Senior Project Manager, Renewable Energy Portfolio

Leeward Renewable Energy; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Leeward Renewable Energy seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead a portfolio of utility-scale renewable energy and infrastructure projects from preconstruction through commercial operations. The role requires strategic leadership, risk management, and coordination with development, engineering, procurement, finance, and legal teams.

The position emphasizes safety, budget and schedule adherence, and collaboration with EPCs, suppliers, and contractors to maximize value while maintaining compliance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or related field required.
• Master's degree preferred.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in large-scale industrial, power generation, renewable energy, or infrastructure construction.
• 6+ years of leadership experience managing complex construction organizations and project teams.
• 3+ years of leadership experience managing a portfolio (500MW+) of utility-scale renewable energy projects (preconstruction through commercial operation) - previous IPP experience preferred.
• Experience negotiating and managing EPC contracts, Turbine Supply agreements, BESS Supply agreements, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive oversight for a portfolio of utility-scale renewable energy and energy infrastructure projects from preconstruction through commercial operations.
• Establish and oversee project and risk management execution strategies, governance structures, and performance expectations.
• Lead project teams in achieving safety, schedule, budget, quality, and operational readiness objectives.
• Ensure alignment between project execution activities and corporate strategic goals.
• Oversee all phases of project construction, commissioning, and turnover.
• Monitor contractor performance and hold EPCs, subcontractors, and suppliers accountable for contractual obligations.
• Review and approve major project decisions affecting cost, schedule, scope, and risk
• Lead resolution of critical project issues and escalation items.
• Maintain executive responsibility for project budgets, forecasts, commitments, and contingency management.
• Act as the commercial lead on contract negotiations in compliance with company governance while ensuring the necessary engagement of project management, engineering, legal, real estate, and other stakeholders to achieve project and company objectives.
• Ensure the timely and accurate reporting, forecasting, and close-out of project financials.
• Ensure project execution strategy aligns with and project-related deliverables are completed to achieve finance related milestones and closings.
• Support investment committee, executive leadership, and board reporting requirements.
• Champion a culture of safety and environmental stewardship across all project sites.
• Ensure compliance with company safety standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
• Monitor leading and lagging safety indicators and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Participate in major incident reviews and corrective action implementation.
• Identify, evaluate, and mitigate project execution risks.
• Lead strategic risk reviews related to procurement, labor availability, permitting, weather, transmission interconnection, and stakeholder impacts.
• Develop contingency plans and mitigation strategies to protect project outcomes.
• Serve as primary executive interface with contractors, key suppliers, owner representatives, and strategic partners.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide executive-level presentations and updates to senior leadership and governing bodies.
• Support community, landowner, regulatory, and customer engagement efforts as required.
• Hire, train, mentor, develop, and lead project managers.
• Foster a high-performance cross-functional culture focused on accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Support workforce planning, succession planning, process improvement, innovation, and talent development initiatives.
• Coordinate with operations and asset management teams to ensure successful project turnover.
• Oversee commissioning, performance testing, and commercial operation milestone achievement.
• Ensure completion of project closeout activities and lessons learned processes.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Team development

Construction management

Project controls

Budgeting

Contract negotiation

Risk management

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or related field

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Leeward Renewable Energy seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead a portfolio of utility-scale renewable energy and infrastructure projects from preconstruction through commercial operations. The role requires strategic leadership, risk management, and coordination with development, engineering, procurement, finance, and legal teams.

The position emphasizes safety, budget and schedule adherence, and collaboration with EPCs, suppliers, and contractors to maximize value while maintaining compliance