Senior IT Project Manager – Generation Construction

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Job Summary

The Senior IT Project Manager serves as the technology delivery leader for major Generation Construction projects, including Combined Cycle (CC), Combustion Turbine (CT), Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), Solar Generation, and other strategic generation investments. This role is accountable for planning, executing, and delivering all information technology, telecommunications, cybersecurity, operational technology integration, data, and digital workstreams required to support the successful commissioning and operation of new generation facilities. The position partners closely with Generation Construction, Engineering, Environmental, Operations, Cybersecurity, Telecommunications, Infrastructure, Enterprise Architecture, Vendors, EPC contractors, and external partners to ensure technology capabilities are delivered safely, securely, on schedule, and within budget. This role leads complex, multi-year capital projects with technology investments often exceeding several million dollars and requires extensive experience coordinating technology delivery across large-scale industrial, utility, energy, manufacturing, or infrastructure construction programs.

Key Responsibilities

Technology Delivery Leadership

• Serve as the single accountable IT Project Manager for technology scope on large generation construction projects.

• Develop and manage integrated project plans covering IT infrastructure, networking, telecommunications, cybersecurity, OT integration, cloud platforms, end-user technologies, and data solutions.

• Coordinate technology requirements from project development through engineering, construction, commissioning, turnover, and operations support.

Construction & EPC Integration

• Partner with EPC contractors, engineering firms, construction managers, and technology vendors to define, plan, and execute technology-related deliverables.

• Ensure technology milestones are integrated into overall plant construction schedules.

• Participate in project stage-gates, constructability reviews, commissioning activities, and operational readiness assessments.

Cybersecurity & Compliance

• Lead implementation of cybersecurity requirements for new generation facilities in partnership with Enterprise Security and OT Security teams.

• Ensure compliance with corporate security standards, NERC-related requirements (where applicable), technology governance processes, and regulatory obligations.

Telecommunications & Connectivity

• Coordinate enterprise and plant connectivity solutions including:

  • WAN/LAN infrastructure

  • Fiber and carrier services

  • Radio and wireless communications

  • Voice and collaboration solutions

  • Remote monitoring and operational connectivity

Operational Technology & Data Integration

• Coordinate integration of plant systems with enterprise platforms including:

  • Historian and operational data platforms

  • Asset management systems

  • Monitoring and performance applications

  • Digital engineering and analytics solutions

  • Data integration platforms supporting operational reporting and decision making

Stakeholder & Financial Management

• Manage technology project budgets and forecasts

• Present project status, risks, financial metrics, and mitigation strategies to senior leadership and executive sponsors.

• Lead cross-functional project teams consisting of internal resources, contractors, vendors, and business stakeholders.

Basic/Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree

• Minimum 7 years related work experience

• In lieu of Bachelors degree(s) AND 7 year(s) related work experience listed above, High School/GED AND 11 year(s) related work expe