Director, Utility-Scale Project Execution

at  MAINSPRING ENERGY INC

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Driven by our vision of the affordable, reliable, net-zero carbon grid of the future, Mainspring has developed a new category of power generation — the linear generator — that delivers local, scalable, and fuel-flexible power to help accelerate the transition to the net-zero carbon grid.
The unique combination of attributes offered by Mainspring’s linear generator enables applications on both the commercial and utility sides of the meter for the $816B global electricity equipment market. We serve a wide range of Fortune 500 customers across markets and industries as well as top-tier utilities and other gridside providers.

We are looking to build relationships with people who share our values:

• Pragmatic Optimism. Building a new category of world-class power generation requires the optimism of ambition and creativity, balanced with practicality to solve problems efficiently. The challenges that arise are opportunities for growth.
• Excellence without Ego. We bring expertise and commitment to creating the best customer experience, from sales to deployment and service, just as we apply deep technical rigor to building and delivering world-class products. We strive for excellence and behave as leaders with the humility to acknowledge our challenges, both collectively and as individual contributors.
• Proactive Collaboration. The integration and cross-disciplinary nature of Mainspring’s business requires intentionally seeking out others who bring different skills, perspectives, and priorities. Our culture of inclusion and respect extends beyond our team to interactions with our partners and customers.

Mainspring is based in Menlo Park and has partnered with top-tier investors and utilities such as Khosla Ventures, Bill Gates, NextEra, and American Electric Power. More information can be found at www.mainspringenergy.com.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 15+ years of demonstrated experience delivering utility-scale BESS/solar/wind projects to COD
• Demonstrated experience and full understanding/command of the following:
• Transmission-level interconnection processes (and gas interconnection processes preferred)
• Planning/Building department (AHJ) dynamics and schedule risks
• Team and process building
• RFP writing/management
• Contract negotiation
• Budget Management
• Project Management and Project tracking/PM tools
• Estimating
• Contractor qualification
• Demonstrated ability to innovate and refine processes to reduce cost and drive efficiency
• Direct experience with major equipment contracting/procurement and safe harbor strategies involving the same
  The Bay Area salary for this role is $180k-$225k base + pre-IPO stock options + benefits. This position can be remote or hybrid. The salary will be adjusted to reflect local market conditions based on employee location as well as the experience of the employee.
  Does your experience not meet all of our posted requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to positions unless they meet every listed requirement. At Mainspring, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, flexible, and collaborative environment, so if you want to help us transition the world to clean and affordable electricity, and don’t meet all posted requirements for a particular role, we’d still love to hear from you. Mainspring can sometimes be flexible enough to shift responsibilities for the right person, or otherwise identify open or upcoming roles that may better fit your professional background.
  In more traditional words, Mainspring Energy, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
  This compensation and benefits information is based on Mainspring Energy’s estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future. We generally do not negotiate on salary once we have made an offer. The level of pay within the range will depend on a variety of job-related factors that may include location, relevant prior experience and/or education, or particular skills and expertise. New hires joining the company tend to be paid within the starting base pay range noted above, with opportunities to increase pay over time based on development of additional skills, competencies, and company-specific knowledge

A key enabler of Mainspring’s mission to bring its scalable, fast-ramping, fuel-flexible capacity to the utility segment is the ability to seamlessly execute the design, permitting, construction, and commissioning of utility-scale projects. To that end, Mainspring wishes to fill its role of Director - Utility-Scale EPC to build the teams and processes required to deliver these projects across the United States. This key role will be accountable for (but not be limited to) the following:

• Directly manage first installations to gain first-hand experience with design and installation processes for grid-scale linear generator projects
• Develop the project execution strategy, processes, and partnerships required to achieve installation of 10-200+ MW projects at distribution and transmission voltage
• Build and lead the teams required for the same, including but not limited to:
• Applications/Project Engineering to support sales, site selection, cost estimation, interconnection, and construction. Success will be measured on sales and construction success, and high marks for internal, and external customer service
• Project Management to select, contract, and manage the EPC contractors and coordinate with internal resources for permitting and construction of projects. Build a system to schedule and track simultaneous projects so that revenue can be forecast accurately. Success will be measured based on projects being delivered on time, on budget, and to specifications, with a clean and complete handoff to the operations team
• Develop a contractor qualification process and RFP strategy
• Negotiate partnerships and master agreements with EPCs, consultants, and major equipment suppliers (e.g., transformers), and other resources in target markets that can further our teams’ ability to execute projects swiftly and at low cost
• Be responsible for managing, hitting, and progressively declining cost targets for installation process