Senior Project Manager

Power Your Future with Qualus

As a Senior Project Manager in our Program Management organization, you will provide planning, management, and overall execution of a portfolio of power projects. This includes managing all activities related to project scope, schedule, cost / budget, quality, communications, resources, procurement, and risk elements to optimize client service, quality, and financial performance on large, complex, and challenging projects.

Primary responsibilities for this position will drive operational business results by working with customers, leadership, employees, contractors, consultants, vendors, manufacturers, and cross-functional teams across the enterprise to :

• Provide oversight, management, and leadership of all client projects from conception to completion with focus on safety, customer service, project execution, commissioning, financial, and operational excellence.
• Lead development of scope of work documents for EPC contracts as well as sub-contracts including in-depth project scopes, schedule deliverables, cost estimates, project execution plan, and baselines.
• Ensure projects awarded are successfully executed within the project scope, requested lead time, with the highest safety and quality standards, and within the assigned budget.
• Provide technical, field engineering, construction, and contractor oversight, management, and leadership during project execution phase, whether performed by EPC, sub-contractor, suppliers, or the client.
• Provide leadership, management, and oversight of field construction and labor to ensure safe, quality, on-time, and within-budget delivery of projects that meets customer and company expectations.
• Ensure inspection and oversight of all projects to monitor compliance with all applicable safety, environmental codes, and regulations.
• Ensure projects are constructed to customer and client standards, specifications, and expectations.
• Serve as customer-facing representative of the clients team for both business development and project execution activities.
• Ensure effective and professional communications between internal and external customer and project teams.
• Elevate issues that arise throughout the project life cycle to which resolution cannot be accomplished by the project team to leadership.
• Lead on-time delivery in accordance with contract and safety requirements using detailed schedule management process and tools.
• Follow-up, coordinate, and expedite with customers, contractors, operations, engineering, and purchasing personnel.
• Manage costs and contracts by working closely with Finance, Sr Staff Analyst, Sr Lead Engineer, and Sr Projects and Technical Services Manager for accurate estimating, forecasting, and monitoring cost, contingencies, and profit.
• Identify, manage, and mitigate risks to ensure the success of the projects. Lead resolution of technical, specification, and contract issues with EPC, suppliers, and stakeholders.
• Promote a focus on value engineering and champion the development of cost-effective designs and project solutions.
• Manage and eliminate increases in scope not required by customer or contract.
• Negotiate with vendors, subcontractors, and customers scope changes, cost adders, and any variance to the original project scope.
• Ensure review and approval of conceptual designs and basic engineering for greenfield and brownfield engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) projects including generators, transfer switches, transformers, relays, controls, electric distribution, utility interconnection, communication, and control systems.
• Ensure review and approval of engineering and design work of EPC and third-party engineers.
• Ensure review and approval of technical plans and documentation for technical assessment of electrical designs and systems, proper for load calculations, power flow models, short circuit analysis, relay, and protective coordination.
• Ensure review and approval of design, drawings, diagrams, documents, generator utility interconnection, equipment, and material sizing, commissioning, and controls during design, construction, and commissioning phases to ensure EPC compliance with the clients standards, codes, and regulations.

Qualifications :

Benefits & Compensation :

Qualus benefits offered include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short and Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays, for those who qualify. The expected compensation range for this position is based upon several factors, including but not limited to education, qualifications, prior relevant work experience, and work location.

Company Overview :

Qualus is a leading pure-play power services firm and innovator at the forefront of the energy transition and transformation, with differentiated capabilities across grid modernization, resiliency, security, and sustainability. The firm partners with utilities, commercial, industrial, data center, and government clients, and renewable and energy storage developers, offering comprehensive solutions through boutique and integrated advisory, planning, engineering, digital solutions, program management, and specialized field services. Qualus also provides software and technology enabled services and develops breakthrough solutions for critical power industry challenges such as distributed and variable resource integration, emergency management, and secure data exchange. The firm has nearly 1,600 professionals, with offices throughout the U.S. and Canada.

EEO :

At Qualus, we believe everyone has value; and that the diversity and inclusion among our teams is what sets us apart for optimal success. We put people first because we care. To view a copy of the Qualus Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy Statement, click here. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process, and need an alternative method for applying, please email careers@qualuscorp.com.

Job Locations :

US-LA-New Orleans | US-LA

ID : 2025-4498

Category : Major Project Group & Program Management

Position Type : Regular Full Time

Remote : Yes