Senior Project Manager

Salary Range: 130000 to 160000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Partner with Development to validate site feasibility, interconnection strategy, and BESS architecture (DC-coupled, AC-coupled, hybrid, standalone).
• Works with SVP to define short-term and long-term scalable processes.
• Own delivery planning late-stage development through hand-off to OnM | AM, closeout; establish baseline schedules, risk registers, and commissioning plans.
• Lead design coordination with EPC and internal engineering; conduct constructability reviews and manage design changes via Procore change events.
• Plan and manage long-lead procurement (BESS enclosures, PCS/inverters, transformers, MV gear, EMS/SCADA, fire suppression).
• Collaborates with all stakeholders, internal and external.
• Interface with AHJs (planning, building, electrical, and fire) to obtain permits; develop repeatable playbooks for NFPA 855/IFC compliance and UL 9540/9540A pathways.
• Coordinate safety and quality programs; ensure compliance with OSHA, NFPA 70/70E, and Pivot QA/QC standards.
• Develop BESS operating standards: templates, workflows, testing & cold and hot commissioning protocols (FAT, SAT, functional performance, capacity & duration tests).
• Integrate Prevailing Wage & Apprenticeship (PWA) compliance workflows with Deloitte/ORCA and LCPtracker; maintain audit-ready records.
• Negotiate and/or support EPC contracts and change orders; implement DOA-aligned workflows with Legal, Finance, and Supply Chain.
• Track project controls in Procore and report performance in Power BI; drive P90 forecasting for NTP/MC/COD/SC milestones.
• Lead cross-functional issue resolution (interconnection, EMS controls, fire code interpretations, supply chain constraints).
• Own stakeholder communication plans; present status and risk mitigations to executives and partners.
• Ability to travel to project sites, AHJs, and vendor facilities.
 
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Development – early engagement to surface constructability, permitting, and code requirements; inform business cases and schedules.
• Estimating – provide design inputs, vendor quotes, and historicals to refine BESS ROMs and EPC/BOP estimates.
• Preconstruction – run RFPs, evaluate EPC bids, and align technical/commercial terms for storage scope.
• Contracting – define storage-specific exhibits (specs, testing, commissioning, warranty, code) and recovery schedule provisions.
• Project Management – standardize delivery workflows, risk registers, and change management tailored to storage.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

• 7+ years of utility-scale or C&I renewable energy project management, with 3+ years delivering BESS projects to COD.
• Proven experience coordinating with AHJs, including fire departments, and navigating NFPA 855/IFC permitting.
• Working knowledge of NEC Articles 480/690/706/705, UL 9540/9540A, UL 1973, IEEE 1547/1547.1, and utility interconnection standards.
• Demonstrated success managing EPCs, negotiating commercial terms, and overseeing long-lead procurement for storage components.
• Proficiency with Procore (project controls), Microsoft Project or P6 (scheduling), and Power BI (reporting).
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills. 

PREFERRED COMPETENCIES

• IPP owner’s-rep experience delivering PV+BESS portfolios.
• Experience with EMS/DERMS integration, SCADA, DAS, and utility telemetry requirements.
• Familiarity with IRA PWA compliance systems (e.g., LCPtracker) and audit readiness.
• PE, PMP, DBIA, or equivalent credential.