Project Manager III - Merchant Energy Delivery

Puget Sound Energy•Bellevue, WA

3d•$94,300 - $156,900

About The Position

Puget Sound Energy is seeking a Project Manager III on its Energy Supply Merchant (ESM) Merchant Energy Delivery team. The position manages projects to integrate energy resources, commercial agreements, and strategic initiatives into ESM operations. It leads and continually improves the Front Office Asset Integration (FOAI) Program and facilitates integration of resource acquisition contracts and commercial arrangements, including power purchase agreements, tolling agreements, Build-Transfer Agreements, capacity contracts, PSE self-build generation projects, and other initiatives. The role may also support load integration and emerging business needs. The Project Manager partners with internal and external stakeholders from agreement execution through operational readiness and handoff. The role coordinates schedules and deliverables, oversees implementation of contractual and operational requirements, assigns resources, tracks milestones and integration progress, facilitates stakeholder engagement, and ensures integration into ESM systems, workflows, and operations. The position is safety sensitive and subject to pre-employment drug screening, including screening for marijuana and marijuana metabolites. Work arrangements will be discussed during the interview process.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and/or work experience.
At least six years of relevant work experience, including managing simple- to medium-complexity projects.
Strong communication and presentation skills, including the ability to reach agreement among divergent viewpoints and write clear, concise narratives and reports.
General knowledge and experience in scheduling, estimating, accounting, and finance principles.
Experience with budgeting, procurement, and contract administration methods, techniques, and procedures.
Strong project management knowledge, including arranging resources and managing multiple simple- to medium-complexity projects in a cross-functional environment.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and conceptual skills for one or more technical areas.
Strong negotiating and critical-thinking skills.
Customer-oriented, positive, team-oriented attitude; flexibility; understanding of business issues driving project needs; and solid work ethic.
Leadership skills to energize a multidisciplinary team in response to business needs.
Ability to meet applicable safety and regulatory compliance requirements; this safety-sensitive position is subject to pre-employment drug screening, including marijuana screening.

Nice To Haves

Experience in electric utilities, merchant operations, renewable energy, power marketing, or related industries.
Five or more years leading programs and projects in complex cross-functional environments, with a demonstrated ability to drive accountability and complete activities and deliverables on schedule.
Knowledge of merchant energy operations, ISO/RTO wholesale electricity markets, transmission services, interconnection processes, renewable and thermal resource development, PPAs, tolling agreements, BTAs, capacity contracts, and other resource acquisition structures.
Experience supporting asset integration, generation development, resource acquisitions, commercial transaction implementation, transmission service, interconnection agreements, or energy supply operations.
Relevant industry certifications or credentials, such as PMP, advanced project management training, or equivalent certifications.
Strong interpersonal and relationship-management skills, including the ability to build trust and maintain effective working relationships across organizational levels.
Demonstrated ability to influence and drive results through cross-functional collaboration without direct authority.
Experience developing dashboards, performance metrics, governance frameworks, training materials, and procedures.
Ability to assess and incorporate technology to improve program performance and project management effectiveness.
Strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

Develop and manage project activities for integrating energy resources, commercial agreements, and strategic initiatives into ESM operations, including tracking milestones, scheduling resources, facilitating meetings, and coordinating contractual and operational requirements.
Lead and continually improve the Front Office Asset Integration (FOAI) Program, including its governance, processes, tools, documentation, system access, scope, and organizational readiness.
Drive asset integration planning, program direction, coordination, and implementation.
Manage integration of new energy resources and commercial agreements from execution through operational readiness and ESM handoff, ensuring alignment with contractual obligations, operational requirements, milestones, and business objectives.
Track project development, construction, commercial, contractual, and operational milestones and progress to support commercial operation objectives within key timeframes.
Coordinate asset integration activities with ESM Traders, Schedulers, Data Analysts, Engineers, Developers, Counterparties, and leadership.
Coordinate operational integration of PPAs, tolling agreements, Build-Transfer Agreements, Front Office-originated capacity contracts, PSE self-build generation projects, load integration efforts, and other resource acquisition initiatives into ESM systems, processes, and operations.
Drive cross-functional integration through planning, scheduling, meeting facilitation, risk management, issue resolution, and stakeholder alignment.
Connect stakeholders across the organization, ensure timely engagement of subject matter experts, and serve as a trusted resource.
Initiate discussions with third-party developers, counterparties, and PSE operations personnel to establish mutually agreed asset operating protocols before, during, and after commercial operation date.
Develop and maintain standardized processes, templates, dashboards, training materials, and knowledge-sharing practices.
Maintain program visibility and accountability through reporting, documentation, operational readiness reviews, lessons learned, stakeholder communications, and management reporting tools, including the FOAI dashboard and newsletter.
Support strategic initiatives including market participation, resource acquisition and RFP activities, Development team project handoffs, Major Projects coordination, governance development, and emerging ESM priorities.
Advocate for ESM priorities by identifying barriers, escalating risks, facilitating decisions, and resolving cross-functional challenges.
Understand ESM and cross-department asset integration interdependencies.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Uphold applicable safety compliance standards, promote a culture of total safety, conduct business ethically and consistently with PSE's Code of Conduct, and comply with regulatory obligations.