Senior Project Manager - Development

Job Description

Nova Clean Energy is a renewable energy company focused on developing and constructing utility-scale projects across the United States. We have the patience, creativity, and capital to take a long-term view of the evolution of US energy markets. We are investing in the large-scale projects needed to advance the energy transition.

About the Role

As greenfield projects mature, the Senior Project Manager will play a critical role in managing the forward progression of projects alongside our Development team. This includes advising on allocating resources, maintaining schedules, expense tracking, and serving as the project technical expert.

• Responsible for technical and strategic support of utility-scale projects from early-stage through divestment
• Build-out of project plans, Gnatt charts, and other supporting materials for development projects
• Utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, and identify the most effective solutions to accomplish objectives of assigned projects.
• Facilitate feasibility analyses, engineering and site design, project legal review, procurement, contracting, permitting and interconnect activities, and financial negotiations
• Leverage SMEs to provide technical expertise on critical project issues
• Effectively disseminate key project details and status updates to all levels
• Monitor costs and effectively manage project timelines to deliver financially sound projects
• Maintain a compliant and accurate database of project reports, contracts, and leases in their respective software
• Develop strong partnerships with internal departments, contractors, suppliers, and other stakeholders
• Contribute to a collaborative environment by establishing effective and supportive relationships with colleagues
• Maintain Nova's high standards of safety for all parties, resulting in zero lost time
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned

About You

You are extremely execution-focused and thrive in a highly collaborative environment. You have proven experience managing projects through a variety of development phases.

• 7+ years of progressive project management experience in utility-scale renewable energy projects
• Track record of developing or managing projects through key milestones
• Technical understanding of wind, solar, BESS, and transmission systems
• Supported RFP assembly and response
• Ability to build relationships and disseminate key project details to multiple internal and external stakeholders across cross-functional teams to ensure successful projects
• Proven multi-tasker, with the ability to manage multiple projects with competing priorities in parallel, and delegate to internal and external resources
• Experience building complex project schedules in PM software (Smartsheet, Asana, MS Project, etc.) a plus
• Commitment to mentor junior staff
• Willingness to travel up to 25%

A diverse and inclusive team is critical to innovation. Please get in touch even if you don't match these qualifications 100%.

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO policy and encouragement to take PTO with a pre-tax vacation stipend
• Comprehensive medical, vision, dental insurance policies including HSA & FSA accounts
• 401k with company match
• Generous professional development and/or degree program reimbursement policies
• Paid parental leave for all new parents

Nova Clean Energy is Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

Nova Clean Energy does not accept any unsolicited resumes or other information concerning potential candidates from any third-party recruiting firms or employment agencies. If you would like to provide your information for consideration on future searches where we engage external support, please reach out to [email protected] so our talent acquisition team can reach out when necessary.