Senior Project Manager, PM

Jobtailor

Illinois

On-site

USD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a seasoned wind project leader to drive end-to-end execution of large utility-scale projects across the United States and Canada, from Sales handover to service handover. You will own safety, schedule, cost, and contract compliance while coordinating with engineering, commercial, and legal teams.

You will mentor project managers, manage governance and risk, and act as the primary customer interface with executives. Willingness to travel to project sites is required.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline required.
10+ years of relevant experience managing complex energy, infrastructure, or large-scale construction projects.
Preference for 15–20 years and substantial wind execution experience in US/Canada.
8+ years in wind project management, construction, operations, or related leadership roles.
Experience with governance, contract administration, forecasting, and change management.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end wind project execution across US and Canada.
Oversee governance across full project lifecycle from Sales-to-PM handover through client handover.
Manage integrated performance across HSE, quality, schedule, cost, margin, and cash collection.
Serve as primary customer interface with executives, contractors, and internal leadership.
Establish and maintain project controls: schedules, milestones, risk registers, forecasts, and documentation.

Skills

Wind Project Management

Project Execution Governance

Financial Forecasting

Customer Relationship Management

Safety Protocol Compliance

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Construction Management

Project Management

Tools

ServiceNow

PM Tools

Digital Project Environments

Teams

Upvise

Job description

Lead end-to-end execution of large, complex, and strategically important wind projects in the United States and Canada
Lead project execution governance across the full project lifecycle from Sales-to-PM handover through customer handover and PM-to-Service handover
Own integrated project performance across HSE, quality, schedule, cost, margin, cash collection, contract compliance, customer satisfaction, and risk mitigation
Serve as the primary customer interface and build relationships with customer executives, contractors, owners’ engineers, and internal leadership
Establish and maintain project controls including schedules, critical paths, milestones, action logs, risk registers, forecasts, change control, claims strategy, cash collection plans, and documentation governance
Lead project forecast reviews covering commercial changes, risks and opportunities, liquidated damages exposure, contingencies, cash collection, tax/VAT considerations, and cost-category assignment
Partner with Commercial Project Management, Legal/Contracts, Sourcing, and Finance on contractual obligations, change orders, claims, extensions of time, invoicing, payments, subcontractor positions, and dispute resolution
Coordinate execution readiness, project team structure, resources, site and construction readiness, logistics, material availability, contractor readiness, crane and installation planning, quality plans, and systems setup
Coordinate technical solutions with Engineering and global functions; elevate design, grid, commissioning, SCADA, quality, and technical issues
Manage schedules through operational plan updates, critical-path analysis, delay reporting, recovery planning, and milestone threat identification
Ensure compliance with QHSE policies, health and safety plans, statutory requirements, quality plans, ServiceNow/NCR processes, customer requirements, and contractual obligations
Stop or prohibit work when immediate HSE risks or improper handling of wind turbine components are identified
Lead escalation of project deviations using structured problem-solving, impact analysis, mitigation options, accountability assignment, and management communication
Coordinate project document management and digital project environments, including Teams, PM tools, schedule files, Upvise/database inputs, contract summaries, lessons learned, handover documentation, punch lists, commissioning documentation, and contractual milestone evidence
Support negotiation strategy with subcontractors, contractors, engineering, construction, transportation, crane, and logistics providers
Mentor Project Managers, Site Managers, PQM, PMOps, LPM, TPMs, and project team members
Represent Nordex with customers, contractors, industry stakeholders, and global counterparts
Travel to project sites, customer offices, contractor locations, and Nordex offices as required
Perform other assigned responsibilities, including temporary coverage of Project Manager responsibilities

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Project Management, or related discipline required; equivalent extensive industry experience may be considered
10+ years of relevant experience managing complex energy, infrastructure, industrial, or large-scale construction projects
Preference for candidates with 15-20 years and substantial utility-scale wind execution experience in the United States and/or Canada
Minimum 8+ years in wind project management, wind construction, project operations, installation, logistics, commissioning, or comparable renewable-energy project execution leadership
Proven track record managing multiple large-scale projects or a portfolio of major project workstreams
Experience with customer governance, contractor management, contract administration, financial forecasting, claims/change management, and execution recovery
Experience interacting with customer executives, developers, owners’ engineers, construction management teams, senior internal leadership, and global functional stakeholders
Experience mentoring or leading project managers and cross-functional project teams strongly preferred
Full valid driver’s license and insurability under the company’s auto insurance policy
Strong understanding of and commitment to safety protocols and procedures
Ability to comply with safety regulations and company policies
Ability to identify and mitigate potential safety hazards
Ability to properly use applicable safety equipment
Fluent spoken and understood English

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive experience in managing large-scale wind projects, ensuring compliance with safety protocols, and leading cross-functional teams. Proficient in project execution governance, financial forecasting, and customer relationship management.

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