Senior Project Manager - Grid Scale

About the role

Responsibilities

• Drive a culture of safety, quality and best practices on all aspects of the Project
• Oversee and manage the development and construction of Company projects. Scope, schedule, cost management in accordance with project and stakeholder requirements
• Manage a project consisting of: Project Engineers, project administrators, permitting consultants, Product engineers, construction management, QA/QC department, etc
• Manage the RFP process; including issuing RFPs to qualified contractors, reviewing bids and narrowing down selections, award of projects and negotiating scope
• Effectively communicate with a variety of stakeholders to holistically manage Utility scale projects from development engineering through commercial operation
• Manage site construction manager and QA/QC processes. Oversee health and safety programs on site and ensure compliance on all relevant parties
• Maintain site records and databases to document inspection results, maintenance schedules, and all operational changes or updates
• Collaborate with external contractors, consultants, site owners, and internal teams to resolve site-specific issues. Coordinate with other teams to ensure the necessary documentation is in place to naturally transition projects to operational assets
• Prioritize and escalate issues as necessary to maintain critical path
• Coordinate product specifications, including submittal reviews and approvals
• Manage project cash flows, reporting financial health and forecasts to executive leadership
• Manage change orders and reconcile them against contracted scope
• Direct the project turnover documentation, warranty administration, project closeout, and record keeping/retention processes and procedures
• Support communication with City, County, Building, Fire and other AHJ’s on project related topics
• Provide executive status reports, monitor critical milestones, and evaluate key risks for key stakeholders, project partners, and investment groups

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in project management or site operations, specifically within power generation, distributed energy resources, or utility-scale facilities greater than 10 MW.
• Demonstrated expertise in Power Generators operation and maintenance or similar systems, with experience across all phases of development.
• Detailed understanding of contracting, procurement planning, construction and logistic, scheduling, estimate, and budgeting.
• Familiarity with utility interconnection processes, grid integration studies, and coordination with electrical utilities.
• Experience navigating environmental review, land-use zoning, and permitting frameworks.
• Ability to utilize industry tools to track cost expenditures and budget allocations.
• Ability to travel to job sites 25% of the time.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint). Google workplace applications.
• Project Management software (Procore)