Senior Project Manager
Senior Project Manager at renewable energy developer Lydian Energy, owning utility-scale solar and battery storage (BESS) projects end to end — safety, budgets, schedules, EPC contracting, and quality through commissioning. Requires Primavera P6/MS Project, energy-sector PM experience, and biweekly travel to project sites. Remote (US).
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Remote - Nationwide, Remote, US
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Category
- Project management
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 8-10 years of project management experience in the energy sector, including direct responsibility for utility-scale solar PV and/or BESS project delivery
- Demonstrated experience leading roughly half a dozen utility-scale projects from construction through completion
- Track record of delivering projects exceeding $200M in total installed cost, on schedule and within budget
- Expert-level proficiency in project scheduling software (Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or equivalent)
- Advanced use of the Microsoft 365 suite (Project, SharePoint, Teams, Excel)
- Strong commercial acumen, including experience negotiating EPC and procurement contracts and managing contractor performance
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced environment
- High collaboration skills across accounting, finance, legal, commercial, and operations/asset management
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and written communication skills, with experience preparing executive-level reporting
- Experience developing and maintaining project KPIs, operational metrics, and management dashboards
- Travel to project sites approximately every other week (2-4 days per trip), plus a quarterly all-team offsite
Nice to have
- Solar PV and/or BESS experience strongly preferred (utility-scale defined as 100 MW or greater); strong utility-scale wind background also considered
- Engineering background strongly preferred; electrical engineering backgrounds from conventional power plants (gas, coal, nuclear) of strong interest
- Safety certifications (OSHA 30 or equivalent)
- PMP certification (a plus but not required)
Full description
About Lydian Energy
Lydian is an established energy development company specializing in the development and construction of utility-scale solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in North America. Lydian owns 14 assets in development, construction or under operation, consisting of both solar and storage, which reached or are expected to reach FNTP from 2024-2028.
Lydian is backed by Excelsior Energy Capital (“EEC”), a leading private equity fund manager with more than $1.5B in assets under management, that is exclusively focused on north American middle market renewables investing. Lydian’s relationship with EEC provides several critical advantages, including access to (i) a specialized team of value-add investor-operators with decades of renewables development, construction, and transaction experience and (ii) committed discretionary equity capital, strong relationships with debt and tax equity investors, and deep experience structuring tax equity and project financings.
Lydian has built a team of seasoned, passionate energy infrastructure professionals with deep expertise in project development, construction, financing, and M&A. This is an opportunity to join a fully capitalized development platform that is running at full capacity, but still at an early-enough stage for you to have a real impact on company culture and commercial outcomes.
Job Scope
The Senior Project Manager carries overall accountability for safety, scope, schedule, cost, and quality across a portfolio of complex, high-value renewable energy projects. This role functions as the primary interface with internal stakeholders, utilities, system operators, regulatory entities, equipment suppliers, and EPC contractors. High collaboration skills are essential: the role requires working effectively across accounting, finance, legal, commercial, and operations/asset management, in addition to external partners, and the ability to build strong working relationships across all of these groups.
The ideal candidate brings a proven track record of independently delivering large-scale solar PV and/or BESS projects from development through commissioning, with the judgment to navigate complexity and the presence to lead cross-functional teams in a fast-moving environment. This is a full-ownership role: the successful candidate takes projects from construction through completion rather than a single phase of the work.
Key Responsibilities include:
Development:
- Lead preparation and senior review of CAPEX and OPEX cost estimates for solar and BESS projects, providing sign-off quality analysis for investment committee submissions.
- Own project schedules, budgets, cashflow models, and reporting packages; ensure accuracy and completeness across multiple concurrent projects.
- Drive the RFP process for EPC contractors, including evaluation of proposals and lead negotiation of contracts, with accountability for final commercial terms.