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Project Director, Decarbonization

Build the future, spark innovation and align your career with purpose. McKinstry is innovating the waste and climate harm out of the built environment and creating lasting impact. Together, we're building a thriving planet. Buildings are a leading contributor to the climate crisis, generating nearly 40% of total global energy-related carbon emissions. We're making a lasting impact on our industry and within our communities by addressing the climate, affordability and equity crises through: renewables and energy services engineering and design construction and facility services To get where we're going, we need big thinkers, problem solvers and collaborative mindsets. Does that sound like you?

The Opportunity with McKinstry

We are adding a Project Director, Decarbonization to our growing Energy team in Spokane, WA. In this role, your day-to-day will consist of ensuring continuity, quality, risk mitigation, and profitability through all cycles of a project to develop legacy client relationships that meet client needs and promote business opportunities. Additionally, some responsibilities you will have include:

• Project Management: Single point of accountability for developing and delivering high quality solutions to customers.
• Work with clients and development staff to develop technical, high value solutions that solve our client's needs.
• Oversee all direct and indirect project-related activities during development.
• Coordinate seamless transitions of project phases between internal departments.
• Successfully manage delivering committed project objectives including scope, schedule, budget, and customer expectations.
• Transition project from development to implementation, to Maintenance & Verification and Operations.
• Negotiate customer contracts and minimize organizational risks around scope, schedule, budget, and margin goals.
• Document and resolve customer service support and billing issues.
• Prepare and lead all project financial reviews and reporting.
• Manage project cash flow including any outstanding AR with customer.
• Reinforce use of organizational best in class Engineering and Project Management tools and techniques.
• Responsible for deploying Safety awareness and deliverables throughout the project life cycle.
• Communication: Successfully manage and lead project teams to a common goal.
• Continuous monthly reporting of project health to OPS manager.
• Serve as primary point of contact with customer.
• Inform internal and external customers of new offerings and upgrades.
• Direct customer requests for product functionality enhancements to the appropriate people.
• Make presentations to a variety of audiences, act as technical subject matter expert.
• Report on financial status of project to stakeholders.
• Business Development: Develop and maintain client relationships at a variety of levels.
• Develop and define and document project strategies, goals and objectives.
• Formulate business and sales strategy with team to drive additional work with our customers.
• Support sales staff by generating preliminary assessments, technical solutions, fee proposals, presentations, studies, and other sales support and project development information and materials.
• Maintain relationships with building owners, contractors, consultants and vendors within the industry.
• Mitigate risk on behalf of the company.
• Team Management: Coach and develop members of project team.
• Form and lead successful project teams.
• Mentor assigned project staff.
• Manage cross functional teams.
• Act as steward of McKinstry culture; communicate and influence policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

What You Need to Succeed at McKinstry

BA/BS degree in Construction Management, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Architecture or Facilities Management or equivalent field of study req