Job Description

Location: San Jose/Bay Area, California

Contract - 12 months

Role & Responsibilities:

Project Leadership & Strategy

• Provide strategic leadership in a matrixed environment, driving alignment across engineering, construction, procurement, and client teams.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects with varying scopes across Data Centers, Transmission, and Substation builds.

Full Lifecycle Project Management

• Oversee Initiation, Planning, Execution, and Close-out phases.
• Define project WBS, Cost Baseline, and OBS structures, and ensure alignment with contractual and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor and control scope, schedule, budget, and risk using industry best practices and performance indicators (SPI, CPI).

Stakeholder & Communication Management

• Serve as the primary interface between clients, contractors, and regulatory authorities.
• Lead regular project reporting and stakeholder updates, ensuring transparency, accountability, and issue resolution.

Team & Vendor Coordination

• Manage cross-functional project teams and third-party contractors, removing barriers to execution and fostering a culture of performance and accountability.
• Provide oversight on construction and commissioning activities, ensuring delivery to scope and safety standards.

Governance & Compliance

• Implement and enforce Quality, Environmental, and Health & Safety standards across all phases.
• Ensure adherence to permitting, regulatory, and interconnection requirements, including those related to DOE or utility funding.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline (required).
• 5–10 years of proven experience managing large-scale infrastructure projects in Transmission, Substation, or Power Generation (Gas, Hydro, or Renewables).
• Experience managing Data Center construction or mission-critical facilities is highly valued.
• Strong working knowledge of project controls, risk management, and earned value management.
• Familiarity with DOE-funded project requirements and reporting practices.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and other project management tools.
• PMP certification or P.Eng license preferred (or in progress).
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and leadership skills with a results-oriented mindset.

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