National Director – Federal Operations, Special Projects

🔥 13 hours ago

🏈 Alabama, Arizona, +41 more states – Remote

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💵 $200k - $240k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Willdan

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1964

💼 Consulting

🏗️ Construction

🏥 Healthcare

💰 Grant on 2017-12

Consulting • Construction • Healthcare

Willdan is a company dedicated to transitioning communities to clean energy and a sustainable future. With over 60 years of experience, they provide innovative solutions and engineering services focused on energy efficiency, sustainability, and program administration. Their expertise spans various sectors, including utilities, government, healthcare, and education, offering customized solutions for energy planning, design, financial consulting, and advanced software applications.

📋 Description

• Establish and execute strategy for Federal Construction Operations aligned with WPE’s federal growth plans and business objectives • Build the federal delivery function, including organizational structure, staffing plan, procedures, and project controls • Define coordination between Federal and Special Projects and regional construction groups • Evaluate federal and special project pursuits, delivery capacity, and organizational risk exposure • Lead and oversee federal construction projects, including ESPC, UESC, and other federal contract vehicles • Ensure compliance with FAR, DFARS, agency technical standards, contract terms, federal labor requirements, and safety standards • Oversee delivery in operating federal facilities, including phasing, site access, security, and continuity of critical operations • Coordinate transition from development through design, construction, commissioning, measurement and verification, and operations • Lead special projects involving central plants, utility-scale and campus photovoltaics, BESS, microgrids, cogeneration, and campus-wide distribution systems • Support design-build, CMAR, and public-private partnership delivery models • Lead recovery efforts on troubled or at-risk projects • Establish project controls including baseline schedules, look-ahead scheduling, cost forecasting, and monthly project reviews • Maintain project risk registers with owners and mitigation plans • Oversee submittal, procurement, and long-lead equipment tracking • Manage requests for equitable adjustment, claims avoidance, and change order documentation • Establish contractor quality control programs and oversee documentation, inspections, testing, and closeout deliverables • Promote safety, accountability, ethical behavior, and regulatory compliance • Serve as operational lead with federal clients, Contracting Officers, facility managers, and agency program offices • Build relationships with clients, partners, subcontractors, engineers, financiers, and stakeholders • Support business development through pursuit strategy, past performance documentation, proposals, interviews, and presentations • Recruit, develop, mentor, and evaluate federal and special project teams • Develop federal delivery expertise through training • Hold accountability for portfolio revenue, gross margin, forecasting, and cash flow • Monitor project financial performance and drive corrective actions • Use project management software and data tools to improve transparency, reporting, and payment cycles • Capture lessons learned and lead continuous improvement initiatives

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Business, or a related field; advanced degree preferred • Minimum of 15+ years of progressive experience in construction operations or project delivery, including demonstrated experience leading federal construction projects • Experience delivering energy savings performance contracts (ESPC) or UESCs strongly preferred • Experience with federal contract vehicles such as MATOC, MACC, or IDIQ task orders is a plus • Familiarity with the FAR and agency supplements such as DFARS, Contracting Officer authority, and federal change and closeout processes • Experience delivering projects in occupied, mission-critical facilities, such as VA medical centers, military installations, correctional facilities, and university campuses • Experience establishing and managing contractor quality control programs • USACE Construction Quality Management (CQM) certification preferred or obtained within six months of hire • Knowledge of EM 385-1-1, OSHA, Davis-Bacon prevailing wage, and certified payroll requirements • Strong background in energy and infrastructure scopes including central plants, HVAC, building automation, electrical distribution, photovoltaics, BESS, and microgrids • Proven leadership experience building and managing multidisciplinary project teams across multiple states and regions • Demonstrated success establishing project controls functions and standardizing construction processes across regions • Track record of recovering troubled or delayed projects while maintaining broader leadership responsibilities • Experience with design-build, CMAR, P3, and performance contracting delivery models • Strong financial and business acumen, including management of large project portfolios, cost forecasting, and profitability • Experience supporting federal business development, including pursuit strategy, proposals, and interviews • Active general contractor licenses in multiple states, with ability to serve as a qualifying individual, strongly preferred • DBIA, PMP, or similar professional certification preferred • Ability to pass federal background investigations and obtain installation access; active security clearance is a plus • Proficiency with construction management, scheduling, and project controls software such as Procore, Primavera P6, and Microsoft Project • Strong communication, leadership, negotiation, and executive decision-making skills • Demonstrated ethical judgment, professionalism, and commitment to organizational values • Willingness to travel as required • Ability to travel up to 50% of the time

🏖️ Benefits

• Equal opportunity employment • Reasonable accommodation for disabilities • Federal background investigation and installation access support • Professional development through training on federal contracting, quality control, safety, and compliance requirements • Opportunity to work on high-profile federal construction and special projects • Travel support as required for projects, clients, and operational teams

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