Senior Project Manager – Power Generation
Turner & Townsend · Midland, TX · 2 wk ago
On-siteConsulting$100/hrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Manage stakeholders including Owner/Developers, engineers, and supply chains to deliver compliant projects.
- Lead end-to-end delivery of capital projects across:
- - CT (simple cycle) and CCGT plants
- - BTM power solutions (BESS, fuel cells, CHP, hybrid systems)
- Define and execute integrated project delivery strategies across conventional and distributed energy assets
- Act as primary client interface, overseeing all phases of a project from development through commissioning and startup.
- Manage Capital budgets ($100M–$2B+), Level 1–3 schedules, risk, commercial, and contract strategies
- Interface with EPC contractors and OEMs (GE, Siemens Energy, Mitsubishi Power, BESS integrators, fuel cell providers)
- Ensure compliance with HSSE, regulatory, interconnection, and permitting requirements
- Manage commercial risk, claims, and change management
- Build and lead high-performing, multi-disciplinary teams
- Support business development and client growth initiatives, particularly in energy transition and resiliency solutions
- Verify that effective project governance, processes and systems are utilized
- Ensure application of industry best practice on all projects
- Production of formal project status reports and other reports as required
- Maintain oversight of multiple construction projects to ensure correct application of approved design standards
- Manage the interface between all suppliers through monthly trackers and weekly reviews
- Manage the flow of project information between the project team through regular meetings and written communications
- Forecast and update key project milestones
- Manage and monitor local design teams in accordance with commission criteria
- Rapidly respond to RFIs from the field
- Provide advisory expertise for cost control, value engineering, and constructability guidance where required
- Independently review status reports, drawing submittals, timelines and costs from architects, contractors and suppliers
- Strategic Thinking - provide advice to project teams on approaches that can be adopted to successfully achieve both clients' objectives and business objectives
- Knowledge management - ensure that key information and learnings generated from each project are captured
- Process improvement - identify ways to improve internal systems and processes
Qualifications
- 10–15+ years’ experience in power generation and/or distributed energy
- Proven experience delivering:
- - CT / CCGT projects
- - AND/OR BTM solutions (BESS, fuel cells, CHP, microgrids)
- Strong understanding of:
- - Gas turbine and steam cycle systems
- - Energy storage technologies and dispatch strategies
- - Grid interconnection vs. islanded systems
- Experience with hybrid and integrated energy systems
- Demonstrated leadership on large-scale capital programs ($100M+)
- Experience across EPC, EPCM, or owner’s engineer environments
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field
- PMP or equivalent preferred