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The Project Director will lead complex EPC projects for Battery Energy Storage and Microgrid solutions, ensuring stakeholder satisfaction and enhancing business performance. Responsibilities include client management, project planning, team leadership, financial performance oversight, and supporting sales in future project acquisitions.

Major Responsibilities

Client Management:

Client management to the project process necessary to execute the project successfully.

Ensure that the client is fully aware of the process, process deliverable expectations, and the necessary decisions to be made during the project.

Create and manage the project team to deliver on client expectations for deliverables and communications.

Ensure consistency of deliverables to meet the standards as required.

Seek opportunities for the continued expansion of services into the client’s business.

Provide client and team leadership to drive project programming, design, budgeting and scheduling meetings with client and design team, including all follow-up regarding proposed or actual changes in any facet of the project(s) or project scope changes.

Team Management:

Fully comprehends and mentors on the project process.

Coordinate “day to day” task management of the project team.

Direct and organize project start-up procedures with the team.

Organize and conduct regular project team meetings to monitor design, documentation, and construction status.

Organize and conduct and publish regular owner’s status meetings.

Plan, organize and staff key positions and provide overall supervision and management of project(s) including ensuring that proper training is provided for team members.

Project Management:

Lead the client interface including project reporting, meeting minutes, action items, and all associated logs.

Prepare scopes of work, schedule requirements, subcontract value, reviews exclusions and special requirements for all subcontracts and change orders throughout project.

Monitor/control through administrative direction of onsite personnel to ensure the project is completed according to approved specs, on schedule and within the established project budget (monitor, review and approve subcontractor and vendor invoices).

Prepare, monitor, and update master schedule in compliance with organizational standards; monitor 2-week rolling schedule and document project delays and causes.

Represent and advocate company operations, safety requirements, and policies with field personnel, subcontractors, and others.

Ensure all reporting requirements for government, subcontractors, owners, and the company are completed and submitted on time.

Regular project-level client interface both internally and externally.

Ensure coordination of all sub-consultants.

Work with Project Coordinator to ensure that project accounting is up to date and accurate.

Manage and direct execution of complex (Energy, Storage, Construction) EPC projects for Battery Energy Storage/Microgrid projects.

Provide leadership and guidance to the entire project team consisting of engineering, procurement, manufacturing, testing, installation, commissioning, business administration, customers, suppliers, sales and senior management.

Improve the financial performance of the project while maintaining and enhancing customer and project team satisfaction.

Participate in the build out of the services transition planning, expectations and execution in accordance with the requirements detailed by customer(s).

Transfer the project after completion to the service organization.

Support our sales organization in the acquisition of future projects.

Participate in business improvement projects.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Strong leadership, collaboration and influencing skills

Strong business acumen

Experience managing Federal Grants

Experience with state utility regulators

Demonstrated ability working in a matrixed and global organization

Minimum Qualifications:

BS/BA in an engineering discipline preferred

8+ years of relevant project management experience in related field required

Technical degree required (electrical, mechanical, civil engineering)

8+ years of experience as a project manager with P&L responsibility

3+ year of experience as a project manager for complex EPC or Industrial projects (such as water, power, oil & gas, nuclear industries)

Experience and knowledge of BESS (Battery Energy Storage)

Preferred Qualifications:

Six Sigma or LEAN experience is a plus

Compensation: Generac is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range for this role when based in California is $174,000 to $279,000. This compensation will ultimately be in line with the location in which the position is filled. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidate’s relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location. This role is eligible for variable compensation including short- and long-term incentives. Remote work environment is supported, position locations available in California.

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 - 50 pounds. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision and ability to adjust focus. Occasional travel.

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