Sr Project Manager

About Stem
Stem (NYSE: STEM) is a global leader in AI-enabled software and services that enable its customers to plan, deploy, and operate clean energy assets. The company offers a complete set of solutions that transform how solar and energy storage projects are developed, built, and operated, including an integrated suite of software and edge products, and full lifecycle services from a team of leading experts. More than 16,000 global customers rely on Stem to maximize the value of their clean energy projects and portfolios. Learn more at http://www.stem.com.

Stem’s culture embodies diversity & inclusion beyond the traditional facets of gender, ethnicity, age, disabilities, and sexual orientation to include experience, personality, communication, workstyles, and more. At our core, Stem is at the momentous intersection of clean energy and software technology where diverse ideas, experiences, and professional skills converge to make the inclusive culture we have today. Together, we are turning old school thoughts about software and energy into progressive, collaborative, and innovative solutions. By joining our team, you will be collaborating with data scientists, energy experts, skilled salespeople, thought-leading executives and more from a range of backgrounds. This intersection of ideas, beliefs, and skills is what makes us unique enough to lead the world’s largest network of digitally connected energy storage systems.

What we are looking for:

As a Sr. Project Manager, you will work on utility scale solar SCADA and Controls integration projects with the Stem team to identify all project risks and develop mitigation strategies. You will prepare budgets, bids, contracts, funding requests, and communication plans. You will also manage, supervise, and schedule execution of those solar projects. You will thrive on schedules, milestones, and delivering solutions on time. You will bring order to a fast-paced growth environment and act as a point of contact for large projects and more in-depth customer needs.

As the Sr. Project Manager you will be the liaison between Engineering and Technical Sales to document and refine product requirements, milestones, and deliverables on utility scale solar projects and translate this into actionable and achievable project plans. From these plans, the Project Manager will coordinate internally with Engineering, Development, and Operations to fulfill projects on time and within the project budget.

Responsibilities:

• Work with Technical Sales, Engineering, and Software Development to ensure complete and detailed engineering requirements.
• Build project plans and manage projects from purchase order to completion.
• Prepare and present project status to stakeholders, leadership, and external customers.
• Effectively coordinate with the client and internal cross-functional resources while managing expectations, delivery scope, approach, timelines, risks, and resources.
• Coordinate internal resources developing accountability and clarity in scope and timeline for each stakeholder.
• Prepares project status reports and works to ensure plans adhere to contract specifications.
• Communicate regularly with Technical Sales and the customer to manage expectations.
• Work with field service to efficiently organize field activities.
• Develop tools for and report periodically internally and externally on health of projects.
• Develop tools to understand and manage resource loading across the organization.
• Host periodic project meetings – internal and with customer.
• Develop project life-cycle process and checklists for engineering projects.
• Track project costs and process change orders with sales and the customer as needed.
• Identify gaps and interface with engineering, operations, development, and the customer to drive resolution.
• Help to define and refine internal processes.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering.
• PMP certification preferred.
• At least 4 years’ experience in a Project Management role within the Solar SCADA and Controls industry.
• At least 2 years’ experience working on larger-scale utility SCADA solution.
• Strong written, verbal, and customer account management skills in communicating issues, impacts, and corrective actions on programs to internal and external representatives.
• Ability to understand and communicate both technical and business information.
• Able to manage multiple projects/activities in a dynamic fast-paced environment.

Work Environment:

• Office Setting, primarily in cubicles.
• Travel by ca