Senior Preconstruction PM – Renewable Energy

AES Corporation; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 119,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

Life Insurance

401(k) eligibility

Paid time off

Job summary

AES Corporation is seeking a Senior Preconstruction Project Manager to lead preconstruction activities for utility-scale renewable energy projects from development through execution readiness and EPC agreement completion.

This role partners across Development, Engineering, Estimating, Procurement, Construction, Finance, and external EPC contractors to establish executable scope, cost, schedule, procurement, and risk strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline required.
• Significant professional experience in renewable energy project development, preconstruction, estimating, engineering, procurement, construction, or project management.
• Demonstrated understanding of the utility-scale project lifecycle, including feasibility, permitting, entitlements, design, interconnection, procurement, EPC contracting, and construction execution.
• Experience supporting EPC solicitations, bid evaluations, commercial negotiations, cost reviews, and project risk assessments.
• Strong working knowledge of utility-scale solar photovoltaic and battery energy storage systems, including major equipment and applicable technical considerations.

Responsibilities

• Lead preconstruction engagement for assigned projects and establish alignment on scope, schedule, deliverables, risks, and execution strategy.
• Assess project maturity across permitting, entitlements, site control, interconnection, design, procurement, logistics, and constructability to support informed decision-making.
• Proactively identify project risks and opportunities, develop mitigation strategies with cross-functional partners, and communicate impacts and recommendations clearly and effectively.
• Provide execution-ready bid and project information to Construction Project Managers to support an effective handoff into execution.
• Drive standardization, continuous improvement, and scalability across preconstruction, bidding, contracting, and reporting processes.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline

Tools

Procore

Primavera P6

Bluebeam

Microsoft Project

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

AES Corporation is seeking a Senior Preconstruction Project Manager to lead preconstruction activities for utility-scale renewable energy projects from development through execution readiness and EPC agreement completion.

This role partners across Development, Engineering, Estimating, Procurement, Construction, Finance, and external EPC contractors to establish executable scope, cost, schedule, procurement, and risk strategies.