Project Development Manager II

The Project Development Manager II is responsible for leading the development of performance contracting and design/build energy projects, working closely with the Project Sales Lead and Development Team to define project objectives and execute plans aligned with customer goals. This role involves collaborating with customers, providing project leadership, developing project plans, leading audits, ensuring project site safety, managing project finances, and resolving issues. They also monitor project status and manage medium to large-sized projects with moderate scope complexity. The role covers various vertical markets such as education, government, healthcare, and industrial projects.

Responsibilities:

Customer Satisfaction

• Collaborate with customers to understand their mission, vision, and operational needs
• Develop a project strategy aligned with customer goals and ensure satisfaction by exceeding project expectations
• Facilitate technical communication and presentation of customer project details

Project Leadership

• Provide strong leadership to the project team, offering direction and tools for success
• Drive innovation and creative solutions to surpass customer expectations
• Develop project charter and communication plan for project development efforts
• Offer technical leadership in reviewing scopes of work, project deliverables, and customer stakeholder management

Develop Project Plan, Schedule, and Budget

• Work with sales lead to develop a strategic plan and build a project plan to meet the strategy
• Identify schedule and budget constraints and opportunities to achieve project strategy
• Collaborate with internal and external teams on budget, phasing, and scope of work deliverables

Lead, Plan, Organize, and Participate in Audits

• Coordinate internal and external teams for facility audits and site access on customer sites
• Lead customer kickoff meetings and scope debriefs

Responsible for Project Site Safety

• Develop a safety strategy for the project and communicate safety requirements to all project team members and subcontractors
• Execute safety strategy, perform job hazard analysis, risk assessments, and safety audits
• Ensure adherence to Schneider Electric safe work practices and customer safety requirements

Develop Scope, Coordinate Technical Strategy, Project Financials, Customer Reports, and Final Contract

• Lead in defining project scope and acquiring scope of work estimates
• Review and ensure project estimates are accurate and executable within the budget
• Direct methodologies of performing energy savings calculations and identify financial risks
• Collaborate with sales lead and rebate analyst to identify applicable utility rebates and incentives
• Prepare final project costs in financial tools for turnkey construction of scope of work
• Coordinate with Construction and Performance Assurance for alignment of scope, costs, and project requirements

Manage the Timely Resolution of Issues and Track Risks

• Manage and create the risk register document and issues log
• Monitor project status and report to the management team regularly
• Complete all project status reporting at a regular cadence

Scope

• Manage medium to large-sized projects with moderate scope complexity
• Lead project stakeholders across various vertical markets such as education, government, healthcare, and industrial projects, including municipal water/wastewater and microgrid projects

Education/Certification Required:  4-year college degree or technical degree, and/or relative experience required.  Professional Engineering License, or ability to obtain within two to three years is desirable.  PMP certification is recommended.  CEM certification and LEED accreditation or other professional certifications are pluses.

Experience Required: Relative engineering and project management experience (7-10 years related work experience preferred).  In addition, the candidate will demonstrate a thorough knowledge of performance contracting and project development process in building systems and energy use. An understanding of energy performance work in lower and higher education or a municipality project background is beneficial.

Skills:

Strong communication (written and verbal) and project management / organization skills, but not limited to the ability to:

• handle multiple demands and assignments
• prioritize tasks effectively and efficiently
• manage resource procurement and utilization.
• influence and persuade internal and external Customers
• listen effectively and solicit input from others

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the primary duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary duties.

Moving over rough or uneven surfaces; recurring bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching, or similar activities; recurring lifting of moderately heavy to light items, ability to climb ladders.  Transporting of items such as a laptop computer and luggage; driving an automobile, etc.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the primary duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary duties.

While performing the primary functions of the job, the employee is regularly exposed a general office environment.  During periods of project site visits, the employee will be exposed to outside weather conditions as well as mechanical equipment rooms, which could consist of confined spaces and loud noises.  Employee may work in different environments while on various job sites.  This job requires work to be performed on project sites and thus will require 20% to 30% travel to project sites. Travel will occur using an automobile or by airplane to destinations.

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