Senior Project Manager

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Senior Project Manager overseeing utility-scale wind, solar, and storage construction portfolios for Leeward Renewable Energy. Leading project managers, contractors, budgets, risks, commissioning, and commercial operations.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide strategic leadership, oversight, risk mitigation, and accountability for a portfolio of utility-scale energy infrastructure projects
  • Build and manage a team of project managers
  • Oversee projects from preconstruction through commercial operations
  • Establish project and risk management execution strategies, governance structures, and performance expectations
  • Lead project teams in achieving safety, schedule, budget, quality, and operational readiness objectives
  • Oversee construction, commissioning, and project turnover
  • Monitor contractor performance and enforce EPC, subcontractor, and supplier obligations
  • Review and approve major decisions affecting cost, schedule, scope, and risk
  • Lead resolution of critical project issues and escalations
  • Maintain executive responsibility for budgets, forecasts, commitments, and contingency management
  • Lead contract negotiations and ensure alignment with company governance
  • Report project financials and support investment committee, executive leadership, and board reporting
  • Champion safety and environmental stewardship across project sites
  • Identify, evaluate, and mitigate project execution risks
  • Serve as executive interface with contractors, suppliers, owner representatives, and strategic partners
  • Provide executive-level presentations and updates to senior leadership and governing bodies
  • Hire, train, mentor, develop, and lead project managers
  • Coordinate project turnover with operations and asset management teams
  • Oversee commissioning, performance testing, commercial operation milestones, closeout activities, and lessons learned

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or related field required
  • 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in large-scale industrial, power generation, renewable energy, or infrastructure construction
  • 6+ years of leadership experience managing complex construction organizations and project teams
  • 3+ years of leadership experience managing a portfolio (500MW+) of utility-scale renewable energy projects from preconstruction through commercial operation
  • Demonstrated success delivering utility-scale renewable energy, power generation, transmission, or heavy civil projects exceeding $100 million in project value
  • Experience negotiating and managing EPC contracts, Turbine Supply agreements, and BESS Supply agreements
  • Extensive knowledge of construction management principles and practices
  • Extensive knowledge of utility-scale renewable energy project permitting, design, construction, commissioning, and financing activities
  • Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, project controls, and risk management
  • Expertise in contract negotiation, claims management, and commercial strategy
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and executive presentation skills
  • Proven ability to influence stakeholders and drive results in a matrixed and dynamic environment
  • Strong analytical and decision-making capabilities
  • Ability to travel up to 50% as required
  • Ability to visit and traverse active construction sites
  • Ability to comply with PPE and site safety requirements
  • Current authorization to work for any employer in the United States on a full-time basis without requiring employment visa sponsorship now or in the future

Benefits:

  • Full-time employment
  • Equal employment opportunity
  • Ability to work remotely from Texas