Sr Project Manager - Execution

Fluence Energy • Alpharetta, GA

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About The Position

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for planning, executing, monitoring, and successfully delivering large-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects. This role leads cross-functional teams, manages project schedules, budgets, risks, resources, and stakeholder communications, and coordinates among clients, contractors, suppliers, and Fluence project resources. The successful candidate will maintain project visibility, proactively manage risks, and ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, and within budget.

The position requires extensive experience managing complex projects in energy, power, industrial, petrochemical, renewable energy, or battery storage sectors. It involves client-facing leadership, commercial awareness, effective collaboration in a matrixed global organization, and approximately 15% travel or travel as required for project site visits and meetings. Fluence is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

Requirements

• BS/BA degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• At least 10 years of experience managing large-scale industrial, power, energy, renewable energy, or BESS projects.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional teams and coordinating multiple stakeholders.
• Experience managing projects with contract values of approximately $100 million or more.
• Strong leadership, collaboration, and influencing skills.
• Demonstrated success in client-facing project leadership roles.
• Strong business acumen and commercial awareness.
• Ability to work effectively within a matrixed and global organization.
• Strong organizational skills, including the ability to manage complex schedules, resources, budgets, and deliverables.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate with executive leadership, clients, contractors, and project teams.
• Ability to identify project challenges, evaluate options, and implement effective solutions.
• Familiarity with project management tools, methodologies, and project controls processes.
• Strong customer-facing presence and stakeholder management capabilities, with the ability to build trust and maintain effective client relationships.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and throughout employment without employer sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Experience and knowledge of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).
• EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) project experience.
• Power plant and/or substation project experience.
• PMP certification.
• Lean or Six Sigma certification.
• Experience using Primavera P6 scheduling software.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and execution of large-scale projects, including scope, schedule, budget, and resource management.
• Monitor progress against the master schedule and drive resolution of schedule, cost, and execution risks.
• Manage and coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering, procurement, logistics, construction, and commissioning.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, stakeholders, contractors, and internal teams.
• Track project performance, prepare status updates, and maintain visibility of key deliverables and action items.
• Identify and mitigate project risks, manage escalations, and support issue and claims resolution.
• Maintain project documentation, reporting, and compliance requirements.
• Travel for project site visits, client meetings, and team meetings, approximately 15% or as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior