Power Consultant Senior Project Manager - Transaction Services

Leidos is seeking a Power Consultant Senior Project Manager - Transaction Services
. The energy industry is transforming. Older, inefficient power generation and transmission systems are being upgraded and replaced with modern, environmentally friendly alternatives. These changes aren’t just driven by a desire to improve the health of our planet - they also make good business sense for the utilities, developers, and investors that are driving those transformations.

As a Project Manager within Leidos’ Energy & Infrastructure Consulting Practice
, you will play an important part in those transactions, giving you an opportunity to contribute, in a meaningful way, to making our world a better place. The project Manager will report to a Power Transaction Services Managing Director.

This is a hybrid position; candidates must be located within a commutable distance of Denver, CO or Framingham, MA to be considered. The selected candidate(s) will be expected to be available for in-person meetings and assignments throughout the customer territory on an as-needed basis.

You’ll be an integral part of an exceptional team of power industry experts, providing consulting services and work products that our clients view as critical inputs to their business decisions. Project Managers must regularly work with project developers,, manufacturers, engineering firms, investors, bankers, and legal and financial advisors, among others. We evaluate a wide variety of technologies, from wind turbines and solar panels to battery storage systems, fuel cells, and advanced fuel conversion technologies.

The interactions on each engagement provide opportunities to grow and diversify your strengths as a consultant. When leading multiple engagements (as will often be the case), every day will bring a new and interesting challenge, and you’ll have the privilege of working with some of the smartest and most dedicated consultants in the industry, finding solutions that drive projects forward.

You’ll find that growth opportunities at Leidos abound. We are a small, 100-person division with a flat organizational structure, and you’ll be making an impact on Day 1. As you expand your capabilities and expertise, you’ll take on larger, more challenging projects, and will develop and sustain relationships with clients and top industry experts. There are opportunities within the division to grow into line management roles or into technical excellence leadership positions.

• Determine, monitor, and review all project economics including costs, operational budgets, staffing requirements, sub-contractors, resources, and risk.
• Lead the project teams based on client requirements and objectives.
• Facilitate status review meetings among project team members and clients.
• Work with senior management on project proposals, bids, contracts, estimates, and schedules.
• Manage project requirements, scope, and change issues.
• Coach and counsel members of cross-functional teams to accomplish project goals, to meet established schedules, and resolve technical or operational issues.

We provide expertise, guidance, and consultation to our clients, and our work is centered on (although not exclusively devoted to) supporting financial transactions- the development, financing, acquisition and sale of generation (and non-generation) hard assets. We identify technical and commercial risks and our clients to find and/or evaluate solutions to their challenges. Because we are exposed to numerous unique projects over short periods of time, we (i) are diversified in technologies and commercial approaches to project execution;

(ii) contribute to and learn how problems are solved by industry leaders and how those solutions drive financial viability; and (iii) benefit from this knowledge as a team and as individuals, resulting in a professional experience that evolves, is dynamic, and is well-rounded.

• Senior Level: Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline from an accredited university with twelve plus (12+) years of experience in a broad range of independent…