Lead Project Manager, Utility-Scale Renewables

Acciona Group; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

PTO 15 days + holidays + flex days

Monthly wellness stipend $50

Job summary

ACCIONA Energía is seeking a Project Manager to lead utility-scale renewable energy ventures, including solar PV, BESS, wind, and hybrid facilities. You will manage development through commissioning, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders to ensure safety, schedule, quality, and budget adherence.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in large-scale energy projects, a engineering or construction background, and strong project controls experience; travel up to 50% is expected along

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience managing utility-scale renewable energy, power generation, heavy industrial, or infrastructure projects.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline.
• Strong experience with project financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, cost-to-complete, and project controls.
• Strong contract administration and commercial management experience, including EPC and related project agreements.
• Experience with project scheduling, risk management, performance reporting, and managing multidisciplinary project teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and SharePoint; experience with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and Autodesk platforms is a plus.
• PMP and OSHA 30-Hour certifications are preferred; on-site construction experience is preferred.
• Ability to travel 25%-50% to domestic and international locations.
• Fluency in Spanish is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the execution of utility-scale renewable energy projects from development through commercial operation, coordinating multidisciplinary project teams across construction, engineering, safety, quality, environmental, procurement, project controls, and commissioning.
• Manage EPC, engineering, supply, construction, and service agreements, including contract compliance, change orders, claims, and commercial matters.
• Own project schedule performance, including critical path analysis, milestone tracking, recovery planning, and schedule reporting.
• Manage project financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, earned value, contingency, and cost-to-complete analysis.
• Lead project reporting, including weekly, monthly, and executive updates, KPI dashboards, performance tracking, closeout, and turnover records.
• Lead quality management activities, including inspections, non-conformance resolution, corrective actions, root cause analysis, and lessons learned.
• Serve as a primary interface with utilities, transmission providers, engineering firms, contractors, equipment suppliers, and other key stakeholders.
• Champion a proactive safety culture and drive performance against TRIR, LTIR, and environmental objectives.
• Support the recruitment and training of project personnel.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting & forecasting

Contract administration

Scheduling tools

Stakeholder management

MS Office / SharePoint

PMP

Domestic travel

Spanish a plus

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction Management

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Autodesk tools

Job description

ACCIONA Energía is seeking a Project Manager to lead utility-scale renewable energy ventures, including solar PV, BESS, wind, and hybrid facilities. You will manage development through commissioning, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders to ensure safety, schedule, quality, and budget adherence.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in large-scale energy projects, a engineering or construction background, and strong project controls experience; travel up to 50% is expected along