High Voltage Senior Project Manager

Westwood Professional Services Inc•Minnetonka, MN

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

High Voltage Senior Project Manager, Renewables Division Westwood Professional Services, Inc. Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our Renewables team in our Minneapolis, MN office. The Senior Project Manager will focus on high-voltage projects and join a highly experienced, dynamic team, leading our Renewables Markets (Wind, Solar, Storage, EV) toward an exciting, sustainable energy future. Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients. The Senior Project Manager role focuses on client relationships, client growth, and project management. A Senior Project Manager is accountable for revenue, backlog, booked new work, and AR goals for their assigned client portfolios and projects. Senior Project Managers are also responsible for team leadership, mentorship, and growth of Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers, and Senior Project Assistants.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
5-10 years of project management experience.
Professional licensure in a technical field or PMP certification (or ability to obtain).
Strong understanding of and relationships with various technical service groups.
Ability to cross-sell and manage work in any service and sub-market.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to lead issue resolution.
Ability to mentor and provide guidance to project management staff.
Excellent leadership and team management skills.
Strong cognitive ability and professionalism.
Effective communication and negotiation skills.
Financial acumen and understanding of project financial metrics.
Adaptability, resiliency, and innovation.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the wind, solar, and/or storage industry.
Experience in strategic pursuits and proposal efforts.
Experience in client management and program management.
Experience in contract negotiations.
Experience in risk management and issue resolution.
Experience in coordinating with business leadership for strategic alignment.
Experience in collaborating with stakeholders for clear communication and collaboration.
Experience in leading project teams and ensuring quality and risk reduction.
Experience in representing the organization in communications and conferences.

Responsibilities

Full accountability on multiple high voltage wind, solar, and/or storage projects:
Stakeholder relationships (internal and external).
Team management and coordination.
Project planning and monitoring.
Oversight of project work.
Oversight of project deliverables (ensure QA/QC checks are complete; ensure deliverable matches the contract).
Tracking project health and taking corrective action.
Managing uncertainty and change (ex; scope creep, change orders) and taking corrective action.
Timely invoicing and AR collection.
Lead project meetings and deliver presentations.
Lead issue resolution and risk management for assigned projects.
Perform Go/No-Go review on new leads to ensure strategic alignment
Interpret client needs, prioritize, and set proposal strategy.
Coordinate single- and multi-service proposal preparation in collaboration with service leadership.
Lead contracting process with support from Market leadership.
May provide Program management for a portfolio of clients:
Develop and implement client strategy
Collaborate with Market Directors to ensure strategic alignment
Establish, track, and meet revenue and sales targets for portfolio
Manage Client relationships.
Lead contract negotiations.
Track and maintain service agreements and project contracts for portfolio.
Demonstrate effective leadership and team management skills.
Facilitate communication and coordination between service teams to improve quality and reduce risk.
Set clear expectations with project teams and clients.
Demonstrate financial responsibility and understanding of project financial metrics.
Utilize strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Embrace adaptability, resiliency, and innovation.
Provide input and collaborate with service leadership on lessons learned and process improvements.
Represent the organization in communications related to assigned clients and industry.
Coordinate assignment of projects with a Client Manager or Market Director.
Coordinate assignment of client list with Market Director.
Lead new projects or scope in partnership with service teams, with limited input from Client Manager or Market Director required.
Coordinate with Market Director on major issue resolution.
May supervise Sr. PA/APM/PMs.
Lead issue resolution and risk management (internal and external) for assigned projects.
Coordinate with appropriate Market Director to ensure strategic alignment.