Senior Project Manager
About this role
Reports to: Project Director
Location: Chattanooga, Houston, Remote
Supervises: Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers, Project Engineers, Field Engineers, Project Superintendents, Co-Ops and Interns
Works closely with: Owners, Project Directors, Project Engineers, Field Construction Staff, Preconstruction, Procurement, Scheduling, Quality, and Safety
Role Overview:
The Senior Project Manager (SPM) is responsible for leading the full lifecycle execution of CoVolt Power's most complex and strategically significant utility-scale solar EPC projects. The Sr PM operates with a high level of independence and judgment, ensuring safe, timely, and financially disciplined delivery. In addition to core project leadership responsibilities, Sr. PM plays a pivotal role in developing future project leaders, elevating project management standards, and reinforcing the culture and operating rhythms of Project Delivery. This role requires an experienced, forward-thinking project leader who can navigate significant technical, commercial, and contractual challenges, strengthen relationships with clients and partners, and model the behaviors expected across Signal's project teams.
Key Responsibilities:
• Advanced Project Leadership & Execution • Lead full-lifecycle execution of large, complex EPC projects from NTP through final acceptance. • Oversee multiple project phases concurrently, ensuring alignment with design standards, construction best practices, schedule commitments, and commercial requirements. • Provide strategic decision-making support to field teams and proactively resolve issuesto maintain project momentum. • Support Preconstruction through estimating, constructability reviews, procurement strategy, and subcontractor evaluation for major scopes. • Safety & Quality Leadership: • Model exceptional safety behavior and ensure field teams uphold Signal's safety expectations without exception. • Drive continuous improvement initiatives and promote a transparent, corrective-action culture around safety and quality. • Partner with Quality to ensure robust inspection processes, proactive issue resolution, and adherence to specifications. • Financial Leadership & Project Controls: • Manage project budgets at an advanced level, including forecasting, cost trending, margin protection, and commercial strategy. • Oversee contract administration and major commercial events, including claims, notices, risk exposures, and change management. • Provide executive-level reporting on financial performance, risks, and variance drivers. • Schedule Strategy & Performance: • Lead strategic scheduling efforts, including development, monitoring, and mitigation planning for complex, multi-phase scopes. • Ensure rigorous analysis of critical path, productivity trends, and recovery planning. • Collaborate with Scheduling, Construction, and subcontract partners to maintain milestone alignment. • Client & Stakeholder Leadership: • Serve as the primary strategic interface with clients, owner engineers, lenders, and key stakeholders. • Anticipate client needs, maintain alignment on expectations, and elevate Signal's reputation for professionalism and performance. • Lead difficult conversations with poise and ensure transparent communication during challenges or change events. • Team Leadership, Mentorship & Culture: • Lead, mentor, and develop Project Managers, APMs, PEs, and Field Engineers to build a strong succession pipeline. • Reinforce Signal's project delivery culture-accountability, proactive communication, disciplined execution, and team cohesion. • Provide structured coaching, regular performance feedback, and development planning for project delivery personnel. • Support hiring, onboarding, and capability-building initiatives across the PM discipline. • Strategic Risk Management: • Identify, quantify, and strategically manage high-impact risks across technical,commercial, schedule, subcontract, and safety domains. • Lead major risk reviews with senior leadership and ensure clear mitigation strategies and follow-through. • Integrate lessons learned into future planning and mentor PMs on effective risk leadership. • Reporting, Governance & Executive Communication: • Provide consistent, accurate, and executive-ready reporting on project progress, issues,financials, and milestone health. • Lead internal and external project meetings with clarity, structure, and a focus on accountability. • Support Project Delivery governance processes and continuous-improvement initiatives.