Owner's Engineering Project Manager

Enertis; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Enertis seeks an OE Project Manager to oversee utility-scale solar, BESS, wind, and associated substation/transmission engineering assignments through development to closeout. You will be the primary client contact, coordinating internal engineering disciplines, field personnel, contractors, consultants, and stakeholders.

You will identify technical and commercial risks, maintain clear records, manage multiple projects, and communicate with both technical and executive audiences in a dynamic

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or related field preferred.
• Electrical, civil, mechanical, or structural engineering background beneficial.
• OSHA 30 or equivalent construction-safety training preferred.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to project sites required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for OE clients.
• Develop and maintain project execution plans, schedules, budgets, and logs.
• Coordinate internal engineering reviews and consolidate discipline comments for client-ready deliverables.
• Review drawings, specifications, studies, calculations, equipment documentation, schedules, and submittals.
• Track technical risks, open items, design changes, construction issues, milestones.

Skills

Client-facing

Risk management

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Engineering background beneficial

OSHA 30 or equivalent

Driver’s license + travel

Job description

The OE Project Manager is responsible for managing utility-scale solar, BESS, wind, and associated substation or transmission Owner’s Engineering assignments from development and design through construction, commissioning, and closeout. The role serves as the primary client contact and coordinates internal engineering disciplines, field personnel, contractors, consultants, and project stakeholders.

The ideal candidate combines strong project-management discipline with practical renewable-energy construction and engineering experience. The candidate must be capable of identifying technical and commercial risks, maintaining clear written records, managing multiple concurrent projects, and communicating effectively with both technical and executive audiences.

Preferred Experience

• At least 1 to 3 years managing utility-scale solar, BESS, wind, substation, or transmission projects.
• Experience supporting projects through several of the following phases:
• Development and due diligence
• Design review
• Procurement and RFP support
• Construction oversight
• Commissioning and performance testing
• Substantial completion and project closeout
• Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering reviews, including civil, structural, electrical, mechanical, SCADA, controls, substation, and interconnection.
• Familiarity with EPC contracts, technical specifications, project schedules, payment applications, change orders, RFIs, submittals, NCRs, punch lists, and turnover documentation.
• Experience coordinating site representatives, construction managers, inspectors, and testing personnel.
• Prior consulting or client-facing experience strongly preferred.

Core Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned OE clients.
• Develop and maintain project execution plans, deliverable registers, responsibility matrices, schedules, budgets, and action logs.
• Coordinate internal engineering reviews and consolidate discipline comments into clear, client-ready deliverables.
• Review project drawings, specifications, studies, calculations, equipment documentation, schedules, and contractor submittals.
• Track technical risks, open items, design changes, construction issues, commissioning constraints, and contractual milestones.
• Lead kickoff meetings, weekly project meetings, design-review calls, construction meetings, and monthly management reviews.
• Manage full-time and periodic site personnel, including work priorities, reporting expectations, escalation paths, and deliverable quality.
• Review field reports, photographs, punch lists, NCRs, test results, and commissioning records.
• Support evaluation of payment applications, schedule updates, change orders, claims, and milestone completion.
• Prepare concise written recommendations that clearly identify the issue, risk, required corrective action, responsible party, and due date.
• Maintain project records sufficient to support financing, tax equity, lender, owner, and contractual reliance requirements.
• Monitor project financial performance, staffing, utilization, scope compliance, and forecast-to-complete.
• Identify out-of-scope requests and support preparation of amendments or additional-services proposals.
• Escalate material safety, quality, schedule, cost, and technical risks promptly.
• Support proposal development, staffing plans, fee estimates, client presentations, and business-development activities.

Education and Credentials

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or a related technical field preferred.
• Electrical, civil, mechanical, or structural engineering background is beneficial.
• OSHA 30 or equivalent construction-safety training preferred.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to project sites required.

Travel Expectations

• Approximately 20% travel, depending on project assignments.
• Travel may include construction sites, manufacturing facilities, client offices, and commissioning activities.
• Candidate must be comfortable working around active construction and energized facilities while following site safety requirements.