Senior EPC Project Leader – Utility-Scale Solar

Taylor Hopkinson | Powered by Brunel; Michigan; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Taylor Hopkinson is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead full-lifecycle execution of utility-scale solar EPC projects in the United States. The role requires independent judgment to ensure safe, timely, and financially disciplined delivery while developing future project leaders.

Responsibilities include overseeing multi-phase project delivery, managing budgets, and maintaining strong client relationships with owners, engineers, and lenders to drive on-time, on-budget results across sites.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large-scale EPC construction projects.
• Knowledge of EPC execution, procurement sequencing.
• Strong financial reporting and cost control.
• Excellent client-facing communication.
• Ability to mentor and develop project teams.
• Proficiency in P6 and MS Project.
• 8-10+ years of project management with 3+ years leading EPC projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-lifecycle execution of large, complex EPC projects from NTP through final acceptance.
• Oversee multiple concurrent project phases, ensuring alignment with design standards, construction best practices, and commercial requirements.
• Provide strategic decision-making support to field teams, proactively resolving issues to maintain momentum.
• Support Preconstruction through estimating, constructability reviews, and procurement strategy.
• Model strong safety behavior and hold field teams to company safety standards.
• Drive continuous improvement and a transparent, corrective-action culture around safety and quality.
• Manage project budgets with forecasting, cost trending, and margin protection.
• Oversee contract administration, claims, risk exposures, and change management.
• Deliver executive-level reporting on financial performance and variance drivers.
• Lead scheduling strategy, monitoring, and recovery planning for complex, multi-phase projects.
• Analyze critical path and productivity trends in collaboration with Scheduling and Construction teams.
• Serve as the primary strategic interface with clients, owner engineers, and lenders.
• Anticipate client needs and lead difficult conversations with professionalism and transparency.
• Lead, mentor, and develop Project Managers, APMs, PEs, and Field Engineers.
• Provide coaching and development planning to build a strong succession pipeline.
• Identify and manage high-impact risks across technical, commercial, schedule, and safety domains.
• Lead risk reviews with senior leadership and incorporate lessons learned into future planning.

Skills

EPC leadership

Renewable energy

Project budgeting

Stakeholder management

P6

MS Project

Tools

P6

MS Project

Financial systems

Job description

Taylor Hopkinson is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead full-lifecycle execution of utility-scale solar EPC projects in the United States. The role requires independent judgment to ensure safe, timely, and financially disciplined delivery while developing future project leaders.

Responsibilities include overseeing multi-phase project delivery, managing budgets, and maintaining strong client relationships with owners, engineers, and lenders to drive on-time, on-budget results across sites.