Project Manager

Repsol•Houston, TX

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Manager will report to and support the Head of Project Management in delivering utility-scale wind, solar, and battery storage projects safely, on schedule, within budget, and in alignment with commercial and contractual commitments. The Project Manager will lead cross-functional project execution from late-stage development through construction, commissioning, COD, and handover, with accountability for safety leadership, EPC performance management, schedule and cost control, risk mitigation, contract administration, change management, claims avoidance, and executive-level reporting. This role requires strong commercial judgment, technical fluency, disciplined governance, and the ability to drive timely decisions across internal teams, contractors, utilities, investors, and other external stakeholders. The position is based in Downtown Houston with a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office and 2 days from home.

Requirements

Must be legally authorized to work in the US for any employer. Repsol does not offer sponsorship.
Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline
7+ years of progressively responsible project management experience in energy, infrastructure, construction, or a related industry, with demonstrated ownership of cost, schedule, risk, and contractor performance.
Proven track record of managing full-life cycle EPC projects in the renewable space at utility scale, including late-stage development, construction, commissioning, energization, COD, and turnover.
Knowledgeable in technical and commercial project management activities, including scope definition, contractor evaluation and selection, project economics, schedules, CAPEX estimates, EPC contracts, constructability reviews, risk management, and project controls.
Conversant in both technical and commercial aspects of major equipment, engineering, pre-construction, construction, commissioning, energization, and handover processes, specifically around wind, solar, and battery storage projects.
Demonstrated experience managing EPC contracts for utility-scale renewable energy projects, including contract administration, change order evaluation, claims avoidance, and contractor performance management.
Strong commercial acumen with ability to connect technical and construction issues to cost, schedule, risk, contractual entitlement, and project economics.
Experience managing project controls, including baseline schedules, critical path analysis, cost forecasting, contingency tracking, progress measurement, and executive reporting.
Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders across Development, Engineering, Procurement, Legal, Finance, HSE, Asset Management, utilities, contractors, investors, and consultants.
Ability to prepare clear executive-level recommendations, including decision papers, risk summaries, commercial positions, mitigation plans, and escalation materials.
Experience leading late-stage development of energy projects including permitting, land and interconnection and supporting project team efforts through construction.
Proficiency with Microsoft products and familiarity with project management, project controls, reporting, and collaboration tools.
Competency in analytical problem solving, structured communication, stakeholder management, commercial judgment, negotiation support, and technology-enabled project execution.

Nice To Haves

PMP certification is highly desired.
Electrical or Civil Structural degrees highly desired.
Understanding of utility interconnection requirements which includes familiarity with FERC rules, ISO tariffs, and other interconnection requirements as needed.
Experience with EPC negotiations, dispute avoidance, commercial correspondence, contractor notices, change management, and claims defense.
Experience supporting project financing, lender or investor diligence, independent engineer reviews, and financial close processes.
Familiarity with AACE cost estimate classes, schedule maturity expectations, project controls best practices, and stage-gate governance.
Experience using project management and project controls platforms such as MS Project, Primavera P6, Power BI, Procore, Oracle, SAP, or equivalent tools.

Responsibilities

Provide visible safety leadership across development-to-construction project execution, reinforcing that successful delivery includes protecting people, communities, assets, and the environment.
Ensure project teams and EPC partners understand and execute their safety responsibilities, including proactive hazard identification, field engagement, incident prevention, corrective action tracking, and escalation of material HSE risks.
Lead day-to-day execution of cross-functional project teams, driving accountability for safety, quality, schedule, cost, risk, commercial commitments, and timely resolution of execution issues.
Implement and continuously improve project management, project controls, risk, and reporting tools that support timely business decisions, transparent execution performance, and disciplined governance.
Own the creation, maintenance, tracking, forecasting, and reporting of project schedules, including baseline management, critical path analysis, progress measurement, and early identification of threats to COD and major milestones.
Coordinate with internal support teams, project analysts, Finance, and project controls resources to manage monthly budget reforecasts, cost trends, contingency tracking, and updates to overall project economics.
Prepare and maintain executive-level project reporting that clearly communicates status, risks, decisions required, commercial exposure, mitigation plans, and confidence in COD and budget outcomes.
Lead the commercial and contractual review of change order requests and claims, coordinating with technical, Legal, Procurement, and project controls teams to assess entitlement, cost and schedule impact, contractual merit, and recommended negotiation or settlement strategy.
Manage EPC contractor performance against contractual obligations, including milestone achievement, deliverables, notices, reporting requirements, recovery plans, change control, and compliance with project execution requirements.
Lead contract administration for assigned projects, including interpretation of Supplier obligations, coordination with Legal and Procurement, preservation of contractual rights, commercial correspondence, and timely response to contractor notices and claims.
Maintain an integrated project risk register covering safety, permitting, interconnection, engineering, procurement, construction, schedule, commercial, and financial risks, with clear mitigation owners, due dates, escalation triggers, and quantified impacts where appropriate.
Lead disciplined project governance, including maintenance of decision logs, action registers, change logs, correspondence records, approval records, lessons learned, and handover documentation.
Lead project due diligence process for project financing including technical support as well as tracking and closing open items from investors and engineering teams.
Capture, validate, and present project lessons learned to internal stakeholders, ensuring recurring execution, commercial, contract, safety, and governance issues are translated into practical improvements for future projects.
Lead and support EPC procurement activities, including RFP development, bid evaluation, contractor due diligence, technical and commercial clarifications, contract negotiation support, and ongoing EPC performance management through execution.
Perform project troubleshooting, gap analysis, and mitigation planning for utility-scale renewables projects, with clear ownership of action plans, escalation triggers, recovery strategies, and milestone protection.
Engage and manage electric utility counterparts, interconnection stakeholders, consultants, and internal technical teams to support successful execution, energization, synchronization, and COD readiness.
Support development and validation of CAPEX estimates, contingency assumptions, commercial inputs, and execution risks to inform investment decisions, project prioritization, and financial approvals.
Lead structured turnover of completed projects to Asset Management, including closeout documentation, outstanding obligations, warranty items, lessons learned, operational readiness inputs, and transition of project knowledge.