Sr Proj Mgr - Renewable Energy

Berkshire Hathaway Energy; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Berkshire Hathaway Energy is seeking an experienced energy procurement professional to manage renewable energy programs, origination activities, and complex project development in the United States. You will lead RFP processes, negotiate with counterparties, and coordinate with legal, regulatory, and engineering teams to deliver value to customers.

The role requires a strong background in contract structures, risk management, and cross‑functional collaboration, with a track record of delivering

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of related experience in energy procurement or engineering.
• Alternative: 12+ years of related experience if no bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities

• Manages renewable energy programs, origination, RFPs, and projects.
• Supports program development, negotiations, and project development with internal/external resources.
• Supports preparation of renewables-related regulatory filings for leadership review.
• Responsible for negotiation of agreements and projects using internal/external resources.
• Provides technical oversight of contract types and project lifecycle activities.
• Feeds market intelligence and coordinates with other departments on project reviews.

Skills

Renewable energy

Negotiation

Project management

Technical writing

Time management

Communication

Decision making

Presentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

WSPP Master Agreements

EEI

ISDA Master Agreements

Job description

Basic Purpose

Manages procurement of energy products, projects, and action plans supporting strategies for renewable energy, origination, project development, and smart infrastructure. Manages and supports various project elements to enhance value and reduce risk to customers. Designs, develops and delivers strategies and plans for commodity contract procurement, asset acquisition, and project development. Serves as a liaison between the company and external parties, as appropriate, regarding customer programs, legislative, regulatory and/or community issues.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Manages renewable energy programs, origination, Request for Proposals, and projects.

Manages, supports, influences, facilitates all aspects of department programs including Requests for Proposals of various energy products and open seasons, asset acquisitions, counterparty commercial negotiations and project development.

Supports preparation of renewables related sections of regulatory (Integrated Resource Plan, General Rate Case, Compliance Directive responses, etc.) filings for leadership review.

Responsible for the negotiation of agreements and projects utilizing internal and external legal resources.

Provides technical oversight of Build Transfer Agreements, Power Purchase Agreements and Asset Purchase Agreements during pre-commercial phases, engineering, procurement and construction contracts and other Company development or origination activities.

Manages, supports, and facilitates inter‑department and third party in the technical review and analysis of projects. Provides input and direction in the financial review and analysis of projects.

Manages renewable energy programs, program development, and program implementation strategy.

Responsible for and manages projects and origination involving conventional thermal generation assigned to the department.

Ensures departmental and Company compliance and success.

Drives and ensures transactions are appropriately fed through the internal evaluation and approval process (structuring/pricing, risk management, accounting, credit, legal, and senior management).

Restructures existing contractual obligations and identifies opportunities for new transactions.

Establishes and develops relationships with key individuals and entities in the wholesale marketplace. Feeds market intelligence back into the organization.

Supplies internal consulting services to other segments of the corporation with respect to commodity issues surrounding custom retail transactions. Coordinates closely with resource optimization.

Collaborates with the Energy Supply business unit to analyze and incorporate renewable projects with corporate resource planning.

Implements and manages department procedures, standards, and best practices.

Represents and promotes department and Company programs, products, and services.

Represents Company to new and existing customers. Develops strategy and implements renewable energy solutions for customers.

Serves as a renewable representative for various community activities and regulatory and legislative matters as appropriate.

Provides testimony and support in regulatory proceedings as needed.

Ensures all compliance aspects of position are known and followed; understands and complies with all policies, codes and regulations applicable to position and company.

Performs related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Essential Education, Skills, and Environment

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school and 8 years of related experience in engineering or technical background with power plant, renewables, large commercial or industrial customers energy supply, compliance/regulatory/legislative/public policy, development, or Project Controls.

Candidates that do not possess a bachelor’s degree must have a minimum of 12 years of related experience in engineering or technical background with power plant, renewables, large commercial or industrial customers energy supply, compliance/regulatory/legislative/public policy, development, or Project Controls.

Specialized Knowledge and Skills

Demonstrated knowledge of:

Renewable energy industry including counterparty negotiations, regulatory support, financial analysis, contracts and technologies.

Skills such as:

Technical writing, time management, communication, decision making, presentation, human relations, project management, planning, scheduling, organizational, motivation, and relationship building

Tracking records, multitasking, leading cross‑functional teams, resolving problems in a timely manner, delivering results and interacting directly with end customers

Creates compelling business cases for new programs

Learning on the fly and applying knowledge to resolve problems in a timely manner

Negotiation using WSPP, EEI and ISDA Master Agreements

Establish and manage processes and networks associated with projects.

Equipment and Applications

PCs, word processing, presentation, spreadsheet and database software.

Work Environment and Physical Demands

General office environment. No special physical demands required. Some overnight travel is required.

Note: Immigration Sponsorship

At this time, we're not considering applicants that need any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States. This includes, but is NOT LIMITED TO: F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, J-1, etc. For more information regarding work visas, please visit www.uscis.gov.

**NOTE: THE COMPANY MAY FILL THE POSITION(S) AT A LOWER LEVEL DEPENDING ON QUALIFICATIONS OF CANDIDATES**