Senior Project Manager — High Voltage Execution

Company Profile:

Repsol is a globally integrated multi-energy company headquartered in Madrid Spain. With a team of 25000 employees across more than 20 countries we proudly serve 24 million customers worldwide. Our diversified renewable energy portfolio totals nearly 3700 MW of installed capacity with a strong presence in Spain the United States and Chile.

As part of our commitment to a more sustainable future low-emissions generation is at the core of our strategy to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Repsol Renewables North America (RRNA) plays a key role in this vision with aims to increase generation capacity betweenMW by 2027.

We are driven by innovation collaboration and purpose. Repsol offers a comprehensive Employee Value Proposition (EVP) including a holistic Total Rewards program that supports the wellbeing growth and contributions of our people. Join us in shaping the future of energy.

Job Summary:

The Senior Project Manager will report to and support the Head of Project Management in delivering utility-scale wind solar and battery storage projects safely on schedule within budget and in alignment with commercial and contractual commitments. This role will have a dedicated focus on high-voltage execution including owner-side management of substations switchyards transmission lines interconnection facilities gen-tie facilities protection and control systems utility interfaces energization synchronization and COD readiness. The Senior Project Manager will lead cross-functional execution from late-stage development through construction commissioning COD and handover with accountability for safety leadership contractor performance utility coordination schedule and cost control risk mitigation contract administration change management claims avoidance and executive-level reporting. This role requires strong commercial judgment technical fluency disciplined governance and the ability to drive timely decisions across internal teams contractors utilities and external stakeholders.

The position is based in Downtown Houston with a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office and 2 days from home.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide visible safety leadership across development-to-construction project execution reinforcing that successful delivery includes protecting people communities assets and the environment.
• Lead cross-functional project teams with accountability for safety quality schedule cost risk commercial commitments contractor performance and timely resolution of execution issues.
• Manage project schedules including baseline management critical path analysis progress measurement forecasting and early identification of threats to COD and major milestones.
• Coordinate with Finance project controls analysts and internal support teams to manage monthly budget reforecasts cost trends contingency tracking and updates to project economics.
• Prepare executive-level project reporting that clearly communicates status risks decisions required commercial exposure mitigation plans and confidence in COD and budget outcomes.
• Manage EPC contractor performance against contractual obligations including milestone achievement deliverables notices reporting requirements recovery plans change control and compliance with project execution requirements.
• Lead commercial and contractual review of change order requests and claims coordinating with technical Legal Procurement and project controls teams to assess entitlement cost and schedule impact contractual merit and recommended negotiation or settlement strategy.
• Manage unbundled high-voltage scope execution including substations switchyards transmission lines gen-tie facilities interconnection facilities protection and control systems SCADA interfaces metering relay settings testing commissioning energization and turnover.
• Own commercial and execution interfaces between the BOP contractor HV contractor OEMs independent engineer utility ISO/RTO transmission owner and internal engineering development asset management and operations teams.
• Drive HV design procurement construction and commissioning readiness including design reviews constructability long-lead equipment tracking outage planning utility witness testing backfeed strategy energization sequencing punch list closure and COD-critical milestone protection.
• Engage utility counterparts interconnection stakeholders consultants and internal technical teams to support HV facility acceptance backfeed relay and protection coordination energization synchronization and COD readiness.
• Maintain an integrated project risk register covering safety permitting interconnection engineering procurement construction schedule commercial and financial risks with clear mitigation owners due dates escalation triggers and quantified impacts where appropriate.
• Lead disciplined project governance including decision logs action registers change logs correspondence records approval records lessons learned and handover documentation.
• Support EPC procurement and project financing activities including RFP development bid evaluation contractor due diligence technical and commercial clarifications contract negotiation support investor or lender diligence and open item tracking.
• Lead structured turnover of completed projects to Asset Management including closeout documentation outstanding obligations warranty items lessons learned operational readiness inputs and transition of project knowledge.

Qualifications:

• Must be authorized to work for any US employerwithoutthe need forwork visasponsorshipnow or in the future.
• Bachelors degree in an Engineering discipline.
• 12 years of progressively responsible project management experience for major capital projects in energy infrastructure construction or a related industry with demonstrated ownership of cost schedule risk contractor performance commercial management and executive reporting.
• 7 years of direct high-voltage scope delivery experience involving substations switchyards transmission lines gen-tie interconnection or grid integration scopes.
• Proven track record of managing full-life cycle EPC projects in the renewable energy sector at utility scale including late-stage development construction commissioning energization COD and turnover.
• Strong working knowledge of high-voltage electrical infrastructure including AIS/GIS substations collector substations switchyards breakers transformers buswork transmission structures foundations grounding relaying protection and control telecommunications SCADA metering testing commissioning and energization requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to manage HV engineering deliverables technical reviews design clarifications owner comments utility requirements outage constraints long-lead equipment risks energization plans and commissioning turnover packages.
• Demonstrated experience managing EPC contracts for utility-scale renewable energy projects including contract administration change order evaluation claims avoidance and contractor performance management.
• Strong commercial acumen with ability to connect technical and construction issues to cost schedule risk contractual entitlement and project economics.
• Experience managing project controls including baseline schedules critical path analysis cost forecasting contingency tracking progress measurement and executive reporting.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders across Development Engineering Procurement Legal Finance HSE Asset Management utilities contractors investors and consultants.
• Ability to prepare clear executive-level recommendations including decision papers risk summaries commercial positions mitigation plans and escalation materials.
• Experience supporting late-stage development of energy projects including permitting land interconnection and transition into construction.
• Proficiency with Microsoft products and familiarity with project management project controls reporting and collaboration tools.
• Strong analytical problem solving structured communication stakeholder management commercial judgment negotiation support and technology-enabled project execution skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP certification preferred.
• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering highly desired.
• Understanding of utility interconnection requirements including familiarity with FERC rules ISO tariffs transmission owner requirements utility commissioning requirements and other interconnection requirements as needed.
• Experience as an owner or EPC contractor in managing HV procurement bid evaluation contract negotiation support technical clarifications interface matrices division-of-responsibility gaps and change order evaluation for substation switchyard transmission line and interconnection scopes.
• Familiarity with NERC IEEE NEC NESC utility standards relay/protection coordination commissioning test documentation energization procedures and grid compliance requirements.
• Experience with EPC negotiations dispute avoidance commercial correspondence contractor notices change management and claims defense.
• Experience supporting project financing lender or investor diligence independent engineer reviews and financial close processes.
• Familiarity with AACE cost estimate classes schedule maturity expectations project controls best practices and stage-gate governance.
• Experience using project management and project controls platforms such as MS Project Primavera P6 Power BI Procore Oracle SAP or equivalent tools.

Repsol is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran.