Senior Project Manager

Reports to: Project Director

Location: Chattanooga Houston Remote

Supervises: Project Managers Assistant Project Managers Project Engineers Field Engineers Project Superintendents Co-Ops and Interns

Works closely with: Owners Project Directors Project Engineers Field Construction Staff Preconstruction Procurement Scheduling Quality and Safety

Role Overview:

The Senior Project Manager (SPM) is responsible for leading the full lifecycle execution of CoVolt Powers most complex and strategically significant utility-scale solar EPC projects. The Sr PM operates with a high level of independence and judgment ensuring safe timely and financially disciplined addition to core project leadership responsibilities Sr. PM plays a pivotal role in developing future project leaders elevating project management standards and reinforcing the culture and operating rhythms of Project Delivery. This role requires an experienced forward-thinking project leader who can navigate significant technical commercial and contractual challenges strengthen relationships with clients and partners and model the behaviors expected across Signals project teams.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Advanced Project Leadership & Execution

• Lead full-lifecycle execution of large complex EPC projects from NTP through final acceptance.

• Oversee multiple project phases concurrently ensuring alignment with design standards construction best practices schedule commitments and commercial requirements.

• Provide strategic decision-making support to field teams and proactively resolve issuesto maintain project momentum.

• Support Preconstruction through estimating constructability reviews procurement strategy and subcontractor evaluation for major scopes.

1. Safety & Quality Leadership:

• Model exceptional safety behavior and ensure field teams uphold Signals safety expectations without exception.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and promote a transparent corrective-action culture around safety and quality.

• Partner with Quality to ensure robust inspection processes proactive issue resolution and adherence to specifications.

1. Financial Leadership & Project Controls:

• Manage project budgets at an advanced level including forecasting cost trending margin protection and commercial strategy.

• Oversee contract administration and major commercial events including claims notices risk exposures and change management.

• Provide executive-level reporting on financial performance risks and variance drivers.

1. Schedule Strategy & Performance:

• Lead strategic scheduling efforts including development monitoring and mitigation planning for complex multi-phase scopes.

• Ensure rigorous analysis of critical path productivity trends and recovery planning.
• Collaborate with Scheduling Construction and subcontract partners to maintain milestone alignment.

1. Client & Stakeholder Leadership:

• Serve as the primary strategic interface with clients owner engineers lenders and key stakeholders.

• Anticipate client needs maintain alignment on expectations and elevate Signals reputation for professionalism and performance.

• Lead difficult conversations with poise and ensure transparent communication during challenges or change events.

1. Team Leadership Mentorship & Culture:

• Lead mentor and develop Project Managers APMs PEs and Field Engineers to build a strong succession pipeline.

• Reinforce Signals project delivery cultureaccountability proactive communication disciplined execution and team cohesion.

• Provide structured coaching regular performance feedback and development planning for project delivery personnel.

• Support hiring onboarding and capability-building initiatives across the PM discipline.

1. Strategic Risk Management:

• Identify quantify and strategically manage high-impact risks across technicalcommercial schedule subcontract and safety domains.

• Lead major risk reviews with senior leadership and ensure clear mitigation strategies and follow-through.

• Integrate lessons learned into future planning and mentor PMs on effective risk leadership.

1. Reporting Governance & Executive Communication:

• Provide consistent accurate and executive-ready reporting on project progress issuesfinancials and milestone health.

• Lead internal and external project meetings with clarity structure and a focus on accountability.

• Support Project Delivery governance processes and continuous-improvement initiatives.

Primary Skills/Experience/Abilities:

• Demonstrated leadership of large-scale EPC construction projects preferably utility-scale sola or renewable energy.
• Advanced knowledge of EPC execution engineering workflows procurement strategy and
• construction sequencing.
• Mastery of financial reporting cost controls and commercial management.
• Exceptional communication verbal written and interpersonal with strong client-facing
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams and mentor developing project talent.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high degree of ownership and initiative.
• Proficiency in project management software (P6 MS Project) and financial systems.

Preferred Education/Experience:

• Bachelors degree in engineering construction management renewable energy or related field.
• Minimum 8-10 years of project management experience with at least 3 years in a role leading complex or large-scale EPC projects.

Preferred Certificates/Licenses:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
• OSHA 10 or 30-hour safety certification.
• First Aid/CPR Certification.

Metrics of Success

Performance in this role will be evaluated based on:

• On-time on-budget delivery of complex projects.
• Safety leadership and proactive risk management.
• Quality performance and resolution of technical issues.
• Strength of client relationships and stakeholder alignment.
• Team development mentorship impact and cultural leadership.
• Effective management of risk financial exposure and commercial strategy.

Important Interview Policy: To ensure a focused conversation and protect the privacy of both our candidates and team members the use of AI note-takers recording devices or real-time transcription software is strictly prohibited during this Interview. If an unauthorized bot joins the meeting our team will ask for it to be removed before beginning the Interview. Thank you for your cooperation!

CoVolt Power is an Equal Opportunity Employer and uses E-Verify.

We are not accepting resumes from Third Party Recruiting Firms for positions posted on our careers page. If you are an Agency or Search firm representative contact the CoVolt Power Talent Acquisition Manager directly at for consideration. CoVolt Power or its affiliates will not be responsible for any fees arising from the use of resumes and online response forms through this addition CoVolt Power or its affiliates will not be responsible for any fees on unsolicited resumes that are submitted to any member of the Staffing or Operations team. CoVolt Power has established an approved vendor program for this service and will only consider accepting submissions from those approved firms

Required Experience:

Senior IC