Project Manager, Ford Energy

Socket.dev; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Ford Energy Aftersales Organization seeks a Project Manager, Product Delivery to lead post-contract delivery for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) deployments. You will transition projects from contract signing to commissioning, shaping PMO processes and delivery playbooks.

As a principal individual contributor, you will manage timelines, risks, and cross-functional interface between Sales, Service, Engineering, Finance and EPC contractors to ensure aligned execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Construction Management, or related technical field.
• 10+ years of program management or PMO experience with large-scale utility/infrastructure projects.
• Experience with post-contract execution, EPC workflows, and contract management.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Apply standardized post-contract delivery processes, playbooks, and stage-gate reviews for BESS projects.
• Track KPIs for project health, delivery efficiency, and financial performance.
• Coordinate with Sales, Service, Engineering, Finance, and EPC contractors to ensure aligned execution.
• Lead escalation and manage customer, utilities, and senior internal stakeholder communications.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional collaboration

PMO execution

EPC workflows

Stakeholder management

Delivery leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management

Master's degree or MBA

Job description

In this position... The Project Manager, Product Delivery is a high-impact individual contributor role responsible for executing and safeguarding the post-contract product delivery pipeline within the Ford Energy Aftersales Organization. In this role, you will serve as the lead point of contact for transitioning complex Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and integrated infrastructure projects from contract signing to final commissioning. As a principal individual contributor, you will directly oversee the execution of Ford Energy's most strategic and complex deployments while helping to shape and apply standardized PMO processes, delivery playbooks, and stage-gate controls for the organization.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...

Key Responsibilities

Delivery Process Execution:

• Standardized Execution: Apply and help continuously improve standardized post-contract delivery processes, playbooks, and stage-gate reviews tailored for BESS projects.
• Portfolio Health: Track and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) for project health, delivery efficiency, and financial performance across assigned Ford Energy projects.
• Tools & Systems: Utilize and provide feedback on advanced program management tools and tracking systems to ensure consistent execution.

High-Stakes Project Execution:

• Direct Delivery: Take personal accountability for the execution, timeline, and commissioning of Ford Energy's largest, most complex, or high-risk utility-scale BESS installations.
• Risk Mitigation: Conduct rigorous stakeholder and risk analyses to identify deployment hurdles and coordinate cross-functional interventions to unblock delivery pipelines.
• Technical & Operational Alignment: Act as the primary interface between Sales, Service, Engineering, Finance, and external EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) contractors to ensure aligned execution.

Stakeholder & Customer Management

• Primary Escalation Contact: Serve as the prime operational contact and consultant for customers, utilities, and senior internal leadership during project deployment.
• Contractual Coordination: Navigate and resolve complex contractual, scheduling, and technical coordination issues with external partners and utility representatives.
• Peer Mentorship: Provide functional guidance and mentorship to other project specialists and engineers across the organization.

Qualifications

You'll have...

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Construction
• Management, a related technical field, or equivalent.
• Experience: 10+ years of program management, project delivery, or PMO experience, with a proven track record of executing large-scale utility, infrastructure, or energy projects.
• Execution Expertise: Strong background in post-contract execution, EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) workflows, contract management, and utility-scale deployments.
• Collaboration Capability: Proven ability to influence and drive consensus across matrixed, cross-functional engineering and business teams without direct authority.

Even better, you may have...

Preferred:

• Master's degree or MBA.
• PMP (Project Management Professional) or PgMP (Program Management Professional) certification.
• Deep domain knowledge of BESS, grid-scale power systems, or renewable energy project lifecycles.

Key Attributes:

• Process-Oriented Executor: Able to apply and reinforce standardized project delivery frameworks and PMO guidelines, ensuring operational readiness for complex deployments.
• Collaborative Facilitator: Skilled at bridging gaps and building operational consensus between Sales, Aftersales, Engineering, Finance, and external partners to drive aligned execution.
• Execution Champion: Maintains a hands-on, relentless focus on delivery timelines, quality, and project financials, ensuring our most complex commitments to customers are met successfully.
• Team Contributor: Passionate about sharing knowledge and elevating project delivery capabilities across the organization, with the readiness to foster a collaborative team culture as the function grows.

Location & Travel:

• Location: Dearborn, MI or Glendale, KY. This position operates on a hybrid model, requiring regular onsite presence to collaborate with engineering, sales, aftersales, and manufacturing leadership.
• Travel Expectations: Moderate domestic travel to project sites, customer offices, and supplier locations as needed to oversee critical execution milestones.

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is leadership level 6 and ranges from $115,500-$218,100.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value. For more information on salary and benefits, https://fordcareers.co/LL6

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.

Company: As Ford establishes a wholly owned subsidiary focused on Battery Energy Storage Systems, this role will initially be employed by Ford and is expected to transition to the subsidiary within one year.