Power Consultant Senior Project Manager - Transaction Services

Leidos Inc; United States; Hybrid; USD 154,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is a Fortune 500 company delivering consulting services in the energy sector, helping utilities address complex challenges across multiple generation technologies. This role supports financial transactions, project development, financing, acquisition, and asset management in a dynamic, risk-aware environment.

The opportunity involves collaboration with a diverse set of stakeholders, leading project teams, and guiding proposals, bids, contracts, and schedules while traveling up to 15% as

Qualifications

• Senior Level: Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited university with twelve plus years of experience in a broad range of independent engineering assignments, and/or related business functions including consulting for lenders, funds, utilities, and independent developers.
• Subject Matter Expert Level: Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited university with fifteen plus years of experience in a broad range of independent engineering assignments, and/or related business functions including consulting for lenders, funds, utilities, and independent developers.
• Experience in energy consulting and the evaluation of distributed generation, CHP, utility consulting, electric power facilities including renewable, hydroelectric, energy storage, thermal, carbon capture and sequestration and/or other power generation technologies.
• Experience with evaluation of commercial risks in construction, procurement, operating and services contracts.
• Ability to travel up to 10-15% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate regularly with project developers, utilities, equipment manufacturers, engineering firms, investors, bankers, and legal and financial advisors.
• Determine, monitor, and review all project economics including costs, operational budgets, staffing requirements, sub-contractors, resources, and risk.
• Plan, schedule, monitor, and report on activities related to the project.
• Lead the project teams based on client requirements and objectives.
• Facilitate status review meetings among project team members and clients.
• Work with senior management on project proposals, bids, contracts, estimates, and schedules.
• Manage project requirements, scope, and change issues.
• Coach and counsel members of cross-functional teams to accomplish project goals, to meet established schedules, and resolve technical or operational issues.

Skills

Technical writing

MBA

Bilingual (Spanish)

PE certification

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Description

Leidos is a Fortune 500 company with nearly $18B in sales and 50,000 employees that brings over 70 years of experience in support of both investor-owned and municipal utility growth goals. Leidos Energy helps utilities address complex challenges through comprehensive, performance-based solutions delivered across the full project lifecycle.

Looking for an opportunity to make an impact?

You will be an integral part of an exceptional team of power industry experts, providing consulting services and work products that our clients view as critical inputs to their business decisions. We evaluate a wide variety of technologies, from wind turbines and solar panels to battery storage systems, fuel cells, and advanced fuel conversion technologies.

Your greatest work is ahead!

We provide expertise, guidance, and consultation to our clients, and our work is centered on supporting financial transactions - the development, financing, acquisition and sale of generation (and non-generation) hard assets. We identify technical and commercial risks and help our clients to find and/or evaluate solutions to their challenges. Because we are exposed to numerous unique projects over short periods of time, we (i) are diversified in technologies and commercial approaches to project execution; (ii) contribute to and learn how problems are solved by industry leaders and how those solutions drive financial viability; and (iii) benefit from this knowledge as a team and as individuals, resulting in a professional experience that evolves, is dynamic, and is well-rounded.

Work location:

Fully remote will be considered for certain candidates. Ideally, you will live near Denver, CO or Framingham, MA where you will work a hybrid schedule.

What you'll be doing:

• Collaborate regularly with project developers, utilities, equipment manufacturers, engineering firms, investors, bankers, and legal and financial advisors.
• Determine, monitor, and review all project economics including costs, operational budgets, staffing requirements, sub-contractors, resources, and risk.
• Plan, schedule, monitor, and report on activities related to the project.
• Lead the project teams based on client requirements and objectives.
• Facilitate status review meetings among project team members and clients.
• Work with senior management on project proposals, bids, contracts, estimates, and schedules.
• Manage project requirements, scope, and change issues.
• Coach and counsel members of cross-functional teams to accomplish project goals, to meet established schedules, and resolve technical or operational issues.

What does Leidos need from me?

• Senior Level: Bachelor's degree in engineering or related discipline from an accredited university with twelve plus years of experience in a broad range of independent engineering assignments, and/or related business functions including: consulting for lenders, funds, utilities, and independent developers. Additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Subject Matter Expert Level: Bachelor's degree in engineering or related discipline from an accredited university with fifteen plus years of experience in a broad range of independent engineering assignments, and/or related business functions including: consulting for lenders, funds, utilities, and independent developers. Additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Experience in energy consulting and the evaluation of distributed generation, combined heat and power plants, utility consulting, electric power generation facilities, including renewable (solar, wind), hydroelectric, energy storage, thermal (combustion turbine, solid-fuel), carbon capture and sequestration and/or other power generation technologies.
• Experience with evaluation of commercial risks in construction, procurement, operating and services contracts.
• Ability to travel up to 10-15% of the time.

Favorable if you have:

• Proficiency in technical writing
• MBA
• Bilingual (Spanish)
• Professional Engineer (PE) certification.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range $154,050.00 - $278,475.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

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