Project Director-Renewable Energy

About the Company

Our client is a leader in Renewables & Sustainable Infrastructure, developing gigawatt-scale campuses purpose-built for next-generation AI data centers. The company designs, builds, and orchestrates all power infrastructure across its campuses, including grid interconnections, behind-the-meter solar generation, and large-scale battery energy storage systems.

With more than 5+ gigawatts of capacity in various stages of development, their projects under construction today rank among the largest and most complex in the world. The organization operates at the intersection of hyperscale computing, advanced energy systems, and large-scale infrastructure development.

About the Position

The company is seeking a highly experienced Project Director to lead the delivery of complex, multi-discipline infrastructure programs from Notice to Proceed (NTP) through energization and final turnover to Operations. This role will oversee EPC partners, manage multiple concurrent scopes of work, and ensure all safety, quality, schedule, and budget objectives are met.

The Project Director will be responsible for managing a portfolio of large-scale projects, coordinating across Electrical, Civil, Water, and Mechanical disciplines. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in Medium and High Voltage systems, including substations, and has successfully delivered hyperscale or mission-critical facilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end project delivery from NTP through energization and operational handoff.
• Oversee EPC contractors and ensure adherence to contractual, safety, quality, schedule, and cost requirements.
• Manage a portfolio or program of concurrent large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Coordinate and integrate Electrical, Civil, Mechanical, and Water scopes across campus-level developments.
• Provide leadership on Medium and High Voltage infrastructure, including substations and grid interconnections.
• Enforce contract performance, including KPIs, liquidated damages (LDs), and long-term service agreements (LTSAs).
• Ensure compliance with safety standards, regulatory requirements, and client SLAs.
• Collaborate closely with internal development, engineering, operations, and executive teams.
• Identify project risks and implement mitigation strategies across schedule, cost, and technical execution.
• Support commissioning, energization, and successful turnover to Operations teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required ; advanced degree preferred.
• 15+ years of experience in large-scale infrastructure project delivery, with 5+ years of recent experience in data centers, mission-critical, or other high-tech complex projects.
• Demonstrated experience delivering $100M+ projects or programs.
• Extensive hands-on experience in high hundreds of megawatts electrical and electro-mechanical systems.
• Strong background in Medium and High Voltage electrical construction , including substations.
• Experience with hyperscale data centers, mission-critical facilities, semiconductor, or utility-scale power projects.
• Proven ability to manage EPC partners, OEMs, and complex vendor ecosystems.
• Hands-on experience with protection & controls, EMS/SCADA, plant controllers, and power quality (PQ) troubleshooting (with expert third-party support as needed).
• Strong understanding of SLAs for industrial or data center customers.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Demonstrated success enforcing contract performance requirements, including KPIs and LDs.

Benefits

• Base salary: $225,000–$300,000 , plus annual bonus
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) with company contribution
• Generous paid time off and paid holidays
• Executive-level visibility and influence on industry-defining projects
• Opportunity to lead some of the largest power and data center infrastructure projects in the world
• Long-term career growth with a rapidly scaling organization in renewables and AI infrastructure