Senior Project Manager - C&I

Mainspring Energy, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 135,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pre-IPO stock options

Benefits

Job summary

Mainspring Energy, Inc is hiring a seasoned project manager to lead distributed energy projects in a remote US setting. You will oversee site due diligence, permitting, interconnection, engineering coordination, and commissioning across multiple projects and partners.

Strong ownership of safety, schedule, and cost will be essential. You will drive cross-functional collaboration, manage risk, and ensure on-time delivery while maintaining high quality and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of project management experience in distributed energy or turnkey EPC delivery.
• ownership mentality with accountability for project performance including safety, schedule, scope, cost, and contractor quality.
• Experience in development, permitting, contracting, procurement, budgeting, scheduling, logistics, and construction execution.
• Proven track record in RFP development, bid evaluations, and full procurement lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary field advocate for project success and coordinate with engineering, logistics, manufacturing, commissioning, and customer stakeholders.
• Lead turnkey power generation projects and oversee multiple third party EPC/equipment sale projects from development through commissioning and closeout.
• Manage permitting and interconnection processes across AHJs and multiple municipalities.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and external partners to execute safely, on schedule, and within budget.
• Own critical path schedule management and proactively mitigate risks in procurement and construction.
• Oversee contract administration, bid packaging, subcontractor management, and change order negotiations.
• Drive cost control initiatives to meet and improve project margins.
• Maintain safety, quality, environmental, and regulatory compliance; manage turnover and warranty packages.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder coordination

Budgeting

Risk management

Schedule management

Tools

Procore

MS Project

Excel

Google Workspace

Job description

About Mainspring

Mainspring Energy manufactures and delivers fuel-flexible, low-emissions local power solutions that rapidly add new capacity and deliver reliable, affordable, and sustainable electric power. The company began commercial shipments of its Mainspring Linear Generators in 2020 and today has hundreds of megawatts in advanced development and field operations for leading Fortune 500 companies, data centers, and utilities. Mainspring also partners with global energy leaders including AEP, NextEra Energy Resources, Schneider Electric, and more.

The core values that ground our work, guide our decisions, and connect us together:

• Pragmatic Optimism
• Excellence without Ego
• Proactive Collaboration

job Overview

A key enabler of Mainspring’s mission is the ability of its team to deliver solutions based on our linear generator technology that solve customer problems in the cross-section of resiliency and clean power generation. This includes site due diligence, design engineering, permitting, construction operations, and commissioning.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary advocate for project success and Mainspring Energy’s lead field representative, coordinating cross-functionally with engineering, logistics, manufacturing, commissioning, and customer stakeholders to ensure successful delivery throughout the full project lifecycle
• Lead concurrent turnkey power generation projects, as well as oversee multiple third party developed equipment sale projects, from development through commissioning and closeout
• Manage permitting and utility interconnection processes across multiple municipalities and Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs)
• Coordinate cross-functional teams (engineering, procurement, construction, QA/QC, commissioning) and external partners to execute safely, eliminate scope gaps, on schedule, and within budget
• Own critical path schedule management, proactively mitigating technical, procurement, and construction risks
• Oversee contract administration, bid packaging, subcontractor management, and change order negotiation
• Drive cost control initiatives to meet and improve project margin targets
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, environmental impacts and risk mitigations, and regulatory standards
• Maintain accurate reporting, documentation, turnover packages, and warranty administration
• Conduct site visits and job walks, with up to 15% travel required

Qualifications

• 7+ years of project management experience, with emphasis on distributed energy systems (solar, BESS, fuel cells, microgrids) and turnkey EPC delivery
• Demonstrated ownership mentality, with full accountability for equipment sales and turnkey EPC project performance, including site safety, schedule adherence, scope control, cost management (including change order negotiation), and contractor quality oversight
• Comprehensive knowledge of development, permitting, contracting, procurement, estimating, budgeting, scheduling, logistics, and construction execution
• Proven experience leading RFP development, bid evaluations, contract negotiations, and full procurement lifecycle management
• Strong financial management capabilities, including cost tracking, forecasting, budget control, and change order negotiation using tools such as Procore and MS Project
• Demonstrated expertise navigating AHJ permitting processes and managing electrical and gas utility interconnection requirements
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, scheduling in Project, Reporting in PowerPoint) and Google Workspace (Sheets, Docs, Drive, shared workflows, remote collaboration tools)
• Experience in Project Management software (Procore)
• Highly effective in remote work environments, leveraging digital collaboration platforms to manage distributed teams and maintain execution momentum
• Proven ability to manage competing high-priority tasks across multiple concurrent projects while maintaining schedule discipline and attention to detail
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated success resolving technical, commercial, and personnel-related challenges
• Deep understanding of contractor qualification, safety programs, QA/QC processes, and project governance best practices

$135,265 - $159,135 a year

This position is remote. The salary will be adjusted to reflect local market conditions based on employee location as well as the experience of the employee. Along with the base salary, Mainspring offers pre-IPO stock options + benefits.

Does your experience not meet all of our posted requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to positions unless they meet every listed requirement. At Mainspring, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, flexible, and collaborative environment, so if you want to help us transition the world to clean and affordable electricity, and don’t meet all posted requirements for a particular role, we’d still love to hear from you. Mainspring can sometimes be flexible enough to shift responsibilities for the right person, or otherwise identify open or upcoming roles that may better fit your professional background.

In more traditional words, Mainspring Energy, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

This compensation and benefits information is based on Mainspring Energy’s estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future. We generally do not negotiate on salary once we have made an offer. The level of pay within the range will depend on a variety of job-related factors that may include location, relevant prior experience and/or education, or particular skills and expertise. New hires joining the company tend to be paid within the starting base pay range noted above, with opportunities to increase pay over time based on development of additional skills, competencies, and company-specific knowledge.