Operations Project Manager in Minneapolis Job Minneapolis area,Minnesota USA,Business

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Operations Project Manager

Summary:

Aspenall Energies Services, LLC is committed to combating climate change through a portfolio of

decentralized renewable energy projects that it owns and manages across all stages—from

development and operation to repowering and decommissioning. We are guided by five core values:

candor in our communications, courage in our decisions, compassion in our relationships,

collaboration in our approach, and carefulness in our execution. These principles shape our culture

and drive everything we do.

Key Responsibilities:

Field operations, contractor coordination, and quality oversight:

Coordinate and track scheduled and corrective maintenance, repairs and inspections at operating projects in alignment with schedules, site priorities and safety requirements.
Routinely travel to operating projects to supervise work in progress, drive suppliers and contractors towards efficiency and expediency, verify prompt completion against approved scope, identify documentation or quality gaps, drive contractors and suppliers to correct deficiencies and report findings to internal teams and contractors.
Track and ensure resolution of open operational events and maintain clear status visibility.
Escalate technical, safety, budget, scope, or schedule issues to the Technical Director or COO as appropriate.
Ensure safety and compliance with rules, procedures, and relevant laws and ordinances are maintained at all sites.

Stakeholder and project relationship management:

Serve as the day-to-day point of contact for site personnel, contractors, vendors, landowners, local representatives, and other project stakeholders within assigned authority.
Maintain clear and proactive communication with site personnel, vendors, landowners and other stakeholders regarding upcoming work, outages, access requirements, schedules, site impacts, and changes in a timely manner.
Document stakeholder concerns, commitments, requests, and follow-up actions; coordinate internally to ensure timely resolution.
Maintain and update stakeholder information (e.g., landowners, vendors, contractors, regulatory contacts) to ensure current and reliable contact and account details.
Coordinate operational onboarding and transition activities for projects entering the operating portfolio through development, acquisition, or repowering.

Purchase orders, budgets, and invoices support:

Support the creation and reconciliation of purchase orders (POs) for operational activities and services, helping ensure accuracy of scope, pricing, coding, and supporting documentation.
Assist with reviewing the anticipated budget impact of POs and request budget modifications or re‑classifications as necessary.
Support the verification and reference contractual documentation as needed to confirm scope, commercial terms, and other obligations related to POs, invoices, and project activities.
Support the reconciliation of vendor invoices against POs and contracts, flag discrepancies or unexpected charges, missing documentation, or scope concerns and work with internal teams and vendors to resolve issues.

Data, reporting, & Operational Controls:

Support the downloading and compilation of SCADA, metering, maintenance and other operational information to support reporting inputs including but not limited to monthly performance reports, compliance filing templates, energy tracking and draft energy invoices.
Build and maintain Excel‑based tracking tools, project dashboards, schedules, action registers and operational reports (e.g., using formulas, pivot tables, lookups, and charts) to support operations, compliance, and financial review.
Support with facilitating project and operations meetings; prepare agendas, maintain action registers,…