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Director/Sr. Director - Project Development
Portsmouth, New HampshireAt Adrenaline, we believe our people are our greatest investment, and hiring is a collaborative effort critical to our success. This hybrid role within our Design & Construction team bridges business development, early-stage project design management and preconstruction planning, and reports into the Managing Director, Construction Services.
The Director/Sr. Director - Project Development will focus on transforming opportunities identified by our Business Development (BD) team into conceptual project plans and budgets and advancing them to a stage where the construction delivery team can confidently take over and execute defined turnkey projects. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker with strong design, planning skills and construction industry experience, capable of aligning client goals with actionable project frameworks.
Accountabilities:
Responsibilities:
Business Development Support
Preconstruction Leadership
Cross-Functional Coordination
The Director/Sr. Director - Project Development will focus on transforming opportunities identified by our Business Development (BD) team into conceptual project plans and budgets and advancing them to a stage where the construction delivery team can confidently take over and execute defined turnkey projects. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker with strong design, planning skills and construction industry experience, capable of aligning client goals with actionable project frameworks.
Accountabilities:
- Opportunity Conversion - Translate Design & Construction prospective opportunities into viable roadmap concepts with defined scope aligned with feasible budgets and timelines; ensure early-stage project alignment with client goals.
- Design Integration – Lead coordination of strategy and concept design efforts across internal and external teams; ensure design deliverables align with scope, budget modeling and timeline parameters.
- Preconstruction Planning - Develop and validate conceptual budgets and schedules; ensure constructability and regulatory compliance in early design phases.
- Project Handoff Readiness - Prepare clean handoffs for the construction team, ensuring all foundational elements are defined and in place.
- Stakeholder Engagement - Represent Adrenaline in client-facing engagements during early project phases; maintain strong communication with BD, design, and construction teams.
Responsibilities:
Business Development Support
- Collaborate with the Business Development team to evaluate client opportunities - participate in client meetings and presentations to support BD during early engagement phases.
- Translate the client opportunities into actionable turnkey project plans and budgets (roadmaps) with input from Design & Delivery Adrenaline stakeholders.
- Support proposal development with defined project scope, preliminary schedules, and initial budget modeling.
- Forecast and validate resource requirements in alignment with preliminary schedules, with input from Design & Delivery resource managers and operations directors.
- Direct and coordinate ADR’s strategy & design teams, and consultants if required, during strategy and concept/schematic phases.
- Facilitate design reviews to ensure alignment with client expectations, cost targets, and constructability.
- Maintain project documentation and decision logs through concept design.
- Prepare for seamless transition of project packages to the construction delivery team.
Preconstruction Leadership
- Lead early-stage feasibility and programming efforts, coordinating input from design and construction operations teams.
- Develop and validate preliminary budgets and schedule assumptions.
- Manage design-to-budget alignment throughout concept development.
- Identify risk areas and propose mitigation strategies early in project definition.
Cross-Functional Coordination
- Serve as a liaison between BD, design, and construction teams to ensure seamless project handoff and continuity from concept through delivery.
- Lead internal “go/no-go” readiness reviews for transition to construction.
- Develop and document lessons learned to refine pursuit and preconstruction processes.
- 8 – 12 years of experience in design management, construction management, and/or development planning.
- Strong understanding of design and construction processes, cost planning, and project delivery models, with experience in early-phase project planning, budgeting, and feasibility analysis.
- Strong partnership and communication skills, able to engage clients and collaborate effectively with internal and consultant teams.
- Detail-oriented, strategic thinker with a proactive approach to problem-solving and process improvement.
- Ability to travel as needed for client and site meetings.
- BA/BS degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field, or equivalent work experience preferred
- PMP Certification or equivalent preferred