Senior Project Manager, Owners Engineering

DNV • Houston, TX

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

DNV’s Owner’s Engineering team is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead engagements involving storage, solar, wind, and emerging technologies. Projects may range from pre-feasibility development and design engineering through procurement, construction, commissioning, operations, and end-of-life management. The role supports owners and developers as a trusted advisor, helping them navigate the energy transition and make informed decisions about technical, commercial, development, and project-delivery matters.

The team’s work includes technical advisory services such as feasibility studies, site selection, layouts and optimization, agreement support, technical studies, risk assessments, repowering studies, and cost estimates. It also includes engineering design, technical specifications and standards, procurement support, and comprehensive Owner’s Engineering services such as construction design review, construction monitoring, commissioning, and acceptance testing.

The position may be based in DNV’s Austin, Houston, Medford, Oakland, San Diego, Portland, or Seattle offices. It follows a hybrid schedule, typically with three days per week at a DNV office or client location/site. Travel is expected 5–10% of the time. Pre-employment drug and background screening is conducted. Immigration-related employment benefits, including visa sponsorship, are not available.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, business, finance, environmental science, or another field relevant to renewable energy project development and delivery, or equivalent professional experience.
• At least 5 years of relevant work experience, including at least 5 years managing renewable energy projects across one or more lifecycle phases such as development, engineering, procurement, construction, or operations.
• Strong understanding of renewable energy project development and delivery, including interfaces among development, engineering, permitting, interconnection, procurement, construction, and commercial considerations.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multidisciplinary internal and external teams, manage consultants and stakeholders, and drive complex projects through technical, commercial, regulatory, and schedule constraints.
• Exceptional project management skills, including strong and creative customer-delighting skills.
• Exceptional written communication skills and the ability to influence a wide range of audiences.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• Willingness to travel 5–10% of the time.

Nice To Haves

• Experience at a technical consultancy, renewable energy developer, EPC, or in business development in the renewables or conventional power generation industry.
• Experience with battery energy storage systems and/or hybrid renewable energy and storage projects.
• Construction-phase management experience, including field or construction monitoring, design review, commissioning, and acceptance testing.
• EPC and equipment procurement experience, especially RFPs, bid leveling or evaluation, and technical specifications.
• Hands-on EPC, O&M, and PPA contract experience.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams in an Owner’s Engineering, developer, EPC, or technical advisory environment.
• Strong CapEx and OpEx modeling, project budgeting, and financial modeling skills.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or other project management training or credentials.
• General knowledge of contract purposes and negotiation, particularly for EPC, O&M, and PPA agreements.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex renewable energy and infrastructure projects for owners and developers through development, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operations.
• Serve as a trusted customer advisor, integrating technical, commercial, development, and project-delivery considerations to support decisions and manage project risk.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams and coordinate DNV specialists across engineering, permitting, energy assessment, technology, construction, and other disciplines.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, customer communication, quality, and internal and external stakeholder coordination.
• Help customers address difficult or unusual problems, especially involving new markets, technologies, or project types.
• Develop scopes and proposals that translate customer needs into technical approaches and support long-term customer relationships.
• Represent the owner and developer perspective within DNV, ensuring work addresses customer decisions and needs.
• Improve Owner’s Engineering delivery through new services, tools, digital solutions, and ways of working.
• Mentor and support project managers and other team members, sharing lessons and strengthening project delivery.
• Support the growth of the Owner’s Engineering business across solar, storage, wind, and emerging technologies.

Benefits

• Paid time off, including vacation, sick days, company holidays, and personal days.
• Multiple medical and dental benefit plans.
• Vision benefits.
• Spending accounts, including FSA, Dependent Care, and Commuter Benefits, plus a company-seeded HSA.
• Employer-paid, therapist-led virtual care services through Talkspace.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Company-provided life insurance and short-term and long-term disability benefits.
• Education reimbursement program.
• Flexible work schedule with hybrid opportunities.
• Charitable matched giving and volunteer rewards through the Impact Program.
• Company-paid volunteer time off.
• Career advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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