Senior Project Manager - Utility Interconnection Projects

Qualus is a leading pure-play power solutions firm and innovator at the forefront of power infrastructure transformation. They are seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee planning, management, and execution of power delivery interconnection projects, ensuring compliance and efficiency while optimizing client service and financial performance.

Responsibilities:

• Provides oversight and manages the full lifecycle from customer applications through energization. Serves as the central coordinator across engineering, construction, regulatory, and customer facing work streams to ensure compliant, efficient, and reliable integration of renewable generation onto the grid
• Overseas the interconnection application pipeline and drives projects through studies, agreements, and approvals on schedule
• Serves as primary point of contact for Commercial and Industrial interconnecting customers
• Lines engineering, compliance and construction teams with FERC, NERC, and state PUC requirements
• Tracks program health metrics and reports to leadership including power BI dashboards, and work trackers
• Supports business development by participating in project scoping, fee development, proposal preparation, interviews, negotiations, and contract development
• Reviews assigned project(s) after award to define project scope, determine work procedures/sequences and develops schedules, budgets, staffing, vendor lists and progress billing points
• Meets with client management as necessary during the term of a project to resolve issues and to obtain approvals at the project’s completion
• Maintains a continuing business relationship with clients as part of ongoing business development efforts
• Plans, organizes, communicates and coordinates project engagements
• Manages the day-to-day activities of project engagements including Clients and Project Teams
• Achieve project objectives including quality/scopes, budgets, and schedules
• Analyzes project performance and resource utilization
• Identifies potential out of scope work
• Manages, and negotiates contract change orders
• Identifies and manages project risk from the proposal phase through the duration of the project
• Trains, mentors, and oversees other Project Managers and conducts/participates in portfolio and project reviews

Requirements:

• Minimum of 10 years of increasing experience in the Power Delivery Industry with a minimum of 5 years in project management, and a minimum of 3 years with interconnection projects
• Firm understanding of financial management
• Demonstrated capabilities and success in managing large multi-discipline programs, projects, multi-office projects, and/or multiple projects
• Thorough understanding of various types of power delivery projects (transmission, substation, distribution)
• Strong skills in relationship development and management
• Bachelors of Science in engineering from an accredited college or university (preferred but not required)
• PE (preferred but not required)
• PMP (preferred but not required)