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Position: Director, Subcontracts Management (Scottsdale, AZ)

Job Overview:

The Director of Subcontracts will lead the company's Subcontracts function within the broader Supply Chain organization, partnering closely with other capabilities to support successful portfolio execution.

This is a strategic leadership role within a fast-paced Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) environment. The Director will leverage construction expertise, sound economic decision-making, and strong strategic partnerships to drive subcontractor performance, cost efficiency, quality, and schedule execution across the company's portfolio.

The company designs, builds, and operates large-scale solar and energy storage facilities for leading utilities and asset owners. The organization emphasizes ownership, collaboration, and empowering employees to contribute meaningfully to business success.

This is a direct-hire position.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the Subcontracts Strategy

• Establish and communicate the vision, strategy, and priorities for the Subcontracts function.

• Develop actionable plans that align the Subcontracts team with broader business and Supply Chain objectives.

• Serve as a strategic partner to regional business leaders and other functional leaders.

• Establish standards, processes, and best practices that support consistent subcontract execution across the portfolio.

Build and Lead a High-Performing Team

• Attract, develop, and retain a high-performing Subcontracts team.

• Establish clear roles, responsibilities, and expectations for team members.

• Identify individual development opportunities and build capabilities across the organization.

• Provide timely, candid, and constructive feedback.

• Address performance, capability, and role-fit concerns directly and with appropriate urgency.

• Identify talent and resource needs early and develop succession plans to support future growth.

Develop Strategic Subcontractor Partnerships

• Establish and maintain preferred partnerships with key subcontractors.

• Develop relationships based on mutual benefit, aligned incentives, accountability, reliability, and cost efficiency.

• Build a strategic subcontractor network that creates competitive advantages across the project portfolio.

• Partner with internal stakeholders to develop sourcing strategies and long-term subcontractor relationships.

Lead Subcontractor Selection and Contracting

• Lead the selection, negotiation, and execution of subcontract agreements.

• Evaluate subcontractors based on Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) performance, cost, quality, schedule, capabilities, and overall ability to meet project commitments.

• Apply a disciplined and consistent bid-review process to evaluate subcontractor proposals.

• Collaborate with regional business leaders to align on final subcontractor selections.

• Ensure subcontract agreements are executed accurately, on time, and within established budgets.

• Ensure subcontract terms and agreements are appropriately aligned with project scope, EPC requirements, and commercial terms.

Apply Construction Expertise

• Bring practical, field-based construction expertise to subcontracting decisions.

• Provide guidance on scope definition, construction means and methods, sequencing, productivity assumptions, and execution strategies.

• Apply construction knowledge to identify potential risks and opportunities during the contracting and project execution processes.

• Partner with project teams to ensure subcontract strategies align with field execution requirements.

Drive Subcontractor Performance and Accountability

• Establish clear expectations and accountability for subcontractor performance.

• Monitor and manage subcontractor performance related to EHS, quality, schedule, cost, and change orders.

• Minimize change orders through effective upfront contracting, clear scope definition, and disciplined contract documentation.

• Rigorously evaluate and challenge change-order requests when appropriate.

• Address performance issues early and directly with subcontractors.

• Support the resolution of claims, disputes, and other contractual issues associated with active construction projects.

Establish Performance Metrics and Continuous Improvement

• Benchmark subcontracting practices and performance against internal and external best practices.

• Establish meaningful performance metrics and reporting mechanisms to evaluate the effectiveness of the Subcontracts function.

• Use data, performance measures, and market knowledge to inform strategic decisions.

• Identify opportunities to improve processes, reduce risk, increase reliability, and improve cost efficiency.

Qualifications:

Required

• Experience in construction, preferably within civil or electrical disciplines, in heavy industrial or large-scale EPC environments.

• Demonstrated experience managing subcontracts, including subcontractor selection, negotiation, and execution of Master Service Agreements (MSAs) and project-level agreements.

• Experience managing subcontractor field performance, change orders, claims, and/or dispute resolution on active construction projects.

• Proven experience leading, developing, and managing a high-performing team.

• Experience developing preferred-partner or strategic sourcing programs with construction subcontractors.

• Experience partnering cross-functionally on portfolio-level commercial structures, standards, sourcing strategies, and execution.

• Willingness and ability to travel up to 50% of the time based on business needs.

Preferred

• Experience with utility-scale solar, renewable energy, or other large-scale energy EPC construction projects.

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field.

• Experience developing and implementing self-perform versus subcontract strategies across a portfolio of projects.

• Familiarity with construction management and project controls software such as Procore, Textura, Vista, or similar platforms.

What Success Looks Like:

Success in this role will be demonstrated through a strong, capable Subcontracts organization; strategic and reliable subcontractor partnerships; disciplined subcontractor selection and contracting; improved cost, quality, EHS, and schedule performance; and effective management of contractual risk throughout project execution.

The Director of Subcontracts will play a critical role in strengthening the company's ability to execute its growing project portfolio while building long-term value through strategic subcontractor relationships and operational excellence.

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