Remote/Hybrid Renewable Energy Forecasting Project Manager

UL, LLC; Northbrook (IL); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401K retirement plan

Paid time off

Bonus eligibility

Job summary

UL Solutions seeks a Technical Project Manager, Renewable Energy Forecasting, to lead real-time meteorological and power forecasting for wind and solar asset owners, utilities, grid operators, and traders. The role operates in a DaaS environment and partners across meteorology, data science, software engineering, and renewable energy domain experts.

The ideal candidate combines strong PM and customer-relations skills with knowledge of forecasting technologies and data-driven decision making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a quantitative discipline.
• 3+ years of customer-facing project management experience in renewable energy, utilities, energy services, software, or a related technical environment.
• Experience working with renewable energy asset owners, utilities, grid operators, energy traders, or other energy industry stakeholders.
• Understanding of renewable energy forecasting, energy markets, grid operations, or meteorological data applications.
• Familiarity with artificial intelligence and machine learning concepts used in forecasting systems, including model performance evaluation and data-driven decision making.
• Experience using project and work management tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms).
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, problem-solving, and risk management skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full project lifecycle, including project scoping, budgeting, contracting, implementation, and customer launch.
• Translate customer requirements into technical specifications, project plans, and actionable work assignments for internal teams.
• Coordinate cross-functional resources to deliver forecasting solutions that meet contractual performance, reliability, latency, and service requirements.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, backlogs, and status reporting using project management and collaboration tools.
• Identify, communicate, and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Lead customer meetings, project reviews, and technical discussions, serving as a trusted advisor throughout the customer lifecycle.
• Support forecast system enhancements, infrastructure initiatives, customer customizations, and research and development efforts.
• Contribute technical expertise to customer proposals, proof-of-concept demonstrations, and business development activities.
• Build strong customer relationships through exceptional service and proactive communication.
• Provide occasional after-hours support during critical customer events, system implementations, or operational incidents.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Risk management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in a quantitative discipline

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

UL Solutions seeks a Technical Project Manager, Renewable Energy Forecasting, to lead real-time meteorological and power forecasting for wind and solar asset owners, utilities, grid operators, and traders. The role operates in a DaaS environment and partners across meteorology, data science, software engineering, and renewable energy domain experts.

The ideal candidate combines strong PM and customer-relations skills with knowledge of forecasting technologies and data-driven decision making.