Director Project Management

LG Energy Solution Vertech, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid medical

Dental, vision, life insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

LG Energy Solution Vertech, Inc. in the United States is seeking a Director of Project Execution to lead a team of project managers in delivering grid-scale battery storage deployments on time and within budget.

The role partners with engineering, sales, legal, and project controls to drive successful project delivery. You will own project financial performance, manage risk, and implement best practices, with approximately 25–35% travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• 5+ years of successful project leadership experience.
• Mastery of project execution planning, including schedule, budget, resource management, risk management, EHS, procurement, quality assurance, change management, and subcontract management.
• History of executive-level customer relationship management, including contract terms negotiation, change-order resolution, risk management, and issue escalation.
• Experience in grid-scale battery storage and/or renewable energy industries preferred.
• Strong leadership and team management skills with ability to motivate and develop a diverse team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong financial acumen including forecasting, margin, cash flow, and commercial risk.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct a project management team to execute multiple large-scale projects on time and within budget.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to assess risks across technical, financial, contractual and regulatory factors.
• Partner with Project Controls to establish schedules, cost forecasts, and performance reporting.
• Implement best practices and standardize project management processes.
• Coach and develop Project Managers and Portfolio Managers.
• Provide portfolio-level oversight and escalation for systemic risks to senior leadership.
• Maintain strong stakeholder communication and manage expectations.
• Ensure compliance with safety, contractual obligations, and industry standards.
• Stay current with technologies, trends, and best practices in project execution.

Skills

Project leadership

Budgeting

Risk management

Stakeholder communications

Team leadership

Contract terms negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

LG Energy Solution Vertech, Inc. (LGES Vertech) is a leading provider of grid-scale integrated energy storage systems, delivering safe, reliable, and high‑performance solutions to customers worldwide. Powered by our proprietary AEROS® energy operating system, we use advanced monitoring and controls to help customers optimize system performance and maximize the value of their energy storage assets.

At LGES Vertech, you’ll be part of a collaborative, team‑oriented organization that aspires to be humble, hungry, and smart, working together to transform the energy landscape and create a more sustainable future. We value innovation, accountability, and growth, and offer competitive compensation along with comprehensive benefits, including 100% employer‑paid medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.

Position Overview

The Director of Project Execution is a high-level leadership role responsible for overseeing and managing all aspects of Battery System Deployment & Project Management within the organization. This role leads a team of project managers and collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful planning, execution, and delivery of grid-scale projects - on time and on budget.

This position reports to the Sr. Director, Project Execution.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead and direct a project management team, ensuring efficient and effective execution of multiple large-scale and complex projects. Establish and oversee clear project objectives, deliverables, timelines, and budgetary requirements, and hold Project Managers accountable for overall project performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to conduct risk assessments for potential and current projects, considering technical, financial, contractual, and regulatory factors. Ensure Project Managers actively identify, manage, and elevate project risks.
• Partner with Project Controls to establish and maintain project schedules, cost forecasts, and performance reporting. Ensure Project Managers own execution against the approved schedule and budget and take corrective action when performance deviates from plan.
• Implement best practices and consistent project management standards to enhance execution efficiency and minimize risk.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Sales, Commercial, Project Controls, EPC, Commissioning, Legal, suppliers, contractors, and customers to drive successful project delivery.
• Maintain strong communication with stakeholders to manage expectations, address concerns, and provide regular updates internally and externally.
• Own project financial performance and ensure Project Managers actively manage their budgets, forecasts, contingency, and commercial exposure in partnership with Project Controls and Commercial.
• Proactively address and elevate risks or issues that arise during project execution and implement contingency and recovery plans as required.
• Ensure projects meet industry standards, safety requirements, contractual obligations, and other applicable compliance requirements.
• Stay abreast of the latest technologies, trends, and best practices in project execution and project management.
• Review project performance metrics and forecasts provided through the Project Controls framework and drive corrective actions necessary to achieve project objectives.
• Coach, develop, and performance-manage Project Managers and Portfolio Managers, building organizational capability and succession plans within the Project Management team.
• Provide portfolio-level oversight, prioritization, and escalation across assigned projects, identifying systemic risks and issues requiring senior leadership intervention.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• Demonstrated expertise in Project Management leadership for large, complex equipment and/or EPC deployments where schedule, cost, quality, and customer commitments are critical, with 5+ years of successful project leadership experience.
• Demonstrated mastery of project execution planning, including schedule, budget, resource management, risk management, EHS, procurement, quality assurance, change management, and subcontract management.
• Demonstrated history of successful customer relationship management at the executive level, including negotiation of critical contract terms, change-order resolution, risk management, and issue escalation.
• Experience in grid-scale battery storage and/or other renewable energy industries strongly preferred. Experience in comparable complex project-based industries will also be considered.
• Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to motivate, develop, and guide a diverse team of project management professionals.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong financial acumen and the ability to understand and drive project financial performance, including forecasting, margin, cash flow, and commercial risk.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.

Travel

• This position requires approximately 25-35% travel annually.