Project Manager

Nrg Bluewater Wind; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NRG Energy is seeking a seasoned Project Manager to lead capital and O&M projects across its fleet. You will plan, execute, and close projects, ensuring safety, regulatory, schedule, and budget alignment.

You will develop budgets, manage risks, coordinate engineering, procurement, construction, and startup activities, and report status to leadership. The role may require up to 75% domestic travel within a 2–3 state region.

Qualifications

• Lead and manage capital and O&M projects across power plants.
• Develop project scope, budgets, schedules, and risk management plans.
• Coordinate engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning.
• Ensure safety, environmental, regulatory compliance.
• Communicate with site personnel, operations, and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of projects from concept through startup and closeout.
• Develop and maintain relationships to support project success.
• Oversee feasibility reviews, scope definition, and execution strategies.
• Develop budgets, forecasts, cash flows, and variance reports.
• Support contract strategy, bid evaluations, and external resources management.
• Coordinate design, construction, outages, commissioning, and startup.
• Ensure compliance with standards and safety regulations.
• Utilize project controls and data systems for reporting to executives.
• Lead cross-functional teams and align stakeholders around objectives.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder relationships

Budgeting & cost control

Risk management

Scheduling & planning

Contract & procurement coordination

Safety & regulatory compliance

Data reporting & executive updates

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS Engineering or Technical Degree

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Project scheduling software

Job description

Job Summary

Core function of this position is to lead and manage capital and O&M projects across NRG’s fleet of Power Plants. This position is responsible for planning and executing projects with varying levels of complexity, while ensuring alignment with safety, environmental, regulatory, schedule, budget, and technical requirements. The role requires demonstrated leadership skills and project management experience, including development of project scope, coordination of engineering and construction resources, management of project risks, and support of commissioning and startup activities to ensure safe, reliable, efficient, and environmentally compliant plant operation.

• Project Leadership and Execution: Lead the planning and execution of projects with varying levels of complexity. Responsible for project scope development, schedule management, cost control, risk management, and overall project execution from concept through startup and closeout.
• Develop, build, and maintain effective working relationships with site personnel, corporate engineering, operations, maintenance, supply chain, contractors, and external engineering firms to support successful project execution and open communication.
• Project Development and Planning: Oversee feasibility reviews of proposed projects, support scope definition, evaluate alternatives, develop execution strategies, and coordinate engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning plans.
• Budgeting and Financial Management: Develop project budgets, forecasts, cash flow projections, and variance reporting; support business case development, budget authorization requests, and financial analysis.
• Contract and Resource Management: Support contract strategy development, contractor selection, bid evaluations, and management of external engineering and construction resources to improve project execution and deliver project objectives.
• Construction, Commissioning, and Startup Support: Coordinate project activities during design, construction, outage execution, commissioning, and startup to ensure projects are safely implemented and transitioned to site operations.
• Compliance and Safety: Ensure projects are executed in compliance with company standards, industry requirements, safety regulations, and applicable laws and rules.
• Data and Reporting: Utilize project controls and data systems for cost tracking, schedule management, reporting, and executive presentations, providing clear status updates on scope, budget, schedule, risks, and key decisions.
• Team Leadership: Work effectively in a team environment as a leader, member, and/or facilitator while helping align cross‑functional stakeholders around project objectives, milestones, and deliverables.
• Assist in the development, review, and revision of project execution plans, technical instructions, turnover documentation, and related procedures as required.
• Perform other duties and assignments as required.

Working Conditions

• This position is a combination of work in office and industrial settings.
• This position can require up to 75% domestic travel, primarily within a 2-3 state region.
• 7 years of experience in power generation, chemical, or industrial facilities, including responsibility for managing or supporting engineering, capital, maintenance, or construction projects involving boilers, turbines, heat exchangers, condensers, material handling equipment, compressors, fans, pumps, generators, transformers, motors, power distribution equipment, control systems, and electrical protection systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• BS Engineering or Technical Degree
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• 15 years of experience in power generation, chemical, or industrial facilities, including leadership of engineering, capital, outage, or construction projects involving boilers, turbines, heat exchangers, condensers, material handling equipment, compressors, fans, pumps, generators, transformers, motors, power distribution equipment, control systems, and electrical protection systems.
• Successful candidates typically possess strong project management, problem‑solving, and analytical skills; excellent written and verbal communication abilities; and a commitment to safety and continuous improvement. The role requires the ability to manage multiple stakeholders, lead cross‑functional teams, administer large capital budgets, and deliver complex projects across a geographically diverse fleet.

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and project scheduling and reporting tools
• Working knowledge of project controls, contract administration, construction coordination

Physical Requirements (Demand and Frequency)

• Must be able to wear required personal protection equipment (PPE) such as hard hats, safety glasses, goggles, face shields, hearing protection, respirators, fall protection harnesses, and other PPE as required.
• Duties require extensive manual dexterity in usage of computer terminal and keyboard, while sitting for extended periods of time preparing budgets, work scopes, outage schedules, and other reports as needed.
• May be required to perform equipment inspections by climbing vertical ladders and accessing scaffolding, kneeling, bending, walking over uneven surfaces such as loose rock, open grating, up and down staircases.

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol‑free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post‑accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Protected Veteran Status/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant’s experience or skills.

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