Energy Project Manager: Grid Deployments

Critical Loop; California (MO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Critical Loop is hiring a Project Manager in Torrance, CA to own the schedule, budget, and outcomes for multiple energy project deployments from sales to operation.

You will collaborate with engineers, subcontractors, utilities, and customers, translating diagrams into actionable plans and ensuring on-time delivery within budget. This role requires organization, clear communication, and strong stakeholder management in a fast-growing environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication abilities to a wide variety of audiences.
• Experience delivering complex projects on time and within budget.
• Background in commercial energy, infrastructure, or construction.
• Comfortable tracking budget/schedule variance in a spreadsheet or PM tool.
• Owned technical/construction scopes in electrical construction or related fields.
• Able to read electrical single-line diagrams and translate to field discussions.
• Experience creating and managing a Gantt-style schedule with dependency logic.
• Proven ability to operate independently and drive outcomes in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the schedule, budget, and overall success of multiple concurrent energy project deployments at varying lifecycle stages
• Manage the interconnection process across California investor-owned utilities, municipal utilities, and out-of-state utilities
• Read electrical single-line diagrams and translate them into constructability discussions with engineers and inspectors
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, including engineers, technicians, subcontractors and third-party contractors
• Serve as the primary point of contact for customers, maintaining communication and managing expectations
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues while developing contingency plans
• Monitor project progress, track KPIs, and provide regular updates to management
• Manage project budgets, approve expenditures, and support cost-effective project delivery
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulations, safety standards, procedures
• Create and maintain a Gantt-style schedule with dependency logic and adapt in real time
• Track budget and schedule variance and translate it into updates for customers and leadership
• Partner with TPM to build repeatable processes and tools for scaling
• Spot opportunities to automate reporting and prototype lightweight tools

Skills

Communication

Budget management

Construction background

Electrical diagrams

Scheduling (Gantt)

Cross-functional teamwork

Stakeholder management

Lean startup experience

Tools

Procore

Smartsheet

Sitetracker

Buildertrend

Job description

Critical Loop is hiring a Project Manager in Torrance, CA to own the schedule, budget, and outcomes for multiple energy project deployments from sales to operation.

You will collaborate with engineers, subcontractors, utilities, and customers, translating diagrams into actionable plans and ensuring on-time delivery within budget. This role requires organization, clear communication, and strong stakeholder management in a fast-growing environment.