Senior Project Manager- Renewable Energy

Blue Sky Utility•Fort Lauderdale, FL

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Project Manager - Project Delivery drives technical and commercial outcomes for renewable-energy facility construction, coordinating utilities, power offtakers, lenders, and internal teams to bring projects online on schedule and within budget. The role owns a portfolio—typically two or three photovoltaic (PV) and battery-storage projects—from origination through Final Completion and reports to the Director of Project Delivery. Working with engineering, finance, construction, and business teams, the Senior Project Manager facilitates collaboration and manages budgets and schedules across development, preconstruction, construction, and commissioning. Responsibilities span acquisition risk review; procurement of construction services and critical equipment; negotiation and administration of agreements; utility and ISO interconnection; lender reporting; and accountability for project commitments to offtakers, lenders, utilities, vendors, and construction partners. The role is remote or hybrid and includes travel to projects and partners for up to 25% of the time. The organization describes itself as a lean, fast-paced, growing team with high expectations and significant ownership. The workload can be demanding, and employees are expected to take initiative, solve problems, and adapt as working practices evolve. The company offers a hybrid model intended to support in-person collaboration while retaining flexibility.

Requirements

At least three years of experience delivering utility-scale solar or battery-storage projects.
Experience in preconstruction, budget management, and schedule management.
Ability to work remotely or in a hybrid arrangement and travel up to 25%.
The company looks for degrees in mathematics, statistics, engineering, the sciences, finance, or business; it also encourages applicants who believe they can do the job to apply.
Ability to work with minimal oversight and demonstrate attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

Five years of experience delivering utility-scale solar or battery-storage projects.
Experience managing PPA milestones.
Experience with utility and ISO interconnection agreements.
Experience negotiating and administering EPCAs.
Experience working with finance on lender reporting during procurement and construction.
Candidates located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida are preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate with EPCs on engineering and construction progress and ensure adherence to project schedules.
Oversee document submittals at key contract milestones and report project progress statistics to senior management during steering committee calls.
Manage project budgets, review and approve invoices, facilitate critical transactions, and coordinate with project controls to ensure accurate financial reporting.
Work with engineering and procurement to confirm critical equipment specifications meet power-delivery requirements and are bankable.
Lead requests for proposals for construction services and negotiate pricing and commercial terms.
Consolidate EPCA comments and exhibits, lead calls to resolve comments, maintain the exhibits tracker, and negotiate the statement of values through Notice to Proceed (NTP).
Attend utility meetings and manage utility and ISO interconnection agreements in alignment with the construction schedule.
Work with business development and finance to identify execution risks on acquisitions and provide lenders with procurement and construction information.
Report PPA milestones, track schedule risks associated with milestone dates, and hold vendors and contractors accountable for their obligations.
Travel to projects and partners for up to 25% of the time and work remotely the rest of the time.
Reconcile the project schedule, costs, and contract record so the project can be handed over at Final Completion.