Vice President, Head of Construction

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Remote - DC Preferred, Remote, US

Lydian is an established energy development company specializing in the development and construction of utility-scale solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in North America. Lydian owns 14 assets in development, construction or under operation, consisting of both solar and storage, which reached or are expected to reach FNTP from .

Lydian is backed by Excelsior Energy Capital (“EEC”), a leading private equity fund manager with more than $1.5B in assets under management, that is exclusively focused on north American middle market renewables investing. Lydian’s relationship with EEC provides several critical advantages, including access to (i) a specialized team of value-add investor-operators with decades of renewables development, construction, and transaction experience and (ii) committed discretionary equity capital, strong relationships with debt and tax equity investors, and deep experience structuring tax equity and project financings.

Lydian has built a team of seasoned, passionate energy infrastructure professionals with deep expertise in project development, construction, financing, and M&A. This is an opportunity to join a fully capitalized development platform that is running at full capacity, but still at an early-enough stage for you to have a real impact on company culture and commercial outcomes.

The Vice President of Construction reports to the Chief Operating Officer and is responsible for the safe, on-time, and on-budget delivery of the company’s utility-scale solar PV and battery energy storage (BESS) project portfolio through active field execution. This role picks up each project at construction mobilization — receiving a fully executed EPC contract, approved budget, and baseline schedule from the VP Pre-Construction — and owns all aspects of construction performance through to COD and asset management handoff.

Overseeing 3–8 simultaneous projects totaling 1–2 GW of annual installed capacity across multiple geographies. The VP Construction directs embedded field construction teams, manages EPC contractor performance against contracted obligations, and drives continuous improvement in construction delivery systems. This is fundamentally a field execution leadership role, requiring a leader who thrives in a dynamic, multi-project environment and excels at holding large contractor organizations accountable while maintaining productive working relationships.

Key organizational interfaces include:

• Pre-Construction:
  Receives a structured project handoff at mobilization including fully executed EPC and equipment contracts, approved budget, baseline schedule, approved subcontractor list, and equipment delivery schedule; engages VP Pre-Construction as a resource on contract interpretation and major change order strategy during construction.
• Engineering:
  Coordinates on construction-phase technical support, RFI resolution, design changes, and commissioning engineering.
• Supply Chain:
  Coordinates on owner-procured equipment delivery scheduling, logistics issues, and equipment damage claims.
• Asset Management:
  Executes a thorough COD handoff including as-built documentation, O&M manuals, warranty registrations, and punch list status.

• Own end-to-end construction execution for 3–8 simultaneous utility-scale solar and BESS projects, from mobilization through COD.
• Drive on-time, on-budget project delivery against the contracted schedule, approved cost baseline,…