Senior Project Manager

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 several PMs with different levels of experience (Sr. PMs, PMs and APMs) for a self-performing EPC and power infrastructure platform delivering utility-scale solar generation, BESS, and high-voltage substation, switchyard, and transmission projects, having built over 9 GW of generating capacity across 12 states.

The Senior Project Manager to lead full-lifecycle execution of their most complex and strategically significant utility-scale solar EPC projects. Operating with a high degree of independence and judgment, the SPM ensures safe, timely, and financially disciplined project delivery, while also playing a key role in developing future project leaders and reinforcing the organization's project delivery culture. This role suits an experienced, forward-thinking leader who can navigate complex technical, commercial, and contractual challenges while strengthening relationships with clients and partners.

Key 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 without exception
• Drive continuous improvement and a transparent, corrective-action culture around safety and quality
• Manage project budgets at an advanced level - 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, collaborating closely with Scheduling and Construction team
• 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, feedback, 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 integrate lessons learned into future planning

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated leadership of large-scale EPC construction projects, preferably utility-scale solar or renewable energy
• Advanced knowledge of EPC execution, procurement strategy, and construction sequencing
• Strong financial reporting, cost control, and commercial management skills
• Excellent communication skills with strong client-facing presence
• Proven ability to mentor and develop project teams
• Proficiency in P6, MS Project, and financial systems
• 8-10+ years of project management experience, including 3+ years leading complex EPC projects