Project Manager, High-Voltage - Commissioning

Own end-to-end HV and site wide commissioning project planning and control, establishing the WBS, baseline schedule, cash flow forecasts, procurement milestones, and resource plans. Drive weekly schedule reviews, recovery planning, and critical path management with EPC and site leadership. Lead HV and site wide commissioning cost management and forecasting, including monthly EAC/EVA updates, change order pricing validation, contingency management, pay application review/approval, and alignment of financial reporting with Project Controls and Finance. Direct contract administration, ensuring scope clarity, deliverable compliance, and change management discipline; draft, negotiate, and recommend change orders and claims with clear schedule/cost impact analyses. Coordinate cross-functional execution to ensure design completeness, permitting compliance, interconnection readiness, and QA/QC adherence. Execute risk management throughout the lifecycle, maintaining the risk register, quantifying impacts, implementing mitigations, and escalating strategic risks to senior leadership with recommended actions. Drive site safety culture and compliance, integrating HSSE requirements into schedules and work plans and ensuring EPC adherence to safety KPIs and incident reporting. Manage external stakeholder relationships, including utilities, AHJs, landowners, third party inspectors, and lenders' engineers, ensuring timely reviews, approvals, and alignment on critical path items. Produce executive ready reports and presentations, summarizing progress, risks, cash flow, and forecasted outcomes for internal leadership and, when applicable, board-level review. Mentor and guide other members of the project team, delegating workstreams, providing technical direction, and building execution discipline across the project team. Lead lessons learned and continuous improvement, capturing insights during closeout and feeding back process and contract improvement recommendations to Construction leadership. Collaborate with individual departments, as well as cross-functionally with other departments within the organization. Maintain organizational excellence in terms of project timelines and deliverables. Demonstrates the Clēnera Core Values of Caring, Committed, and Courageous. Other duties as assigned. Requirements Education: Bachelor’s degree in construction management, electrical engineering, , business, or related field experience. Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience in HV construction and commissioning project management. Minimum of 2 years of experience executing utility-scale renewable energy projects. Technology: Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, and an ability to learn company-specific software programs, tools, processes, and machines. Skills/Attributes: Strong understanding of schedule and cost controls, including critical path analysis, recovery planning, earned value, EAC forecasting, and cash flow management. Strong EPC contract administration and negotiation skills, capable of structuring clear change orders, resolving claims, and driving accountability to contractual obligations. Technical fluency in utility scale HV, construction, including civil works, MV/HV systems, SCADA, protection/controls, energy storage technology and commissioning sequences. Adept at identifying systemic and emergent risks, quantifying impacts, and implementing mitigation actions that protect COD and budget objectives. Ability to build trust and effectively coordinate with utilities, AHJs, inspectors, lenders' engineers, and EPC executives to clear critical path issues. Clear, persuasive communication, producing concise, decision ready reporting for senior leadership and guiding the project team toward shared outcomes. Demonstrated ability to lead highly effective teams, both internally and externally. Self-motivated to work through complex problems and competing priorities, including a high level of detail and organization. Effective verbal and written communication skills. Travel: 25% Core Competencies Demonstrates expertise in HV construction and commissioning project management, with a strong focus on schedule and cost controls, contract administration, and stakeholder coordination. Proven ability to lead teams, manage risks, and produce executive-level reporting in utility-scale renewable energy projects. 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