Project Manager - Power

Overview

Burns & McDonnell’s energy storage team offers storage solutions that take clients from project conception, siting and permitting to turnkey design, construction, and startup. As one of the only firms in the United States to offer a fully integrated turnkey solution in the energy storage industry, Burns & McDonnell has the market expertise to manage a wide variety of storage technologies including lithium-ion, flow, and mechanical storage systems.

The company provides every essential service in the energy storage market and is a key player in the country’s transition to renewables.

Burns & McDonnell is searching for well‑rounded and driven Project Managers with a focus on Energy Storage. This unique opportunity requires an individual who enjoys engineering, business development, and project management roles – a “seller‑doer” type with high‑quality technical and interpersonal skills.

The Energy Storage team focuses on renewable power generation and storage in both the utility‑scale and commercial/industrial markets, offering a wide range of design and project execution experiences. Designs include initial battery sizing, use case evaluation, and technology selection to full detailed design. Current projects range in size from 1 MW to 400 MW with interconnection voltages from 480 V to 500 kV and include both standalone storage and storage plus other renewables such as wind and solar.

• Lead proposal efforts for energy storage Owner’s Engineering proposals.
• Develop scope, schedule, and budget for proposals; negotiate refinements to scope, schedule, and budget with the client upon award.
• Coordinate with permitting authorities, customers, and design leads to drive a customer solution within required project standards.
• Coordinate a multi‑disciplined engineering team to complete required tasks.
• Set and maintain project schedule; monitor and manage the team to meet project deadlines.
• Set and maintain project budgets; request and develop Change Order documents as required.
• Serve as the primary interface between client and technical team.
• Multi‑task among several projects simultaneously.
• Efficiently coordinate with discipline leads to deliver site plans, energy storage technology, building plans, one‑line drawings, BOP plans, substation plans, and other conceptual engineering documents and deliverables as required by the scope.
• Manage approved bidders list, prepare requests for proposal, manage bid tabulation, and drive total installed cost evaluation of procurements.
• Provide streamlined project information and detailed bill of material to estimating.
• Drive efficiency in bid efforts; effectively utilize software and implement practices and tools to improve conceptual design and estimating efficiencies.
• Maintain current knowledge of emerging energy storage technologies, including pricing and prevailing commercial information (delivery, major terms, etc.).
• Participate in industry conferences and publications to further expand Burns & McDonnell’s presence in the renewable energy market, including developing white papers and presentations at conferences.
• Conduct project status meetings with clients as required.
• Travel to client offices/project sites as required.
• Other duties will be assigned as required.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (electrical, chemical, or mechanical preferred) or related field from an accredited curriculum. Minimum 7 years related experience, including 3 or more years managing engineering projects.
• Previous consulting engineering experience strongly preferred.
• Project development, project management, or renewable energy experience a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to clearly and effectively present complex information to all levels of employees, management, and clients.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Due to the dynamic nature of the renewable energy market, the ability to learn, understand, and apply new technologies is a must.
• Willingness and ability to utilize IT to streamline work processes and approaches.
• Experience with estimating or designing energy storage systems is preferred.
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