Project Director, Power Market

Company Overview

Best People + Right Culture. These are the driving forces behind JE Dunn’s success.

By hiring inspired people, giving them interesting and challenging work, enabling them with innovative tools, and letting them share in the company’s rewards, we’ve found a sustainable way to grow in our industry for the last 100+ years.

Our diverse teams around the country strive to enrich lives through inspired people and places everyday, and we need inspired people like you to join us in our pursuit of building perfection.

JE Dunn’s Advanced Facilities Group (AFG) combines Mission Critical, Advanced Industries, and Industrial & Manufacturing into one high‑performing team focused on cutting‑edge work to serve innovative clients on large Industrial & Manufacturing, Data Center, and Semiconductor projects. As part of the Advanced Facilities team, you'll work on some of the most advanced construction projects across the country, growing your career alongside our diverse team of industry professionals.

The Project Director, Power Market will lead the successful delivery of natural gas and thermal power generation projects by providing strategic oversight and operational leadership across all phases of the project lifecycle. This role is responsible for ensuring projects meet safety, financial, schedule, and quality objectives while maintaining strong client relationships and driving risk management. The role will serve as a key leader in advancing our power market presence, guiding teams through complex technical and commercial challenges, and ensuring alignment with corporate strategy and industry best practices.

Note:
This role will require extensive travel with a strong preference for the incumbent to be located in Atlanta, GA or Kansas City, MO but may have flexibility based on experience and/or willingness to travel.

• Provides direction and leadership for the assigned project or work program across all phases of the project lifecycle. Develops and executes full business and strategic planning for the work program in support of company strategy and KSIs.
• Safety Leadership:
  Leads all aspects of the company’s safety culture and creates awareness by demonstrating commitment to an injury‑free environment through individual actions and mentoring others. Investigates safety incidents and retrains staff as needed and implements corrective action.
• Corporate Leadership:
  Assists senior management with strategy development; develops and supports company‑wide initiatives, best practices and policies within the work program.
• Strategy Development and Implementation:
  Provides strategic direction to team members in light of broader work program strategic plans across all areas of the project lifecycle.
• Client Relationship Management:
  Serves as the primary client relationship executive at a leadership level, exhibiting a deep knowledge and understanding of the client. Builds and maintains long‑term relationships with existing target clients for the assigned work program to build new business opportunities and cultivate repeat wins. Provides project‑specific guidance to team members in light of broader client relationship strategy.
• Risk Management & Issue Resolution:
  Serves as escalation point for all project, financial, business development, contractual and client relationship risks for the work program relative to contractual obligations. Negotiates issue resolution including change orders, contingency expenditures and appropriate fee enhancements. Conducts project risk assessments and escalates various risks, such as quality or financial issues, to supervisor to provide visibility, mitigate risk and create appropriate solutions.
• Partner Relationship & Strategy:
  Builds close relationships with the subcontractor and engineering community in order to develop long‑term partners who meet SMS criteria and align with company philosophy and best practice. Drives the selection process of qualified subcontractors and engineers to achieve targeted project results. Develops and executes overall subcontractor strategy for work program success.
• Preconstruction:
  Leads preconstruction…