Project Manager, Ford Energy
About the role
The Program Manager is a high-impact functional leadership role responsible for defining, executing, and safeguarding the post-contract product delivery pipeline within the Ford Energy Sales Organization. In this role, you will serve as the lead authority on transitioning complex Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and integrated infrastructure projects from contract signing to final commissioning.
Responsibilities
Functional Leadership & Delivery Frameworks: Standardized Execution - Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of standardized post-contract delivery processes, playbooks, and stage-gate reviews tailored for BESS projects.
Portfolio Health: Monitor and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) for project health, delivery efficiency, and financial performance across the Ford Energy portfolio.
Tools & Systems Architecture: Champion the adoption of advanced program management tools and tracking systems to ensure consistent execution.
High-Stakes Project Execution: Direct Delivery - Take personal accountability for the execution, timeline, and commissioning of Ford Energy’s largest, most complex, or high-risk utility-scale BESS installations.
Risk Mitigation: Conduct rigorous stakeholder and risk analyses to identify deployment hurdles and coordinate cross-functional interventions to unblock delivery pipelines.
Technical & Operational Alignment: Act as the primary interface between Sales, Engineering, Finance, and external EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) contractors to ensure aligned execution.
Stakeholder & Customer Management: Primary Escalation Contact - Serve as the prime operational contact and consultant for customers, utilities, and senior internal leadership during project deployment.
Contractual Coordination: Navigate and resolve complex contractual, scheduling, and technical coordination issues with external partners and utility representatives.
Mentorship: Provide functional guidance, mentorship, and support to other project specialists and engineers across the organization.
Qualifications
Required Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Construction Management, a related technical field, or equivalent.
Experience: 10+ years of program management, project delivery, or PMO experience, with a proven track record of executing large-scale utility, infrastructure, or energy projects.
Execution Expertise: 3+ years of experience directly managing, building, and mentoring high-performing project management teams. Strong background in post-contract execution, EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) workflows, contract management, and utility-scale deployments.
Leadership Capability: Proven ability to lead, influence, and drive consensus across matrixed, cross-functional engineering and business teams without direct authority.
Benefits
Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage.
Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more.
Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more.
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases.
Tuition assistance.
Established and active employee resource groups.
Paid time off for individual and team community service.
A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
Pay
$115,500 - $268,300
Schedule
Hybrid model, requiring regular onsite presence to collaborate with engineering, sales, and manufacturing leadership. Moderate domestic travel to project sites, customer offices, and supplier locations as needed to oversee critical execution milestones.