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Quanta Services

Builds and repairs power grids and utility networks

EPC Project Director

Engineering LeadershipUpdated on Nov 10
Full-timeBirmingham, AL, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field is required.
  • Extensive EPC project leadership experience supporting gas-fired or coal-fired power generation facilities is required.
  • Direct experience leading combined-cycle, simple-cycle, or other thermal power plant construction projects is required.
  • Demonstrated success directing large-scale, complex EPC projects across engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning is required.
  • Extensive knowledge of EPC project execution, construction management, contract administration, and project financial controls is required.
  • Proven ability to lead large, multidisciplinary project organizations and manage complex stakeholder relationships is required.
  • Strong commercial and financial acumen, including experience overseeing project budgets, forecasting, cost controls, and change management, is required.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage project risk, resolve complex execution challenges, and drive accountability across project teams is required.
  • Willingness to travel up to 50% nationwide is required.
  • Ability to support activities in the Birmingham, Alabama office as required is required.
  • The employee may be required to visit job sites, field offices, and customer locations.

Responsibilities

  • Provide overall leadership and accountability for executing large-scale EPC gas-fired power generation projects from project development and engineering through construction, startup, and commissioning.
  • Establish project execution strategies, objectives, priorities, and performance expectations to support successful project delivery.
  • Oversee project scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, and overall financial performance.
  • Provide executive-level leadership and direction to project management, engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning teams.
  • Serve as the primary senior-level interface with clients, executive stakeholders, major vendors, subcontractors, and internal leadership.
  • Maintain accountability for project financial performance, including cost controls, forecasting, cash flow, change management, and commercial outcomes.
  • Oversee contract administration, project risk management, procurement strategies, and resolution of major project issues.
  • Monitor project progress and performance, proactively address challenges, and implement corrective actions when necessary.
  • Ensure project execution aligns with contractual obligations, client requirements, company standards, and safety expectations.
  • Lead resource planning, organizational development, staffing strategies, and deployment of project leadership personnel.
  • Promote a culture of safety, accountability, collaboration, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
  • Provide executive oversight of construction execution, startup, and commissioning to ensure successful project completion and turnover.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience supporting renewable or hybrid generation projects, including solar, wind, or battery energy storage systems (BESS).
  • Prior EPC leadership experience supporting utility-scale or industrial clients, including data centers, manufacturing facilities, or other high-load consumers.
  • Experience overseeing startup, commissioning, and project turnover activities.
  • Familiarity with major industrial construction contracts, commercial negotiations, and procurement strategies.
  • Experience managing multiple large-scale projects or overseeing a portfolio of capital projects.
  • Experience with combined-cycle and simple-cycle projects is preferred.

About the Company

Quanta Services

Builds and repairs power grids and utility networks

Quanta Services builds, upgrades and repairs the power lines, substations, pipelines and communications networks that utilities, power producers and large energy users rely on. It runs its own training school, Northwest Lineman College, which prepares workers for electric line work at campuses in several states. Quanta works through regional operating companies that handle engineering, construction, storm restoration and routine upkeep for their customers. Clients pay under long-term master service agreements for ongoing work and under fixed-price or cost-based contracts for large projects. Quanta was founded in 1997 by combining four electrical contractors and is based in Houston, Texas.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Houston, TX
Founded
1997

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