Sr. Project​/Project Manager - EPC

Company Overview

Grid Stor develops, constructs, and operates battery energy storage projects that improve grid reliability and power economic growth across North America. Backed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Grid Stor today manages a pipeline of over 3 GW of battery storage projects in later-stage development, active construction, and commercial operations. We work as one team, share learnings across functions, and outperform in how we deliver, optimize, and operate.

Our reliability earns trust with customers, partners, and investors—and sets us apart.

Grid Stor is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, with regional offices in Denver, Colorado and Los Angeles, California. We offer competitive compensation and a wide selection of benefits, including unlimited paid time off. Read more about life at Grid Stor at:

Grid Stor is looking for an experienced EPC Project Manager to join our team. This role will be responsible for managing the scope, schedule, and cost of Grid Stor’s large-scale battery storage construction projects. This will include project management over safety, risk and quality management to ensure that the projects achieve commercial operations successfully. Driving project execution and providing oversight of Grid Stor’s major equipment and EPC services suppliers and overall Project Team to ensure safety and quality requirements are met and exceeded.

This role will be given significant responsibility across the project execution lifecycle from Notice to Proceed Final Investment Decision through construction and commissioning.

• Manage the execution of one or more energy storage projects including scope, schedule, cost, quality, vendor management, permitting, and other aspects
• Manage subcontracts associated with project equipment, engineering services, and balance of plant supply from NTP to commercial operations
• Manage project risk through risk register and recovery plan implementation
• Coordinate and integrate equipment and BOP contractor project plans and scope, identifying resource needs, performing quality reviews, and escalating issues appropriately
• Assist in the scope of work negotiations during EPC and major equipment contracting
• Lead Grid Stor’s EPC Safety Program and ensure all environmental, health, and safety policies and procedures are followed
• Implement Grid Stor’s Quality Assurance and Quality Control programs
• Coordinate communication with all areas of the organization that impacts the scope, budget, risk, and resources of the work
• Coach, mentor, motivate, and supervise project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their work
• Help to develop and grow business relationships, including relationships with EPCs, engineering firms, consultants, local AHJs, and others
• Support ongoing construction projects by being onsite as needed

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in construction management or engineering is preferred.
• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred
• Experience: A minimum of 3 years of prior construction project management experience in the energy industry (developer, IPP, consulting, ISOs, or other), a plus if 2+ years in battery energy storage projects.
• Location & Availability: Prefer to be based in Portland, OR and available to work a hybrid schedule. Flexibility is required for occasional coordination outside of standard business hours in urgent situations.
• Ability to travel up to 25% to domestic site locations as needed
• Organizational
  
  Skills:
  
  Exceptional organizational abilities with keen attention to detail. Capable of managing multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment and seeing delegated projects through to completion. Ability to drive a project to success is critical, including getting directly involved in managing contractors on site.
• Adaptability: Ability to be agile and flexible, readily taking on tasks outside the typical scope of the role as needed.
• Confidentiality: Proven ability to handle highly confidential information with utmost discretion.
• Integrity & Judgment: Strong track record of excellent judgment and integrity…