additional options for volunteer and parental leave.
- 401(k) match.
- Educational and training opportunities through company programs.
- Tuition assistance and student debt support.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
