Commercial Project Manager

Project Manager

For more than 65 years, we've turned big ideas into solutions that help protect homes, strengthen businesses and build a more resilient, efficient, sustainable energy future.

Ready to Power a Smarter World with us?

In the role of Project Manager, you will be part of the Energy Integration team, leading project management for our customers, focusing on energy integration solutions featuring our energy storage, microgrid and paralleling controls, power distribution products (including switchgear). This role requires a blend of technical expertise, business acumen, and exceptional leadership to ensure successful delivery of complex projects from inception through the full lifecycle of our units in the field.

Key Responsibilities:

• Scope Management: Own the post sale project delivery scope, ranging from meeting customer project delivery requirements, change order management, coordination with manufacturing to shipping, installation, commissioning, warranty, and lifecycle support.
• Project Planning & Execution: Develop and manage detailed project plans, including timelines, and risk mitigation strategies. Drive execution to meet business objectives.
• Customer engagement: Own post sale customer engagement. Provide clear updates, status reports, and risk assessments to ensure alignment, while meeting all required project deliverables. Drive change order management between customer and internal functions
• Stakeholder Communication: Serve as the primary point of contact for all project stakeholders internal and external. Provide clear updates, status reports, and risk assessments to ensure alignment.
• Team Leadership & Collaboration: Coordinate cross-functional teams (Sales, Engineering, Operations, Service, Supply Chain) and external partners to achieve project milestones.
• Risk & Issue Management: Identify potential risks early, implement mitigation strategies, and communicate challenges proactively.
• Quality Resolution: Partner with internal teams to resolve onsite quality issues promptly.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive process optimization and implement best practices for project delivery.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (Engineering preferred)
• Minimum 5 years in project management with a proven track record of data-driven decision-making

Preferred Qualifications:

• Expertise in Change Order Management
• Professional communication and escalation skills
• Proficiency in Salesforce and SAP
• Proficiency in Smartsheet
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong verbal and written presentation skills
• Ability to manage diverse technical workloads in a fast-paced environment
• Willingness to work outside normal hours for emergencies or deadlines
• Strong understanding of electrical power generation systems (energy storage, paralleling switchgear and controls, generators, PV, microgrids)
• Ability to interpret technical specifications, wiring diagrams, schematics, and flowcharts
• Ability to review technical and commercial specifications in RFQ's to be able to conduct comply/deviate/exception analysis
• Travel up to 10-15% (with flexibility required)
• Ability to respond to critical deadlines

Why Join Us?

• You'll be part of a nimble team that powers critical infrastructure. This is an opportunity to lead impactful projects, collaborate with industry experts, and contribute to innovative solutions in this space.
• Competitive Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, 401k and many more
• Make a positive impact. Generac has always been community-minded and dedicated to giving back. The company proudly offers a Volunteer Time Off program, inviting team members to participate in charitable volunteer opportunities on company time.
• We believe in having fun. From minor celebrations to major events, our employees balance their work by building a strong culture of teamwork and collaboration through a variety of occasions, including our Fun Days.
• We're an inclusive company that celebrates differences and keeps equity and respect at the forefront.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion, the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend, or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 pounds. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Occasional travel.

"We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law."