Project Manager, Partnerships & Projects

Zanskar; Salt Lake City (UT); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salt Lake City HQ

Paid holidays

18 days PTO + accrual

Medical, Dental & Vision

Disability & Life Insurance

Parental Leave

401k

Stock options

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Zanskar is seeking a highly organized and proactive Project Manager to support strategic partnership projects and government funded programs, with a focus on DOE and DOD initiatives. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage schedules, and help ensure complex projects move forward efficiently, reporting to the Director of Partnerships & Projects.

Experience with federal grants is preferred but not required; the role demands ownership, problem solving, and the ability to operate in a

Qualifications

• Strong project management, organizational, and execution skills.
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects, priorities, and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and follow-through.
• Ability to bring structure and clarity to ambiguous or rapidly evolving projects.
• High ownership mindset and willingness to proactively solve problems.

Responsibilities

• Manage project plans, schedules, milestones, action items, risks, and deliverables across partnership and government-funded projects.
• Support execution and administration of DOE, DOD, and other federally funded projects and grants.
• Track grant and project requirements, reporting deadlines, budgets, cost share, invoices/reimbursements, and key commitments.
• Coordinate cross-functional workstreams across Exploration, Drilling, Development, Engineering, Permitting, Land, Finance, Legal, and external partners.
• Coordinate preparation of technical and financial reports, project updates, presentations, and other required deliverables.
• Facilitate project meetings, document decisions and action items, and drive follow-through.
• Support communication with government stakeholders, commercial partners, consultants, vendors, and subcontractors.
• Prepare concise, executive-ready project updates and briefing materials.
• Identify schedule, budget, administrative, and execution risks early and help drive solutions.
• Build and improve project management systems, trackers, documentation, and workflows.
• Step into undefined gaps, create structure, and help keep multiple projects moving forward.

Job description

Project Manager, Partnerships & Projects

Role Overview

Title: Project Manager, Partnerships & Projects
Hours: Full Time; Salaried
Location: Salt Lake City, UT (Hybrid)
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Manager: Director, Partnerships & Projects

Mission – Why we exist and why we need you

Geothermal energy is the most abundant renewable energy source in the world, yet itremains underdeveloped due to exploration risk, development complexity, and capitalintensity. At Zanskar, we are accelerating geothermal development by combiningtechnical excellence, disciplined execution, and strong strategic partnerships.As we advance multiple geothermal exploration and development partnerships, weneed a highly capable Project Coordinator who can help translate strategy into
execution. This role sits at the center of cross-functional workstreams and external relationships, ensuring that partnership projects move forward efficiently, professionally, and with strong internal alignment.

This is not a passive administrative role. It is an execution-oriented, high-ownership position for someone who can operate confidently with leadership, engage effectively with vendors and partners, and proactively solve problems in a fast-moving startup environment.

Outcomes - Problems You’ll Solve

In this role, you will help ensure that partnership projects:

• Stay organized, on schedule, and aligned across multiple internal teams
• Have clear next steps, owners, timelines, and documented decisions
• Are prepared for leadership reviews and external partner discussions
• Maintain strong communication between Zanskar, consultants, and vendors
• Anticipate risks early and proactively address bottlenecks
• Operate with startup agility while maintaining professional rigor

About the Role

Zanskar is seeking a highly organized and proactive Project Manager to supportstrategic partnership projects and government funded programs, with a particular focuson Department of Energy (DOE) and Department of Defense (DOD) projects.Working closely with the Director of Partnerships & Projects, this role will coordinatecross-functional teams, manage schedules and deliverables, support grant and projectadministration, and help ensure complex projects move forward efficiently.Experience with federal grants or government funded projects is strongly preferred butnot required. We are also interested in candidates with strong project managementexperience who can quickly learn federal program requirements and bring structure to
complex, multi-stakeholder projects.

What You’ll Do

• Manage project plans, schedules, milestones, action items, risks, anddeliverables across partnership and government-funded projects.
• Support execution and administration of DOE, DOD, and other federally fundedprojects and grants.
• Track grant and project requirements, reporting deadlines, budgets, cost share,invoices/reimbursements, and key commitments.
• Coordinate cross-functional workstreams across Exploration, Drilling,Development, Engineering, Permitting, Land, Finance, Legal, and externalpartners.
• Coordinate preparation of technical and financial reports, project updates,presentations, and other required deliverables.
• Facilitate project meetings, document decisions and action items, and drive follow-through.
• Support communication with government stakeholders, commercial partners,consultants, vendors, and subcontractors.
• Prepare concise, executive-ready project updates and briefing materials.
• Identify schedule, budget, administrative, and execution risks early and help drivesolutions.
• Build and improve project management systems, trackers, documentation, andworkflows.
• Step into undefined gaps, create structure, and help keep multiple projectsmoving forward.

Competencies – What we’re looking for

• Strong project management, organizational, and execution skills.
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects, priorities, and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and follow-through.
• Ability to bring structure and clarity to ambiguous or rapidly evolving projects.
• High ownership mindset and willingness to proactively solve problems.
• Comfortable working with technical teams, leadership, external partners, andvendors.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced startup environment.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with DOE, DOD, or other federal grants, cooperative agreements,contracts, or government-funded projects is strongly preferred, but not required.
• Experience in energy, infrastructure, engineering, natural resources,construction, or other technical/capital-intensive environments preferred but notrequired.
• Familiarity with project budgeting, financial tracking, reporting, or project controls.
• Experience coordinating consultants, vendors, subcontractors, or externalpartners.

What Makes This Role Unique

You will work at the intersection of geothermal development, strategic partnerships, andgovernment-funded programs, helping move complex projects from commitments andfunding through successful execution.

This role is well suited for someone who enjoys creating structure, coordinating acrosstechnical and business teams, solving problems, and taking ownership in anenvironment where processes are still being built.

You will help create structure where ambiguity exists, bring clarity to complex multi-stakeholder efforts, and elevate the overall quality and polish of project execution.

Benefits

• The position is based out of our headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah
• Paid holidays
• 18 days PTO + PTO accrual increase based on tenure
• Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage
• Short and Long Term Disability and Group Life Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401k
• Stock options
• Growth opportunities at a company with a direct impact in displacing carbon emissions

Equal Opportunity Employer

Zanskar is an equal-opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, andlocal fair employment practice laws.