SR PROJECT MANAGER
Core
Lead execution of utility-scale wind, solar, and battery storage projects from late-stage development through construction, commissioning, and handover to Asset Management.
Role type
Senior IC Project Manager (Utility-scale Renewable Energy)
Builds
Utility-scale wind, solar, and battery storage generation assets
Domain
Renewable Energy / Power Generation / Construction
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
EPC contract administration, project controls, risk management, stakeholder alignment, commercial judgment, safety leadership, schedule recovery planning, change order management, contractor performance management, executive reporting
Preferred skills
Experience with utility-scale wind, solar, and battery storage projects, knowledge of project financing and investor diligence, ability to lead cross-functional teams
Technologies
Primavera P6, MS Project, SAP, Oracle Primavera Unifier, Power BI, Tableau, Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, Microsoft Office Suite, AutoCAD, Revit, ETAP, SKM PowerTools, ETAP, ETAP, ETAP
Responsibilities
Provide visible safety leadership across the project lifecycle; Lead assigned utility-scale wind, solar, and battery storage projects from late-stage development through construction, commissioning, COD, and turnover; Drive cross-functional project execution ensuring clear accountability for safety, quality, schedule, cost, risk, commercial commitments, stakeholder alignment, and timely issue resolution; Manage EPC contractor performance against contractual obligations including milestones, deliverables, notices, reporting, recovery plans, change control, quality expectations, and project execution requirements; Own project schedule management including baseline development, critical path analysis, progress measurement, schedule forecasting, recovery planning, and early identification of threats to COD and major milestones; Coordinate with Finance, project controls, analysts, and internal stakeholders to manage budgets, monthly reforecasts, cost trends, contingency tracking, cash flow inputs, and overall project economics; Prepare executive-level reporting that clearly communicates project status, key risks, decisions required, commercial exposure, mitigation plans, and confidence in COD and budget outcomes; Lead commercial and contractual review of change orders and claims coordinating with Legal, Procurement, Engineering, HSE, Finance, and project controls to assess entitlement, cost, schedule impact, contractual merit, and negotiation strategy; Administer EPC and related project contracts including interpretation of contractor obligations, preservation of contractual rights, management of commercial correspondence, and timely response to notices and claims; Maintain an integrated project risk register covering safety, permitting, interconnection, engineering, procurement, construction, schedule, commercial, and financial risks with clear mitigation owners, due dates, escalation triggers, and quantified impacts where appropriate; Lead disciplined project governance including decision logs, action registers, change logs, correspondence records, approval records, lessons learned, closeout documentation, and handover materials; Support project financing and investor diligence by coordinating technical, commercial, schedule, cost, and execution inputs and tracking closure of open items with internal teams, investors, and independent engineers; Support EPC procurement activities including RFP development, bid evaluation, contractor due diligence, technical and commercial clarifications, contract negotiation support, and transition from procurement to execution; Engage electric utilities, interconnection stakeholders, consultants, contractors, and internal technical teams to support energization, synchronization, commissioning, and COD readiness; Support development and validation of CAPEX estimates, contingency assumptions, commercial inputs, schedule assumptions, and execution risks to inform investment decisions and financial approvals; Capture and present project lessons learned so recurring execution, safety, commercial, contract, and governance issues are translated into practical improvements for future projects.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC