Senior Dev Project Manager - Renewable

DTE Energy is seeking a Senior Dev Project Manager for Renewable projects in Detroit, MI. The role involves overseeing utility-scale renewable energy projects, managing project scope, scheduling, and compliance with regulations. Responsibilities include leading project teams, communicating with stakeholders, identifying development opportunities, and supporting community engagement. Candidates need relevant project management experience, particularly in renewable energy and community development.
Job Summary

Oversees development and completion of utility-scale with a capacity of 1 megawatt (MW) or greater, renewable energy construction projects from land development through notice-to-proceed (NTP) for construction. Facilitates project management requirements, including scope of work, scheduling, estimating, engineering, and project construction specifications. Ensures project completion by identifying potential projects and advancing them through the development process, including MISO interconnection application, engineering design, permitting, pre-construction, and transition to construction. Supports community engagement efforts in collaboration with other customer and community facing groups within the company as needed. Assist teams to ensure successful project completion. Span of control: 0; individual contributor.

Key Accountabilities
• Lead wind/ and or solar projects through development activities in early, mid, and/or late stages of the project
• Facilitates team of specialists who provide project schedule, cost estimates and construction engineering specifications for renewable energy projects
• Oversees project expenditures and cost-effective procurement of labor, equipment, and materials; coordinates with authorized company representatives in conducting bid meetings and reviews, supplier selections and evaluations, and determining contracting strategy aligned with labor utilization strategies
• Communicates project status to all stakeholders, including leadership levels, and engages stakeholders in decisions to ensures a clear understanding of direction and expectations
• Identify potential renewable project development opportunities, including negotiating leases, easements, and other agreements
• Assist development team in preparation of marketing and generation of potential renewable development opportunities and mergers & acquisitions (M&A) proposals
• Evaluates conditions and executes solutions to control project risk with leadership
• Ensures compliance with safety, environmental and regulatory requirements, including documentation and record keeping requirements
• Assess renewable energy market conditions, trends, and opportunities across multiple political and geographic environments and markets
• Participates in industry working groups related to potential or proposed renewable energy policy changes or new initiatives
• Supports community engagement efforts to achieve project outcomes, including direct engagement in community meetings

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements

This is a multi-track base requirement job; education and experience requirements can be satisfied through one of the following options:
• Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of project management experience (e.g., scheduling, estimating, project risk management, and construction management), inclusive of 2 years in renewable energy/community development/community engagement projects; OR
• Associate degree and 7 years of project management experience (e.g., scheduling, estimating, project risk management, and construction management), inclusive of 2 years in renewable energy/community development/community engagement projects; OR
• High school diploma or GED and 9 years of project management experience (e.g., scheduling, estimating, project risk management, and construction management), inclusive of 2 years in renewable energy/community development/community engagement projects

Other Qualifications

Preferred:
• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience in engineering, construction management, or business administration.
• Experience in renewable energy sector
• Experience in local project siting and permitting
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Other Requirements:
• Proficiency with project management software
• Ability to manage the development and strategic process for wind and/or solar energy projects.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task, be flexible and work under changing and competing priorities
• Ability to coordinate deadlines and logistics to successfully lead work processes within an agreed upon time frame
• Ability to balance multiple demands from leaders, peers, and partners in a positive and even-handed manner and display calm demeanor under pressure

Additional Information

Incumbents may engage in all or some combination of the activities and accountabilities and utilize a variety of the competencies cited in this description depending upon the organization and role to which they are assigned. This description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents in this job. It is not intended as an all-inclusive list of accountabilities or responsibilities, nor is it intended to limit the rights of supervisors or management representatives to assign, direct and control the work of employees under their supervision.