Senior Project Manager - Grid Scale

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

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Benefits

Job summary

Mainspring Energy, Inc. is seeking a seasoned Project Manager/Site Operations leader to drive safety, quality, and execution for utility-scale projects.

You will oversee multi-disciplinary teams, manage scope and cost, and coordinate RFPs with contractors to deliver projects from development through operations. The role requires extensive experience in power generation, strong budgeting and scheduling skills, and willingness to travel up to 25%.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in project management or site operations in power generation or utility-scale facilities (>10 MW).
• Experience coordinating across engineering, permitting, construction, and QA/QC.
• Strong budgeting, scheduling, procurement, and cost-control knowledge.
• Familiarity with utility interconnection processes and grid studies.
• Experience navigating environmental reviews and permitting frameworks.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.
• Proficiency with MS Office and project management software.

Responsibilities

• Drive safety, quality, and best practices on all project aspects.
• Oversee development and construction; manage scope, schedule, and costs per requirements.
• Lead a cross-functional team of engineers, admins, and QA/QC staff.
• Manage the RFP process: issue, review bids, select vendors, and negotiate scope.
• Communicate with stakeholders to transition projects from development to operations.
• Oversee site health and safety programs and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Maintain site records and inspection databases for changes and maintenance.
• Collaborate with external contractors and internal teams to resolve site-specific issues.
• Prioritize issues to protect critical path and project milestones.
• Coordinate product specifications reviews and approvals.
• Manage project cash flows and provide forecasts to leadership.
• Handle change orders and reconcile with contracted scope.
• Direct turnover documentation, warranty administration, and closeout processes.
• Support AHJ communications with City/County/building authorities on topics.
• Provide executive status reports and monitor milestones and risks.

Skills

Project leadership

Communication

Risk management

Budgeting

Travel readiness

Tools

Procore

Microsoft Office

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

• Drive a culture of safety, quality and best practices on all aspects of the Project
• Oversee and manage the development and construction of Company projects. Scope, schedule, cost management in accordance with project and stakeholder requirements
• Manage a project consisting of: Project Engineers, project administrators, permitting consultants, Product engineers, construction management, QA/QC department, etc
• Manage the RFP process; including issuing RFPs to qualified contractors, reviewing bids and narrowing down selections, award of projects and negotiating scope
• Effectively communicate with a variety of stakeholders to holistically manage Utility scale projects from development engineering through commercial operation
• Manage site construction manager and QA/QC processes. Oversee health and safety programs on site and ensure compliance on all relevant parties
• Maintain site records and databases to document inspection results, maintenance schedules, and all operational changes or updates
• Collaborate with external contractors, consultants, site owners, and internal teams to resolve site-specific issues. Coordinate with other teams to ensure the necessary documentation is in place to naturally transition projects to operational assets
• Prioritize and elevate issues as necessary to maintain critical path
• Coordinate product specifications, including submittal reviews and approvals
• Manage project cash flows, reporting financial health and forecasts to executive leadership
• Manage change orders and reconcile them against contracted scope
• Direct the project turnover documentation, warranty administration, project closeout, and record keeping/retention processes and procedures
• Support communication with City, County, Building, Fire and other AHJ’s on project related topics
• Provide executive status reports, monitor critical milestones, and evaluate key risks for key stakeholders, project partners, and investment groups

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in project management or site operations, specifically within power generation, distributed energy resources, or utility-scale facilities greater than 10 MW.
• Demonstrated expertise in Power Generators operation and maintenance or similar systems, with experience across all phases of development.
• Detailed understanding of contracting, procurement planning, construction and logistic, scheduling, estimate, and budgeting.
• Familiarity with utility interconnection processes, grid integration studies, and coordination with electrical utilities.
• Experience navigating environmental review, land-use zoning, and permitting frameworks.
• Ability to utilize industry tools to track cost expenditures and budget allocations.
• Ability to travel to job sites 25% of the time.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint). Google workplace applications.
• Project Management software (Procore)

$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 base salary, Mainspring offers pre-IPO company equity through Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) + 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.