Project Manager, Operational Excellence - Dallas, TX

Project Manager, Operational Excellence - Dallas, TX

If you want to shape the future of energy, we are looking for a Project Manager, Operational Excellence to join our Solar and BESS Operations and Maintenance team!

The Project Manager, Operational Excellence, is responsible for the execution of initiatives across the Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Solar & BESS organization. This role is responsible for driving cross-functional projects, ensuring effective governance, tracking progress against objectives, managing stakeholders, and delivering measurable operational improvements. This role will work closely with the rest of the Operational Efficiency team, Technical Services, OMI, and other business functions to ensure initiatives are executed on time, within scope, and aligned with business priorities.

Coordinate and manage a portfolio of Operational Excellence initiatives across the O&M Solar/BESS team.

Ensure alignment of project objectives with organizational priorities.

Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, resource requirements, and risk registers.

Establish project governance structures and facilitate regular project review meetings.

Track progress of multiple concurrent projects and ensure adherence to timelines and deliverables.

Monitor action items and ensure accountability across project teams.

Support change management activities to ensure successful adoption of new processes and tools.

Escalate risks, issues, dependencies, and roadblocks to leadership as required.

Review and provide input on Scopes of Work (SOWs), including scope, services, deliverables, technical requirements, acceptance criteria, and project timelines to ensure alignment with business objectives and operational needs.

Act as the primary liaison between O&M, Procurement, Legal, and Contract Management teams throughout the sourcing, contracting, and vendor onboarding processes for initiatives requiring external support.

Collaborate in vendor selection activities, including requirements clarification, proposal evaluations, and stakeholder alignment, as required.

Proactively monitor sourcing and contracting activities, identifying, tracking, and escalating roadblocks, risks, or delays that may impact project schedules or business objectives.

Support contract amendments, change requests, and scope modifications while maintaining appropriate documentation and governance controls.

Manage external contractors and service providers throughout project execution, ensuring adherence to contractual obligations, deliverables, timelines, quality standards, and safety requirements.

Monitor contractor performance, facilitate issue resolution, and ensure timely completion of agreed deliverables.

Build strong working relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners.

Engage with the Global team for the implementation of identified best practices across the fleet.

Provide regular status updates to management and executive stakeholders.

Prepare executive presentations and business updates as required.

Measure and report realized benefits, including operational efficiency gains, cost reductions, reliability improvements, and process standardization.

The minimum requirements for this role are:

2+ years of project management experience in industrial operations, energy, utilities, manufacturing, or renewable energy sectors.

Experience managing cross-functional projects involving technical and operational stakeholders.

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.

Experience with project governance, KPI development, and executive reporting.

Strong knowledge of project management methodologies and tools.

Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Power BI, Excel, SharePoint, Smartsheet, and/or other project portfolio management tools.

Familiarity with renewable energy operations (Solar & BESS) is highly desirable.

Understanding of reliability, maintenance, and operational performance metrics.

Strong organizational and planning skills.

Excellent stakeholder management and communication abilities.

Ability to influence without direct authority.

Strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities.

Results-oriented with a focus on execution and accountability.

Structured, proactive, and improvement?oriented mindset.

Comfortable operating in a dynamic, compliance?driven environment.

Ability to comment on legal documents and agreements.

25% travel required (domestic & international).

Enel North America offers its regular full-time employees affordable, quality healthcare for you and your family, life insurance and disability benefits to provide security, and retirement benefits to help you plan for your financial future. In addition, we offer an array of other benefits such as flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement and professional development allowance. Benefits are effective as of day one!

Some additional perks to working with Enel North America include:

401k with match fully vested as of day one. Enel-NA matches 100% of the first 4% that you contribute up to set IRS limits.

Generous PTO that supports work/life balance including: 4 weeks annually of vacation as well as personal days, volunteer days, your birthday off, paid holidays, and sick time. Proration may apply during first year of employment.

Paid leave programs

The opportunity to grow and develop your career with the support and mentorship of senior leaders.

The opportunity to work for one of the world's most recognizable and respected brands in the energy industry that believes by working together we can create a new energy era in which the world can become more sustainable.

Enel North America is dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information. We will not discriminate, in any employment decision, against any individual or group on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veterans/national guard/military reserve status. This shall be done in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws in every location in which Enel North America has facilities. Enel North America maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law. Accessibility If you require accessibility assistance applying for open positions please contact View email address on click.appcast.io.

The selection process includes an initial introductory interview with the Recruiting team, followed by an interview with the relevant business line. If your profile matches the requirements of the role, we will contact you to share all the details of the next steps. Enel North America is committed to providing a fair and transparent hiring process for all job seekers. We will never ask you to pay money or provide sensitive information, such as your social security number or bank account number, as part of the application process. We only hire through our official channels, which include our website and LinkedIn page. If you receive a job offer that did not come through one of those channels, it is likely a scam, and we suggest reporting it to the authorities. We are looking for individuals who embody our values: trust, respect, innovation, proactivity, and flexibility. Do you want to be a part of change? Apply now and join the Enel team to help drive the energy transition with us!

Enel North America has an internal talent acquisition department and designated career site for individuals looking to join our team. Enel North America will not accept unsolicited resumes from any external recruiters, staffing firms, search agencies or any fee-based referrals. Any unsolicited resumes sent to directly to Enel North America, in any capacity will be considered property of Enel North America. This policy is applicable to all Enel North America locations and will be the responsibility of third parties and vendors to understand this policy. Enel North America will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.

Enel North America is a proven renewables leader delivering clean, flexible and sustainable energy solutions. As part of the Enel Group, we develop, build, own and operate renewable power plants and demand response solutions, with over 11 gigawatts (GW) of installed wind and solar capacity, over 1 GW of energy storage and nearly 5 GW of demand response in the US and Canada. For nearly 25 years, we've reliably powered modern life and driven climate action with our people, partners and communities by putting sustainability at the center of everything we do. Enel is a top-five industry leader for clean power capacity in the US, demand response in North America and utility-scale battery storage in Texas. We are a smart and passionate team working together to build the Enel North America that we want for the long-term one that is founded on strong financial, social and environmental values. Being on our team means being part of lasting progress to create a thriving and more sustainable world for our climate and communities. It means valuing safety, trust, innovation, proactivity, flexibility and respect in all we do. Our vision is ambitious, and we'll get there together.

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