Preconstruction Coordination Analyst

Reports To: Preconstruction Associate

This role requires a full-time onsite presence in Durham, NC

Target Base Range: $60 - 75k (Final compensation commensurate with experience and qualifications) 

Please note: We are only able to consider candidates who are U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents (green card holders) and who do not require current or future visa sponsorship of any sort.

About Us

Are you ready to electrify your career and drive the future of sustainable transportation? Join IONNA, the groundbreaking joint venture founded by eight automotive titans, as we redefine the EV charging landscape across North America.

At IONNA, we’re building a reliable, scalable EV charging network that drivers can trust—backed by some of the most respected names in the automotive industry.

Job Summary

The Preconstruction Coordination Specialist plays a critical role in ensuring deployment execution is structured, predictable, and complete. This role exists because deployment breakdowns rarely come from lack of effort—they come from lack of clear ownership across readiness and close‑out.

This position brings discipline and follow‑through to several high‑impact deployment areas, including long lead‑time material readiness, construction pacing, billing reconciliation, and project close‑out. Success in this role means sites open without coordination‑driven delays—and finish cleanly once they do.

The Preconstruction Coordination Analyst will be a key element in developing the process to enable large scale, distributed build out of an asset network.

Key Responsibilities

Deployment Coordination & Readiness

• Coordinate long lead‑time design and readiness milestones for switchboards, canopies, and other critical components
• Ensure readiness aligns with real construction schedules
• Maintain visibility into readiness risks and act early
• You are not measured by activity, but by whether readiness issues ever become construction blockers.

Cross‑Functional Execution

• Serve as coordination hub across Design, Supply Chain, Construction, Operations, and Finance
• Push for clarity and accountability when ownership is unclear

This role frequently operates across incomplete information, tight timelines, and competing priorities—and success depends on knowing when to push.

Project Close‑Out & Billing

• Coordinate complete close‑out packages
• Ensure billing reconciliation is timely and accurate
• Eliminate lingering open items

A site is not “done” when it opens—it’s done when it’s cleanly closed out.

Process Improvement

• Support the development and refinement of coordination tools, checklists, and execution rhythms
• Identify recurring gaps or inefficiencies and proactively propose structural improvements
• Help build repeatable systems that scale with deployment volume

Role Boundaries

This role does not:

• Own engineering design decisions
• Select vendors or negotiate contracts
• Lead permitting or utility coordination
• Pace vendors for delivery of finished goods

This role does:

• Own the coordination, pacing, and follow‑through that ensures these functions stay aligned.
• Provide a critical interface across functions to drive schedule, ensure required steps are completed, and enhance the integrated team results.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Long Lead‑Time Readiness: % of sites with switchboards and canopies ready when required by construction
• Short Lead-time 1^st time delivery: % of site that have the items delivered correctly on the first attempt.
• Project Close‑Out Completion: Projects closed out within 30 days of Go Live

Required Qualifications

• Experience coordinating complex, multi‑stakeholder projects
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Comfort with ambiguity and pace
• High ownership mindset
• Proficient in excel and MS360 Suite of Products

Preferred Qualifications

• EV infrastructure or utilities experience
• Long lead‑time material coordination
• Project close‑out or billing exposure
• Salesforce proficient user
• Blue beam or other plan viewing software experience

Who Will Thrive Here

You’ll thrive here if you:

• Take pride in making complex execution environments orderly
• Are comfortable pushing for clarity and accountability across functions
• Can prioritize what actually matters when everything feels urgent
• Prefer ownership and outcomes over rigid role boundaries

This role is not a passive coordination or admin position. It is for someone who to be truly accountable to ensure items are ready and the projects are properly prepared for construction start.

Why IONNA

Build infrastructure that accelerates the EV transition, backed by industry leaders, with real ownership and:

• Be part of a pioneering venture backed by the world’s leading automakers
• Help build infrastructure that directly accelerates the EV transition
• Work in an execution‑driven environment where quality and follow‑through matter
• Gain real visibility into how large‑scale infrastructure is delivered end‑to‑end
• Grow your career by owning meaningful problems, not just tasks

Join the Charge

This isn’t just a coordination role—it’s a chance to bring structure, predictability, and momentum to one of the fastest‑growing EV infrastructure programs in North America.

Based in Durham, NC, this on‑site role offers hands‑on exposure, real accountability, and the opportunity to make a visible impact on how IONNA scales.

IONNA is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices through a competitive base salary, as well as offering bonus programs, comprehensive benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, 401(K), and paid holidays. Actual base salaries are based on several factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, experience, certifications, and specific work location.

We are committed to an inclusive and diverse team. IONNA is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any legally protected status.