Senior Project Manager, Energy Storage Development - Toronto, Canada - Peak Power

Description

At Peak Power, we're making dirty power plants obsolete.

The current, centralized electricity system is not sustainable. Between the climate crisis, state-wide blackouts, aging infrastructure, and rising costs, the system needs a huge overhaul. The demand for electricity is high – and getting higher – and big power plants aren't meeting our needs. We say it's time to disrupt and decentralize.

At Peak Power, we're energy nerds that develop software for the energy storage sector. Our tech turns commercial buildings and industrial facilities into mini, virtual power plants in a new, decentralized electricity system.

Peak Synergy is our energy efficiency software platform. It analyzes grid conditions in real-time and sends notifications for high demand hours. The platform also looks at how dirty the grid is at any moment. If a building has batteries and EVs chargers onsite, Peak Synergy manages their usage to meet sustainability goals and participate in complicated energy market programs.

Peak Synergy benefits stakeholders across the energy and building sector. Commercial real estate and industrial companies have the insights required to meet net zero goals while generating revenue and lowering operational costs. Battery developers and investors add value with a cost-effective asset operation tool. Utilities increase resiliency, accelerate renewable adoption, and defer or prevent infrastructure upgrades.

At the end of the day, this means cleaner, more reliable, and more affordable electricity for everyone. We're powering the clean energy revolution.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the VP, Project Development, the Senior Project Manager will work with a talented group of Project Managers, Engineers, Business Development Mangers, and business stakeholders in a fast-paced and exciting environment.

This work matters. Even a small change to optimize electricity usage can significantly impact our customers, electrical grid, and environment. We're building something that will have a lasting, positive impact.

Our new Senior Project Manager will:

Deliver. You have excellent leadership, time management, prioritization, and project management skills to ensure operational performance targets and milestones are met or exceeded.

• Develop and manage project budgets, schedules, and documentation and review regular reports of budget and timeline status. Review budget-to-actual and planned timeline-to-actual progress and adjust plans accordingly. Manage projects in alignment with budget and timeline.
• Define in advance the acceptance criteria for each project deliverable, work with the team to establish delivery dates for each deliverable and oversee the review of client deliverables to ensure they meet all client acceptance criteria, securing sign-off on each deliverable as defined in the SOW.
• Lead and plan and manage the studies required to assess project viability and/or support the permitting, financing, and operation of the project. This includes, but is not limited to land / site survey, environmental, geotech, resources, interconnection capacity, and congestion.
• Manage and coordinate utility interconnection processes for development projects and related documentation needed for project interconnection and testing.
• Conduct due diligence on potential projects, evaluate the suitability of identified sites and participate in due diligence review and analysis of various reports (i.e. environmental, geo-tech, etc.).
• Define and document RFPs and scope of work packages for 3rd party EPC firms. Participate in EPC selection and contract negotiation.
• Manage the third-party consultants and contractors.

Report. You will monitor and report on progress, methodically evaluate processes and systems to improve efficiency; and implement processes that provide transparency and tracking

• Lead internal / external project status update meetings with management, utilities, EPCs, and finance counterparties, facilitating discussions with a detailed project plan and high-level status dashboard.
• Serve as lead point of contact for projects with counterparties, review and approve contract expenditures at the request of the VP, and ensure Peak Power's and counterparties' compliance with contracts. Hold counterparties accountable for promised timelines and quality of work to get the needed results.
• Review final and executed contracts (EPC and OEM Suppliers), schedules, budgets, scope, subcontractors, EHS plans, and permit compliance.
• Manage the collection, organization and filing of all project documentation, both internally and for external third-party stakeholders and project financing needs.
• Develop checklists and strategies for meeting location-specific development and permitting requirements to determine if the project is feasible; and oversee their implementation.

Collaborate. You have strong interpersonal and communication skills to enable effective operations that require input, buy-in, and execution across multiple departments, as well as customer and stakeholder communications.

• Develop and lead the implementation of project-wide strategies to engage to achieve project success.
• Manage engagements with project stakeholders and act as a company representative for interactions with landowners, local governmental agencies, customers, contractors, equipment and materials suppliers, and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate activities of an internal team of project engineering, construction management, commissioning, procurement, asset management, legal, finance, and accounting staff, as well as deliverables of EPC Contractor, project stakeholders, and regulatory and permitting authorities.
• Ensure adherence to and compliance with contract terms for executed contracts and delivery of contractual deliverables in accordance with the project budget and schedule.
• Maintain and develop relations with Battery OEM and balance of plant (BOP) vendors.
• Provide leadership and mentor junior staff.

Grow. You are a critical thinker who can seize opportunities to create value for Peak Power's long-term vision for optimizing power utilization and energy storage. You will proactively identify opportunities to improve operational performance, efficiency, and scalability and contribute to Peak Power's electric asset portfolio growth.

What you will bring to Peak Power:

The experience and education. You have proven experience delivering success in a fast-paced, multi-tasking role where you are comfortable working autonomously.

• 8+ years of professional experience in a project development and / or management, or related role is required
• 4+ Years of experience in developing and / or managing behind and in front of the meter energy storage projects. Experience in wind & solar project development and construction is an asset.
• Undergraduate Degree in engineering, project management, construction management, or equivalent - P.Eng. designation preferred.
• Project Management Institute PMP certification preferred.
• Familiarity with battery storage design and technical standards and civil and structural technical knowledge.

The drive and curiosity. You have a roll-up-your-sleeves attitude and are motivated to solve problems and support the organization's success. You are passionate about contributing to innovative solutions to climate change.

The flexibility. You are flexible to adapt your activities as needed to support evolving team priorities in a rapidly changing business environment. You are comfortable with ambiguity and are willing to figure things out when there is no clear, defined path or process outlined. You have proactiveness in identifying problems & finding solutions.

So why Peak Power?

We're focused on solving problems that impact energy markets both locally and around the world. We are a growth-stage clean technology company that has partnered with major names in real estate, electricity, and smart city spaces. To work with us is not only to work with an exciting company, but to also be on the cutting edge of the global transition to distributed, clean, and carbon-free energy.

How we invest in our team:

Peak Power is composed of passionate, collaborative, and innovative individuals

• Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI). We believe in driving a better energy future through focused efforts towards understanding and improving Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
• You're Covered. Comprehensive health insurance from Day 1.
• Work/Life Balance. Generous and flexible vacation and sick/wellness days to make time for personal appointments and taking a mental health break.
• We're Listening. We take internal engagement surveys seriously and make actionable changes based on feedback.
• Keep Learning. Sharpen your skills through continuous development paid for by Peak Power.
• Get Social. Fun activities including team events and game nights to stay connected both virtually and in person including fun Slack channels that celebrate our love of food, fitness, fashion, furry friends, and everything in between
• Long Weekends Start Early. Beat the traffic to the cottage or curl up with your favourite book, start early with half days off before long weekends.
• Health & Wellness. We care about your physical and mental wellbeing and offer monthly reimbursements to support your fitness and health journey.

Join us

Apply here or learn more about our company from our website or LinkedIn.

At Peak Power we value the unique experiences and perspectives that folx bring. This is how we build a collaborative and innovative environment. As such, we welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives.

Should you feel that you don't meet 100% of the areas of this posting we encourage you to apply and tell us more about what values you feel you could add to the team. Accommodations are available by request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

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