Director of Project Management and Construction

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Company Profile:

Repsol is one of the world’s leading multi-energy providers, headquartered in Madrid, Spain.  Our objective is to advance in the energy transition and reduce the emissions of our operations and products in line with the goals set out by the Paris Agreement.  The low-emissions generation business is one of the pillars of our strategy to be a net-zero emissions company by 2050, targeting low-emission generation capacity to reach 6GW by 2025 and 20GW by 2030.

In 2021, Repsol expanded its renewables operations to the US through the acquisition of Hecate Energy, a U.S.-based PV solar and battery storage project developer.  Repsol Renewables North America has an aggressive strategy and looks to operate more than 2GW by 2025. We are committed to creating more renewable solutions for the world and are offering comprehensive compensation packages to our employees leading the drive to meet company goals.

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Vice President of Engineering and Construction, the Director of Project Management & Construction will lead integrated, complex, multi-disciplinary teams and/or projects. Collaborates with the Construction, Engineering and Development teams to determine project team resource needs for assessing the size, duration, scope, and complexity of the project.

Responsibilities/Duties:

• Support the execution of renewable energy projects including definition of project scope, schedules, and review of budgets/estimate by leading a team of project managers, project controls professionals, and construction management teams, fostering a collaborative culture.
• Lead a team that manages a large development pipeline and projects in execution and advise senior management in decision making. 
• Provide highly competent technical leadership with minimal oversight for assigned projects resulting in successful project delivery.
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders and provide them with appropriate direction and focus to ensure alignment of project goals and objectives in accomplishing tasks and activities.
• Coordinate project workflows across multiple departments including Development, Engineering, Procurement, Energy Marketing, Operations, Finance and Groups internal or external to Repsol Renewables to ensure overall compliance with the project objectives, contracts, budgets and schedules.
• Proactively manage the execution of project contracts and perform review and approval of change orders and invoices.
• Deliver project financial management resulting in consistently profitable work.
• Assure the timely execution of the project within the established schedule and budgetary constraints and in compliance with safety, reliability, quality and regulatory requirements.
• Responsible for all project deliverables and baselines including schedule, cost and revenue budgets and cost forecasts from PO award through contract closure
• Manages projects delegated by leadership including, but not limited to, business planning and development, strategic planning, financial analysis, development of affiliations and contracts, medical staffing, facilities planning and construction, and operations planning and development
• Monitors progress against plan and budget. When necessary, adjust the plan with approval of project sponsors
• Analyzes issues and data related to projects and presents findings to leadership for effective decision-making
• Follows-up during and after assignments to evaluate the effectiveness of the project
• Coordinates team goal preparation and writing, coordinates the tracking of progress and reports updates to executive leadership quarterly
• Suggests and initiates improvements to team processes to improve efficiency and communication between work teams.
• Offers project management and operations services both internally and externally.
• Actively participates in task forces and director-level committees. Represents leadership or any of their areas of responsibility on multidisciplinary teams
• Consults with and provides guidance to senior leaders on issues that cross multiple departments within areas of responsibility; involves others within these areas as needed
• Acts as a single point of contact for the life cycle of the project
• Leads all internal and customer meetings to identify and control scope, schedule and budgets.
• Coordinates technical interpretation as required
• Ensuring adherence to policies, procedures, government regulations, and customer specifications; ensuring the documentation of project activities and deliverables

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from a 4-year accredited college or university. Preferred degree in engineering or construction.
• 15+ years of project management and construction experience, with at least 7 years in renewable energy projects. Extensive wind experience is preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of wind energy technologies and photovoltaic technology is required.
• In-depth knowledge of contracts, contracting strategies, and negotiation abilities.
• Network of industry professionals in the space.
• Results oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Commitment to quality, accuracy, and thoroughness
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Good organizational and planning skills

• PMP Certification is preferred
• Exemplary oral and written communication; interpersonal, attention to detail, organizational, time management and leadership skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must have strong multi-tasking, problem solving and time management skills.
• Demonstrates leadership skills - inspire others and lead them through influence.
• A self-starter who can identify, prioritize and accomplish multiple tasks.
• Able to work within an empowered team environment.
• Ability to travel 40% of the time to job sites.

Repsol is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran

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