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Kanadevia Inova

Designs, builds PtG turnkey plants

Pre-Construction Manager Civil

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
No salary listed
Mid
Knoxville, TN, USA
Hybrid
Architecture & Civil EngineeringConstruction Management

About the job

Requirements
  • Construction Management and/or Commercial Management background with experience in multidisciplinary heavy civil plant projects.
  • Good knowledge of engineering principles related to multidisciplinary heavy civil plant projects.
  • In-depth knowledge and understanding of construction methods, constructability, productivity, construction interfaces, and scheduling.
  • Ability to sequence and programme complex engineering and construction tasks.
  • Experience developing tender strategies, procurement strategies, and subcontracting approaches for major EPC projects.
  • Demonstrable experience compiling subcontract enquiry packages and contract documentation for major civil works packages.
  • Strong understanding of subcontract formation, commercial risk allocation, contract interfaces, and procurement strategies.
  • Ability to analyze complex technical and commercial issues and implement practical solutions.
Responsibilities
  • Take overall responsibility for civil tender preparation and pre-construction activities in accordance with applicable company processes and procedures.
  • Establish the civil tender strategy and pre-construction approach, including the procurement strategy and tender preparation schedule.
  • Establish the civil scope of works and package strategy for each tender and project.
  • Participate in tender arrangement and model reviews and provide input on technical solutions, construction methodologies, and execution strategies.
  • Establish and agree project temporary requirements, including laydown areas, logistics, utilities, and construction support, and provide input to the bill of quantities and estimate.
  • Manage tender-stage consultants, including designers, geotechnical experts, and other technical advisors.
  • Develop construction sequences, methodologies, and programme inputs in coordination with other project disciplines.
  • Conduct market assessments and identify appropriate contractors in new and existing markets.
  • Assist with preparing technical aspects of consortium agreements with local civil partners where required.
  • Ensure contractors are prequalified in accordance with company procedures.
  • Provide input to bill-of-quantities preparation, technical specifications, and subcontract enquiry documentation.
  • Manage issuing subcontract enquiry documents to civil contractors, including responding to technical clarifications.
  • Review tender-stage contractor submissions, including scope, programme, price, deviations, exclusions, and clarifications, and provide input to bid analysis documents.
  • Manage calculation of civil tenders, including direct costs, indirect costs, risks, and contingencies.
  • Attend client clarification and negotiation meetings during the tender period.
  • Prepare offer documentation, technical clarifications, qualifications, and deviations for submission to the client.
  • Present the tender strategy and cost build-up for internal approval.
  • Maintain ownership of civil procurement and subcontracting activities following tender submission to ensure continuity of strategy, technical knowledge, and commercial assumptions.
  • Develop subcontracting strategies, contract packaging plans, and procurement approaches for civil works packages.
  • Define package boundaries, interfaces, and detailed scopes of work for subcontract enquiries and contracts.
  • Lead development, coordination, and compilation of execution-stage subcontract documents, ensuring technical, commercial, planning, quality, health, safety, and environmental and project-specific requirements are incorporated and aligned with tender assumptions, negotiated agreements, and project execution objectives.
  • Prepare, coordinate, and compile subcontract enquiry packages and contract documentation for civil works packages.
  • Coordinate technical, commercial, planning, quality, and health, safety, and environmental inputs required for subcontract enquiries and contract documents.
  • Prepare construction milestones, payment schedules, and commercial provisions for subcontract agreements.
  • Manage issuing enquiry documents to contractors and coordinate responses to technical and commercial clarifications.
  • Review execution-stage contractor submissions, including scope, programme, price, exclusions, deviations, and clarifications, and provide input to bid evaluation documents.
  • Lead clarification meetings, discussions, and negotiations with contractors through contract award and signature.
  • Prepare and present subcontract award recommendations to Civil Management, Project Management, and the Board as required.
  • Ensure final subcontract documentation accurately reflects the agreed scope, programme requirements, pricing schedules, risk allocation, interfaces, milestones, payment provisions, specifications, drawings, clarifications, and negotiated commercial terms before contract execution.
  • Ensure constructability considerations, lessons learned, and execution experience are incorporated into tendering and pre-construction activities.
  • Provide support and guidance to tender and project teams on construction methods, procurement strategies, and subcontract packaging.
  • Support project teams during mobilisation and handover to ensure effective transfer of tender assumptions, procurement strategies, and contract requirements into project execution.
  • Contribute to the development and improvement of company procedures, templates, and best practices.

About the company

Etogas/HZI EtoGas designs and builds turnkey Power-to-Gas plants that convert surplus renewable electricity into storable gases such as green hydrogen and synthetic natural gas. The process starts with electrolysis to split water into hydrogen, which can be used directly or combined with carbon dioxide in a methanation step to produce SNG that works with existing gas infrastructure. The company provides design, construction, service, maintenance, and feasibility and operational studies, with the Werlte Audi e-gas plant as a notable industrial-scale example. After being acquired by Hitachi Zosen Inova, it operates as HZI EtoGas to leverage a global network for large projects, with the goal of supporting grid stability and long-term decarbonization by storing renewable energy as synthetic gas.

Company Size

1-10

Company Stage

Early VC

Total Funding

$7.5M

Headquarters

Stuttgart, Germany

Founded

2007

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What believers are saying

  • The September 14, 2026 BioValue acquisition expands Northern European biomethane scale immediately.
  • Minnesota and Casablanca announcements show Kanadevia Inova winning projects beyond its core DACH market.
  • Bigadan contracts and Sicily's 45.1 GWh plant prove repeat demand for standardized biomethane systems.

What critics are saying

  • Italy's Sicily Biomethan and Minnesota projects depend on permits, interconnections, and commissioning discipline in 2026-2027.
  • BioValue integration in 2026 can distract management and disrupt service quality across 17 plants.
  • If biomethane subsidies tighten in Europe, Kanadevia Inova's project pipeline can stall quickly.

What makes Kanadevia Inova unique

  • Kanadevia Inova pairs proprietary Wet AD technology with EPC, O&M, and asset management.
  • Its September 2026 BioValue deal adds Dutch biomethane operations, engineering, and service depth.
  • The company sells bankable, end-to-end circular-economy plants, not standalone equipment.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Professional Development Budget

Company News

Kanadevia Inova
Sep 14th, 2026
Kanadevia Inova acquires majority stake in Dutch biogas platform BioValue

Swiss-based greentech leader strengthens its Northern European biogas platform with the strategic acquisition of BioValue, a leading Dutch biomethane developer, operator and service provider.