Sr. Project Manager (m/w/d)

Job Description

GridStor is looking for an experienced EPC Project Manager to join our team. This role will be responsible for managing the scope, schedule, and cost of GridStor's large-scale battery storage construction projects. This will include project management over safety, risk and quality management to ensure that the projects achieve commercial operations successfully. Driving project execution and providing oversight of GridStor's major equipment and EPC services suppliers and overall Project Team to ensure safety and quality requirements are met and exceeded. This role will be given significant responsibility across the project execution lifecycle from Notice to Proceed Final Investment Decision through construction and commissioning.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the execution of one or more energy storage projects including scope, schedule, cost, quality, vendor management, permitting, and other aspects
• Manage subcontracts associated with project equipment, engineering services, and balance of plant supply from NTP to commercial operations
• Manage project risk through risk register and recovery plan implementation
• Coordinate and integrate equipment and BOP contractor project plans and scope, identifying resource needs, performing quality reviews, and escalating issues appropriately
• Assist in the scope of work negotiations during EPC and major equipment contracting
• Lead GridStor's EPC Safety Program and ensure all environmental, health, and safety policies and procedures are followed
• Implement GridStor's Quality Assurance and Quality Control programs
• Coordinate communication with all areas of the organization that impacts the scope, budget, risk, and resources of the work
• Coach, mentor, motivate, and supervise project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their work
• Help to develop and grow business relationships, including relationships with EPCs, engineering firms, consultants, local AHJs, and others
• Support ongoing construction projects by being onsite as needed

Qualifications & Competencies

• Education: Bachelor's degree in construction management or engineering is preferred.
• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred
• Experience: A minimum of 3 years of prior construction project management experience in the energy industry (developer, IPP, consulting, ISOs, or other), a plus if 2+ years in battery energy storage projects.
• Location & Availability: Prefer to be based in Portland, OR and available to work a hybrid schedule. Flexibility is required for occasional coordination outside of standard business hours in urgent situations.
• Ability to travel up to 25% to domestic site locations as needed
• Organizational Skills: Exceptional organizational abilities with keen attention to detail. Capable of managing multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment and seeing delegated projects through to completion. Ability to drive a project to success is critical, including getting directly involved in managing contractors on site.
• Adaptability: Ability to be agile and flexible, readily taking on tasks outside the typical scope of the role as needed.
• Confidentiality: Proven ability to handle highly confidential information with utmost discretion.
• Integrity & Judgment: Strong track record of excellent judgment and integrity in previous roles.
• Technical Proficiency: Demonstrated proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite and TEAMS. Strong capabilities in project management tools (Microsoft Project, Primavera P6).
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Problem-Solving: Adaptable, with the ability to prioritize tasks effectively and approach challenges with a creative, proactive mindset.
• Team Orientation: Highly motivated to support and collaborate with team members, contributing to collective success.

Compensation and Benefits

• GridStor offers an attractive Total Rewards package, including:
• Competitive base salaries commensurate with experience with an annual cash bonus (based on Company and individual performance)
• Generous paid leave
• Employee participation in Long Term Incentive Plan
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, including coverage for domestic partners and eligible domestic partner children
• HSA/FSA for participating employees
• 401(k) plan with company match and immediate vesting
• Continuing education and professional development
• Cellphone reimbursement, hybrid work environment, healthy snacks, volunteer opportunities, company outings, and more.

Company Operating Principles

GridStor's Operating Principles represent who we are, how we work, and what we believe.

We Collaborate. We believe trust is given, not earned. We honor each other's zone of genius and seek to challenge ideas, not each other. We listen to each other's points of view and work hard to find the better solution. We are one team.

We Are Humble. We like hard work, but don't make work hard. We know we have a lot to learn and never grandstand or take up all the space in the room. We are kind. We are welcoming. We are inspired by our mission to decarbonize the grid.

We Create the Future. We are curious. We go deep, search for the best idea, and then move fast. We always focus on the few things that matter most. We know there will be setbacks, so we show up every day ready to learn and be better, together.

We Show Up for Each Other. We keep each other fully informed. We seek to understand. We coach, we don't blame. We share our points of view and seek to make each other better every day. We believe everyone creates culture in every moment, every day.

We Do Hard Things. We view challenges as opportunities. We are resilient. We are all owners, and we act like it. We understand change requires taking risks and we push ourselves and our partners. We do what is right as opposed to what might be best for any one of us.