Vertical Leader - Power Generation

About the role

At Keeley Companies, we believe in empowering our people and fulfilling career aspirations. Keeley is a career destination with countless opportunities for advancement, and a world-class family culture that is centered around creating the best possible environment for our people to thrive.

The Vertical Leader - Power Generation is responsible for establishing, growing, and leading Keeley Construction's Power Generation market sector. This role serves as the strategic architect, industry expert, and operational leader responsible for developing a sustainable and scalable business platform focused on power generation facilities and related energy infrastructure.

The Vertical Market Leader will drive market strategy, client acquisition, operational readiness, talent development, and project execution capabilities to position Keeley as a premier construction partner within the power generation industry. The successful candidate will leverage deep market expertise, industry relationships, and strategic leadership to identify and pursue opportunities ranging from plant expansions, balance-of-plant infrastructure, renewable generation facilities, combustion turbine projects, distributed energy systems, and other power-related infrastructure projects.

This individual will be responsible not only for winning work but also for creating the organizational framework, processes, partnerships, staffing strategies, and operational capabilities necessary to successfully deliver projects in this market sector while supporting Keeley's long-term growth objectives.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive long-term growth strategy for the Power Generation vertical market.
• Establish Keeley's market positioning and value proposition within the power generation sector.
• Identify target clients, market segments, geographic priorities, and strategic opportunities.
• Develop measurable annual growth, revenue, and backlog objectives.
• Build and maintain executive-level relationships with utilities, independent power producers, developers, EPC firms, original equipment manufacturers, and industry stakeholders.
• Lead major pursuits and capture planning efforts for strategic opportunities.
• Represent Keeley at industry conferences, trade associations, client meetings, and market events.
• Serve as the company's principal subject matter expert and external face of the Power Generation market.
• Assess current organizational capabilities and develop a strategic roadmap for market expansion.
• Design and implement scalable processes, delivery models, and operational standards specific to power generation projects.
• Establish preconstruction, estimating, risk management, and execution methodologies tailored to power generation work.
• Develop strategic partnerships, joint venture opportunities, and subcontractor relationships that enhance Keeley's capabilities.
• Identify required investments in people, technology, training, and equipment to support market growth.
• Evaluate project delivery approaches including EPC support, self-perform opportunities, construction management, and general contracting roles.
• Provide recommendations regarding market expansion, service offerings, and organizational structure necessary to support future growth.
• Provide operational oversight and strategic guidance for all Power Generation projects.
• Collaborate with regional and operational leaders to ensure successful pursuit and execution strategies.
• Establish project controls, quality standards, safety expectations, and operational best practices specific to the market sector.
• Participate in executive project reviews and provide leadership on risk identification and mitigation.
• Drive continuous improvement and lessons-learned programs across all power-related projects.
• Ensure consistent execution standards are implemented throughout the organization.
• Develop and execute workforce strategies necessary to support market growth.
• Identify, recruit, and develop key leadership, operations, engineering, project management, and field supervision talent required for successful market expansion.
• Build a sustainable pipeline of industry expertise within the organization.
• Mentor account leaders, project executives, and operational teams supporting Power Generation projects.
• Assess manpower requirements and develop strategic staffing plans aligned with projected backlog growth.
• Establish training and development programs to build technical competencies required within the market.
• Develop annual market business plans, forecasts, and growth initiatives.
• Drive revenue growth, profitability, and backlog development within the Power Generation vertical.
• Support strategic pricing, estimating, and pursuit decisions.
• Monitor key market performance indicators and adjust strategies accordingly.
• Evaluate business cases for strategic investments, partnerships, and market expansion opportunities.
• Ensure financial objectives align with overall company strategic goals

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or related field required.
• 15+ years of experience in power generation, energy infrastructure, industrial construction, or related markets
• Demonstrated success developing and growing a business line, market sector, or vertical market.
• Extensive knowledge of power generation technologies including combined cycle, simple cycle, renewable energy, distributed generation, battery storage, and related infrastructure.
• Proven ability to establish and maintain executive-level client relationships.
• Experience leading large-scale project pursuits and strategic capture efforts.
• Strong understanding of EPC, construction management, and self-perform project delivery models.
• Demonstrated experience recruiting, developing, and leading high-performing teams.
• Strong financial acumen and understanding of project economics, risk management, and market analysis.
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and influence skills.
• Ability to travel extensively to support client development and project execution activities.

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