Project Manager - Renewables

Ulteig; Fargo (ND); Hybrid; USD 91,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Workplace

Employee Ownership

Competitive Pay

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Collaborative Environment

Innovative Culture

Job summary

Ulteig seeks a Project Manager for utility-scale solar, wind, and BESS engineering projects. You will lead the project from initiation through close-out, coordinating cross-functional teams to meet scope, schedule, and cost.

The role emphasizes leadership, problem solving, and exceptional communication to stakeholders. A Bachelor's degree and PM experience are required, with PMP and MS Project skills strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field preferred.
• PMP certification is preferred.
• 5+ years of project management experience required; renewable PM exp. preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Project required; P6 preferred.
• Experience with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic project management leadership for large and complex renewable projects.
• Manage overall project scope, schedule and cost.
• Accountable for key project decision making.
• Lead a collaborative project team to meet scope, schedule and cost.
• Lead project meetings and contract negotiation/management.
• Develop, update and manage the project plan; assess risks and mitigation.
• Coordinate communication and status updates to stakeholders.
• Ensure resources availability and support project growth.
• Proficient in problem solving and maintaining effective stakeholder relationships.

Skills

PMP Certification

PM Leadership

Stakeholder Engagement

Independent Work

5+ Years PM Experience

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Ulteig is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Project Manager for utility-scale solar, wind, and/or BESS engineering projects. This will be a challenging role in which you will be involved in the engineering and design scope of the project from initiation through close-out. The Project Manager will be responsible for the successful initiation, planning, execution, control, and close-out of complex, multi-discipline projects. The successful candidate must have exceptional leadership skills and possess the ability to successfully navigate through and resolve complex and oftentimes multi-functional challenges associated with large projects.

What You'll Do

• Provide strategic project management leadership for large and complex renewable projects.
• Responsible for the overall management of the project scope, schedule and cost.
• Accountable for key project decision making.
• Manages a collaborative project team to ensure each key functional project discipline is meeting the planned project scope, schedule and cost.
• Lead overall project - coaching, conflict resolution, facilitation, motivation and negotiation.
• Responsible for leading project meetings.
• Point person for contract negotiation and management.
• Accountable to develop, update and manage the project plan.
• Coordinate communication and provides status updates to stakeholders as required.
• Assess project risk and proactively develop mitigation plans.
• Proactively manages project requests for information and action items.
• Work collaboratively with the Project Controls team to ensure project schedules and costs are managed and tracking to plan.
• Responsible for leading projects through all internal and external processes.
• Ensure availability or seeks out adequate resources to support the project.
• Proficient in analyzing problems, identifying alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions and implement recommendations to support project scope, schedule and cost objectives.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Demonstrates excellent leadership, verbal/written communications, time management, interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Consistently produces results that meet goals, has high work standards, and understands the business environment and processes.
• Achieves results by problem solving, setting priorities, and organization.
• Maintains customer focus to meet or exceed customer expectations and represent Ulteig professionally and courteously.
• Strives for individual excellence by seeking challenges and self -development, demonstrating high levels of expertise and showing commitment, self-confidence, and integrity.
• Additional duties may include tasks beyond what is listed, such as special projects, assisting colleagues, or new initiatives. A willingness to adapt to changing priorities and support team efforts enhances collaboration and growth opportunities.

What We Expect from You

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field preferred.
• PMP Certification Preferred.
• 5 or more years of project management experience is required. Renewable project management experience is preferred.
• Experience in Microsoft Project required. Experience with P6 preferred.
• Proven experience in Microsoft Software Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project)
• Ability to work independently.
• Demonstrate the ability to be organized and work on multiple projects and meet deadlines by setting priorities.
• Must be able to prepare clear and concise status updates and reports as required.
• Ability to read and understand construction and procurement contracts.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including conflict negotiation/resolution and stakeholder engagement.
• Ability to establish and maintain highly effective working relationships with multiple stakeholders.
• Must be able to travel to project sites as required.
• Ensure adherence to Safety policies.
• Ensure adherence to client's Quality Control and Quality Assurance program
• Report, track, and resolve non‑conformance issues in coordination with QA/Q
• Must have authorization to work permanently in the U.S.

What You Can Expect from Ulteig

Ulteig is a purpose driven organization that has built a culture focused on people - both our clients and our employees -for over 80 years. Working at Ulteig is more than a job, opening opportunities to make an impact by creating and solving for a sustainable future. We recognize our success relies heavily on the dedication and focus of our workforce; this is why we make investing in our employees a top priority. We prioritize flexibility and staying connected to meet your needs and help you achieve your goals. We value your unique perspective, respect your individuality and celebrate your contributions. At Ulteig, we take our own success and the success of our clients personally.

We offer our team members:

• Flexible Workplace
• Employee Ownership
• Competitive Pay
• Comprehensive Benefits Package
• Collaborative Environment
• Innovative Culture

Our vision is to be the most trusted partners transforming our world's critical infrastructure. Ulteig connects people and resources to develop compelling, integrated solutions across multiple Lifeline Sectors, including Power, Renewables, Transportation and Water. Ulteig is a trusted partner in engineering North America's essential infrastructure and leverages its expertise with a wide range of public and private clients.

At Ulteig, we care deeply about our team, listening to their needs and ensuring they have the tools necessary to be productive whether they choose to work remotely, hybrid or in office. Regardless of where you work, you are empowered to build a workday that best suits your strengths. We strive to ensure a balance and separation between home and work life. We support a flexible working schedule so employees are able to focus on what's important to them.

Ulteig is a Drug Free Workplace

ACHIEVE | GROW | COLLABORATE

Additional Opportunity Details: Target Base Compensation Range for this role is $91,100 - $123,200

* Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary include your job specific skills, education, training, job location, number of years of experience related to this role and comparison to other employees already in this role

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to be posted for an average of 60 days until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.

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