Senior Project Manager - Merchant Energy Delivery

Puget Sound Energy•Bellevue, WA

3d•$108,200 - $180,200

About The Position

Puget Sound Energy is seeking a Senior Project Manager for its Energy Supply Merchant (ESM) organization. The position manages projects to integrate energy resources, commercial agreements, and strategic initiatives into ESM operations, from agreement execution through operational readiness and handoff. The role leads and continually improves the Front Office Asset Integration (FOAI) Program and supports integration of resource acquisition contracts and arrangements, including power purchase agreements, tolling agreements, Build-Transfer Agreements, capacity contracts, PSE self-build generation projects, and other initiatives. It may also support load integration and emerging business needs. The Senior Project Manager partners with internal and external stakeholders to coordinate schedules and deliverables, oversee commercial and operational implementation requirements, assign resources, track milestones, facilitate engagement, and support integration into ESM systems, workflows, and operations. The role also contributes to broader ESM strategic priorities. Employees must comply with applicable safety, regulatory, ethical, and conduct requirements. This is a safety-sensitive position subject to pre-employment drug screening, including screening for marijuana and marijuana metabolites. Work-arrangement details will be discussed during the interview process.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or an equivalent combination of education and/or work experience.
At least eight years of relevant project management experience.
Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills, including the ability to express complex technical concepts in business terms and write clear, concise narratives and reports.
Extensive knowledge of team management techniques for achieving agreement among divergent points of view.
Demonstrated knowledge and experience in scheduling, estimating, accounting, and finance principles.
Extensive experience with utility methods, techniques, and procedures involving budgeting, procurement, and contract administration.
Strong project management knowledge, including arranging resources and managing multiple medium- to high-complexity projects in a cross-functional environment.
Extensive knowledge of techniques for involving community members in development of projects affecting their community.
Strong negotiating and critical-thinking skills.
Customer orientation, a positive and collaborative attitude, flexibility, understanding of the business issues driving projects, and a solid work ethic.
Leadership skills to energize multidisciplinary teams in response to business needs.
Ability to comply with pre-employment drug screening requirements for this safety-sensitive position.

Nice To Haves

Experience in electric utilities, merchant operations, renewable energy, power marketing, or related industries.
Seven or more years of experience leading programs and projects in complex cross-functional environments, with demonstrated ability to drive accountability and timely completion of milestone activities and deliverables.
Knowledge of merchant energy operations; organized wholesale electricity markets (ISO/RTO); 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, establish credibility, 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 progress and milestones, scheduling resources, facilitating meetings, and coordinating contractual and operational requirements.
Lead and continually improve the FOAI Program, including its governance, processes, tools, documentation, system access, scope, and organizational readiness.
Drive asset integration planning, including strategic program direction, coordination, and implementation.
Manage integration of new energy resources and commercial agreements from execution through operational readiness and handoff, aligning work with contractual obligations, operational requirements, milestones, and business objectives.
Track project development, construction, commercial, contractual, and operational milestones to support commercial operation objectives and timelines.
Coordinate asset integration activities with ESM Traders, Schedulers, Data Analysts, Engineers, Developers, Counterparties, and leadership.
Coordinate operational integration of PPAs, tolling agreements, BTAs, 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 ESM integration through planning, scheduling, meeting facilitation, risk management, issue resolution, and stakeholder alignment.
Connect stakeholders across the organization and ensure timely engagement of appropriate subject matter experts.
Initiate discussions with third-party developers, counterparties, and PSE operations personnel to establish mutually agreed asset operating protocols before, during, and after commercial operation.
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 beyond asset integration, 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 and regulatory compliance standards and conduct business honestly and ethically in accordance with PSE’s core values and Code of Conduct.