Job description
The Senior Project Manager leads the execution of mission-critical power infrastructure projects supporting hyperscale data centers, including natural gas generation, BESS, microgrids, controls, and utility interconnections. The role manages projects from FEED through EPC, commissioning, and COD, ensuring safe, reliable, on-time, and on-budget delivery.
The employee may be required to perform other job-related duties as requested by management. All duties will be assigned in accordance with applicable laws and company policies.
Responsibilities
Project Leadership & System Integration
- Lead execution of utility-scale gas power generation, BESS, and microgrid projects supporting hyperscale data centers.
- Own scope, schedule, cost, risk, and project delivery from FEED through EPC, commissioning, and COD.
- Manage EPC contractors, Owner's Engineers, OEMs, controls vendors, and key stakeholders.
- Lead integration of generation, energy storage, controls, SCADA/EMS, switchgear, and electrical infrastructure.
- Ensure projects meet availability, reliability, permitting, financing, and customer requirements.
- Support commissioning, startup, performance testing, and operational readiness.
Feed Management
- Manage FEED contractor and Owner's Engineer activities.
- Develop bankable, construction-ready FEED packages through 30/60/90% design reviews.
- Optimize project design for cost, performance, constructability, and permitting compliance.
- Project Controls & Risk Management
- Manage project controls, reporting, cost forecasting, schedules, and risk registers.
- Identify and mitigate commercial, permitting, supply chain, and construction risks.
- Provide executive-level reporting and drive corrective actions as required.
Required Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field
- 10+ years of experience managing utility-scale power generation, energy storage, microgrid, or mission-critical infrastructure projects.
- Demonstrated experience managing FEED, EPC and Commissioning phases of large-scale energy projects
- Strong knowledge of power generation technologies (GT, CC, RICE), Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), power system controls, and mission-critical electrical infrastructure supporting data centers
- Experience managing EPC contractors and Owner's Engineer relationships
- Proven track record of delivering projects >$100M
- Understanding of high-availability and mission-critical power systems supporting data center operations.
- Based in Houston, TX with ability to travel as required to project sites.
Preferred
- Experience delivering behind-the-meter power solutions for data centers, industrial facilities, or other mission-critical customers
- Utility-scale BESS, microgrids, or distributed energy systems.
- SCADA, EMS, DCS, PLC, or power management systems.
- Electrical integration, commissioning, and startup.
- ETAP, PSS®E, SKM, or similar power system studies.
- Air permitting and environmental compliance.
- PMP certification
- Skills and Competencies
- Strong commercial and contractual acumen
- Advanced project management and execution discipline
- Ability to lead cross-functional and external teams
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Decision-making under uncertainty and schedule pressure
Compensation
$165,000 - $185,000 salary
Attention external recruitment firms, we will not accept any unsolicited resumes at this time. Please do not contact any internal member of our company to discuss the position or to solicit candidates.
Hanwha Energy USA provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.
Pay & benefits
About this role
About Hanwha Energy USA
Company Overview
Hanwha Energy USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hanwha Energy Corporation, part of the Hanwha Group
HeadquartersHouston, TX, United States
Founded2017
SizeApproximately 500 employees in recent years (source: linkedin.com)
What They Do
Hanwha Energy USA serves as the U.S. investment and incubation arm of Hanwha Energy, focusing on renewable energy, energy-backed infrastructure, and emerging technologies across the full energy value chain. Their operations span utility-scale solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) development, retail electricity services, gas power solutions, and data center energy infrastructure (source: hanwhaenergyusa.com). The company organizes its business into several lines including Hanwha Renewables for solar and BESS projects, Hanwha Data Centers providing integrated energy solutions for hyperscale and enterprise data centers, Chariot Energy offering retail electricity in deregulated markets, and Hanwha Gas Power Solutions for dispatchable generation (source: hanwhaenergyusa.com). Hanwha Energy USA has deep expertise in project development, financing, ownership, and operations & maintenance of utility-scale solar and storage assets, partnering with landowners, communities, and investors across North America (source: linkedin.com). Additionally, the company is expanding into natural gas generation and data center energy solutions, including hyperscaler-focused offerings on both sides of the meter (source: greenhouse.io).
Projects & Track Record
Hanwha Energy USA has signed nearly 2 GW of power purchase agreements and maintains a development pipeline exceeding 8 GW across the United States (source: linkedin.com). Their active solar projects span key states including California, Texas, Arizona, and New York, with notable milestones such as a 402 MW solar project in Nevada and divestiture of 1,661 MW of solar and energy storage projects in Nevada and Arizona (source: hanwha-energy.com, hanwha-energy.com). The Oberon 1A solar power plant in Texas exemplifies their U.S. solar presence (source: hanwha.com). On the storage front, Hanwha Energy USA holds a 5.7 GW energy storage system pipeline, advancing large-scale solar-plus-storage projects (source: hanwha-energy.com). Their retail-energy brand, Chariot Energy, actively serves customers in Texas and has partnerships such as being the official electricity provider of Sam Houston Race Park (source: news.hanwhaenergyusa.com).
Recent Developments
In January 2026, Hanwha Energy USA consolidated 174 Power Global and Hanwha Renewables into a unified development platform under the Hanwha Renewables name to accelerate utility-scale solar PV and BESS projects in the U.S., enhancing scale and technical capabilities while preserving existing partnerships (source: linkedin.com, linkedin.com). The company also announced plans to acquire a Texas gas-fired power generation facility, marking a strategic expansion into dispatchable generation (source: news.hanwhaenergyusa.com). Further, Hanwha Energy USA opened a Global O&M Remote Operation Center in Georgetown, Texas in May 2024, supporting operational excellence (source: hanwha-energy.com). Their 2026 hiring initiatives emphasize growth in natural gas generation and data center energy infrastructure, including hyperscaler solutions (source: greenhouse.io, greenhouse.io).
Working There
Hanwha Energy USA hires across a diverse range of roles including development, engineering, commodities, data science, operations, retail electricity, and data-center-related energy infrastructure (source: greenhouse.io, greenhouse.io). Positions such as data scientists focus on wholesale power and gas market analytics, forecasting, congestion analysis, and trading algorithms, while engineering leadership roles involve technical evaluation of new power plants, distributed energy systems for data centers, hydrogen facilities, and commercial and industrial customers (source: greenhouse.io, greenhouse.io). The company maintains active office locations in Houston, its headquarters and primary hiring base, and Irvine, California (source: hanwhaenergyusa.com, linkedin.com). Hanwha Energy USA’s culture blends traditional project development expertise with innovative platform-building around data centers and gas power, emphasizing technical depth, market analysis, engineering optimization, and cross-functional collaboration (source: greenhouse.io, greenhouse.io). Compensation ranges for senior technical roles include $140,000–$180,000 for data scientists and $190,000–$250,000 for senior engineering directors, reflecting competitive pay bands (source: greenhouse.io, greenhouse.io). The retail energy brand Chariot Energy highlights a consumer-focused culture with creative product structures, competitive pricing, and award-winning customer care (source: hanwhaenergyusa.com).
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