Sr. Project Manager

leewardenergy; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

LRE (Leeward Renewable Energy) is seeking a Senior Project Manager to provide strategic leadership and oversight for a portfolio of utility-scale renewable energy projects across the United States. The role emphasizes risk management, collaboration with internal teams, and alignment with company objectives to deliver projects safely, on time, and within budget.

The Senior Project Manager will lead a team of project managers, work with Development, Engineering, Procurement, and Finance, and

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 to achieve safety, schedule, budget, quality, and operational readiness objectives.
• Monitor contractor performance and ensure contractual obligations are met across EPCs, subcontractors, and suppliers.

Job description

LRE (Leeward Renewable Energy) is forging an American energy future with integrity, innovation, and positive impact. Born in Texas in 2003, we own and operate over 30 utility-scale wind, solar, and energy storage projects in local communities across the United States, totaling 4 gigawatts (GW) of generating capacity.

LRE continues to help meet increased U.S. energy demand through our robust pipeline of new projects every year. Domestic jobs and manufacturing are fundamental to our full-lifecycle approach to projects, along with a long-term ownership model and a company culture dedicated to our community partners and protecting the natural environment.

The Senior Project Manager (M5) provides strategic leadership, oversight, risk-mitigation, and accountability for a portfolio of utility-scale energy infrastructure projects. This role is also people manager role and will be responsible for building and managing a team of project managers (in compliance with company policies) while ensuring communication and collaboration across project or risk-specific stakeholder groups to achieve company objectives. A Senior Project Manager must have the experience and ability to directly manage a project while maintaining oversight of the portfolio as projects enter and exit the construction phases or as needed to ensure continuity of project oversight.

The Senior Project Manager serves as a key leader and decision-maker, ensuring the portfolio of projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and in accordance with company objectives. The position collaborates closely with Development, Engineering, Procurement, Commercial Operations, Asset Management, Finance, Legal, and external suppliers, consultants, and EPC contractors to maximize project performance and value creation. The role requires exceptional and strategic leadership capabilities, commercial acumen, construction expertise, and the ability to manage multiple large-scale projects simultaneously.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Strategic Project Leadership

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.

Construction Management

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

Leadresolutionofcriticalprojectissuesandescalationitems.

FinancialandCommercialOversight

Maintain executive responsibilityforprojectbudgets, forecasts, commitments, and contingency management.

Actasthecommercialleadoncontractnegotiationsincompliancewithcompanygovernancewhileensuringthenecessaryengagementofprojectmanagement,engineering,legal,realestate,andotherstakeholderstoachieveprojectandcompanyobjectives.

Ensurethetimelyandaccuratereporting,forecasting,andclose-outofprojectfinancials.

Ensureprojectexecutionstrategyalignswithandproject-relateddeliverablesarecompletedtoachievefinance related milestonesandclosings.

Supportinvestmentcommittee,executiveleadership,andboardreportingrequirements.

Safety Leadership

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 correctiveaction implementation.

Risk Management

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.

Stakeholder Management

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.

Team Leadership and Development

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 develo