Senior Project Manager, Power Generation

Overview

About us:

Founded in 1990, LS Power is a premier development, investment, and operating company focused on the North American power and energy infrastructure sector, with leading platforms across generation, transmission and energy expansion solutions. Since inception, LS Power has developed or acquired 50,000 MW of power generation, including utility-scale solar, wind, hydro, battery energy storage, and natural gas-fired facilities. Through its transmission business, LS Power Grid, the company built and operates 780+ miles of high-voltage transmission and 7 transmission utilities and has another 375+ miles currently in construction or development.

LS Power actively invests in and scales businesses that are meeting the growing needs of the energy expansion, including electric vehicle charging, demand response, microgrids, renewable fuels and waste-to-energy platforms. Over the years, LS Power has raised more than $76 billion in debt and equity capital to support North American infrastructure.

Our Purpose, Mission, & Values:

Our Purpose is to solve complex energy problems that improve the world

Our Mission is to make lives better by developing a cleaner and more reliable energy ecosystem

Our Values are the willingness to participate in and help strengthen our culture of integrity, Innovation, Teamwork, and Taking Ownership

Our People create value and are our Most Valuable asset. We take our values of Integrity, Innovation, Teamwork and Taking Ownership seriously and ask candidates to think about how they can help us further enhance our culture with their specific skillsets, capabilities and experiences.

Benefits

We provide our team the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and continue in their career growth. We are committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits that include 100% employer paid premium healthcare, paid parental leave and more.

Compensation

The salary for this role is $190,000 - $220,000. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California. This salary range may also be modified in the future.

About the Role:

LS Power is seeking a Senior Project Manager, Power Generation to join our San Diego, CA-based team. Remote candidates will be considered, with the expectation of periodic travel to the San Diego office for in-person collaboration. This role is responsible for overseeing the execution of gas-fired and hybrid infrastructure projects (including co-located energy storage and digital infrastructure such as data centers) from late-stage development through construction, commissioning, and commercial operation.

This role is responsible for ensuring safe, on-schedule, and cost-effective execution of large-scale capital projects, in close coordination with Development, Engineering, Legal, and Operations teams.

The ideal candidate will bring deep gas fired generation field execution experience, a proactive approach to stakeholder and contractor coordination, and the ability to manage complex interfaces across procurement, permitting, and engineering teams.

What you will do:

• Project Execution & Leadership
  • Manage overall project execution from late-stage development through commercial operation.
  • Coordinate with internal Development teams on permitting and commercial requirements.
  • Coordinate with internal Engineering teams on design deliverables and technical requirements.
  • Develop and manage project budgets, schedules, execution plans, and risk registers.
  • Lead project delivery meetings and maintain project performance reporting.
• Procurement & Contracting
  • Lead project-specific procurement for the execution of engineering, construction, and equipment supply contracts, including EPC, EPCM, and other delivery models.
  • Coordinate with legal to align commercial terms, contract exhibits, and risk allocation with project goals.
  • Manage RFP processes, bid evaluations, and contract negotiations.
  • Administer contracts ensuring compliance, change management, and performance obligations.
• Construction Management
  • Oversee construction activities including mobilization, coordination, safety, and schedule.
  • Resolve field issues with contractors and Engineering resources.
  • Ensure QA/QC, inspections, and documentation meet LS Power standards.
• Commissioning & Startup
  • Lead commissioning planning, readiness, and testing.
  • Oversee system turnover and documentation.
  • Coordinate with Operations & Asset Management for plant transition.
• Risk, Compliance & Safety
  • Promote a strong safety culture across all project activities.
  • Identify and mitigate technical, commercial, and schedule risks.
  • Ensure compliance with permits, interconnection, and regulatory requirements.
• Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Serve as primary execution contact for internal and external…