Project Director, Power Market

Role Summary

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.
• 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.
• Assists senior management with strategy development; develops and supports company-wide initiatives, best practices and policies within the work program.
• Provides strategic direction to team members in light of broader work program strategic plans across all areas of the project lifecycle.
• Serves as the primary client relationship executive at a leadership level; builds and maintains long‑term relationships with existing target clients for the assigned work program to build new business opportunities and cultivate repeat wins.
• Negotiates issue resolution including change orders, contingency expenditures and appropriate fee enhancements; conducts project risk assessments and escalates risks to supervisor to provide visibility, mitigate risk and create appropriate solutions.
• Builds close relationships with the subcontractor and engineering community to develop long‑term partners that meet SMS criteria and align with company philosophy and best practice.
• Leads preconstruction discussions with clients at a leadership level and collaborates with external partners to develop contractual obligations, including complete estimates with contingencies, schedules, constructability, staffing plan and business plan.
• Oversees and is accountable for all components of project and schedule review throughout the lifecycle of the project to ensure contractual obligations are met and to hold team members accountable to all expectations.
• Ensures staffing levels are sufficient, relative to contractual commitments, schedules, staffing levels and constraints.
• Assumes an influential leadership role in community and industry relationship building through networking, representing the organization on boards and serving as the face of the organization to help promote the interests of the company.
• Leads, supports and promotes a culture of diversity and inclusion within JE Dunn.

• Ability to perform work accurately and completely, and in a timely manner.
• Advanced communication skills, verbal and written.
• Advanced presentation skills.
• Intermediate proficiency in MS Office.
• Thorough knowledge of project processes and how each supports the successful completion of a project.
• Advanced proficiency in project management and accounting software such as CMiC.
• Advanced proficiency in required construction technology.
• Advanced application of Lean process and philosophy.
• Advanced ability to manage budgets, maximize profitability, and generate future work.
• Ability to complete estimating and productivity analysis.
• Demonstrated track record of successful completion of projects from start to finish.
• Thorough knowledge of MBE, WBE, and SBA regulations.
• Thorough knowledge and application of corporate risk management policies.
• Ability to build relationships and collaborate…