Director of Construction - Water Infrastructure

Role Description

Ameresco has a new opportunity for a Director of Construction to join our Water Infrastructure Team. This role will support the final design, safe construction, commissioning, and successful implementation of multimillion-dollar water infrastructure and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) projects. The Director of Construction will provide hands-on leadership across project planning, subcontractor coordination, construction execution, budget management, safety, quality assurance, and customer delivery. NOTE: Preference will be given to candidates currently residing in the Central time zone.

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of large-scale water infrastructure and AMI projects, including subcontract administration, construction activities, commissioning, and project closeout.
• Provide hands-on leadership and direction to project teams, subcontractors, vendors, consultants, and construction resources to support safe, high-quality project delivery.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, and customer expectations to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.
• Plan, budget, forecast, track, and manage organizational and team resources to achieve business objectives.
• Serve as the construction interface with engineering, operations, business development, and other internal teams, including the development of effective interdepartmental processes.
• Assist in the development of scopes of work, subcontractor bid packages, contract documents, and related negotiations in coordination with legal, business, and risk management teams.
• Evaluate technologies, equipment, vendors, and subcontractor approaches to recommend suitable solutions for each project application.
• Monitor vendor and subcontractor coordination to support competitive cost, schedule performance, quality, and project budget requirements.
• Review project submittals for quality assurance, technical accuracy, constructability, and customer-oriented solutions.
• Fiscal management, responsibility, review and approval of project construction costs, budget activity, forecasts, monthly project reporting, and schedule updates.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities that improve project execution efficiency and generate savings.
• Ensure compliance with, and promote the advancement of, company, industry, trade, jurisdictional, and project-specific safety standards, practices, and codes.
• Ability and willingness to travel as needed to support construction operations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or another infrastructure-related field; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of construction, engineering, infrastructure, utility, or project management experience, preferably involving complex water infrastructure, AMI, municipal utility, or large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing construction execution, subcontractors, budgets, schedules, project reporting, quality assurance, and customer expectations on complex projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing and developing direct reports with varying levels of experience (preferred).
• Experience managing multiple subcontractors and consultants on complex, multiphase projects (preferred).
• Experience with municipal water infrastructure, water meter replacement, AMI/AMR deployment, utility construction, or related field implementation projects (preferred).
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities while fostering positive internal and external business relationships (preferred).
• Strong verbal, written, technical communication, computer, and presentation skills (preferred).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Microsoft Project, and cloud-based construction management software such as Procore or equivalent (preferred).
• Construction management certifications, project management certifications, or applicable state licensing (preferred).
• Strong working knowledge of construction safety requirements, subcontractor management, commissioning, project controls, and risk management.
• Valid driver’s license in good standing, issued by the resident state.

Benefits

• The anticipated base salary range for this role is $161,000 - $233,000 (presented in good faith).
• In addition to base pay, employees receive a comprehensive benefits package, such as health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.
• Employees may be eligible for performance incentives, bonuses, commissions, or equity, depending on the role.
• Actual pay will depend on factors such as internal equity, skills, experience, education, certifications, and location.
• This range supports our commitment to pay transparency and compliance with applicable laws.
• Compensation may vary by work location, including remote arrangements.