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RWE Americas, LLC
To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent
Functional area: Project Management
Remuneration: Exempt

The PMO Project Manager is a key team member managing highvalue renewable energy projects across the United States. This role manages projects while establishing and enforcing PMO standards, methodologies, governance frameworks, and performance metrics. The Project Manager partners with senior leaders and functional teams to ensure project alignment with strategic objectives, priorities, and risk tolerance.

This role provides PMO duties across the full renewable asset lifecycle-from project initiation, planning execution, monitoring, and closing. Responsibilities include portfolio planning, resource prioritization, risk and dependency management, schedule and cost control, and executive reporting. The Project Manager ensures consistent project delivery practices, operational readiness, and asset optimization initiatives, supporting longterm reliability, regulatory compliance, and value realization across wind, solar, and energy storage assets.

Role Responsibilities:

• Manages a project portfolio of highvalue projects and programs, ensuring consistency in on-time delivery, budget adherence, risk mitigation, and achievement of operational and business objectives
• Develops, defines, implements, and continuously improves project management frameworks, tools, and standard processes to enhance project execution
• Establishes and communicates program goals, timelines, and performance expectations in alignment with corporate strategy
• Provides program-level risk assessments and mitigation strategies to senior leadership
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to drive operational efficiency and process improvements
• Supports negotiations with key vendors and contractors, ensuring commercial terms, performance expectations, and risk allocation aligning with organizational objectives
• Partners with leadership to establish strategic priorities for the Operations PMO, translating project initiatives/goals into actionable plans
• Drives the adoption of lessons learned, best practices, and standard methodologies across projects
• Oversees vendor and contractor performance to ensure quality, safety, schedule compliance, and value delivery across the project lifecycle
• Provides support and mentorship to associate project managers, fostering a highperformance, accountabilitydriven PMO culture
• Serves as the primary escalation point for projectlevel risks and issues providing ready analysis and recommended mitigation strategies

Job Requirements and Experiences:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field preferred
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification strongly preferred
• Minimum 5 years of experience managing projects
• Wind, Solar and/or BESS operational experience preferred
• Project Management experience required
• Deep understanding of program governance, risk management, and cross-functional coordination
• Applies advanced project and program management methodologies
• Broad knowledge of renewable asset operations
• Addresses complex program-level challenges, integrating financial, operational, and risk considerations
• Anticipates problems and implements preventative measures
• Manages interdependencies across programs
• Provides reports pertaining to individual projects or programs as required
• Engages cross-functionally with senior stakeholders to align on program goals
• Influences decisions within operational teams and vendor organizations
• Leads multiple programs, managing budgets, schedules, and quality standards
• Updates business metrics as required
• Knowledge of environmental and safety policies and procedures
• Ability to work within tight deadlines
• Ability and willingness to travel to and from job sites assigned 
• Strong interpersonal skills, with ability to manage customer relationships
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Project (MS Project)
• Excellent proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Teams
• Strong project leadership and communication, and ability to meet deadlines
• Strong organization skills and ability to coordinate multiple tasks and deliverables
• Ability to multi-task while working independently and as part of a team
• Motivated self-starter, goal-oriented, and strong problem-solving abilities
• Proven ability to empathize, build relationships, and effectively communicate with people from a diverse set of backgrounds
• Responds well to direction, is easy to challenge and develop, and is coachable
• Is detail-oriented, has strong business acumen, and a sound understanding of business concepts
• This position is a field-based remote based role, with a requirement to travel domestically and visit multiple RWE Americas site locations and/or offices at a minimum of 50% of the time.  The employee must be able to sit, walk, or stand for long durations of time

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. RWE Americas is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. Eligible employees also participate in short-term incentives, in addition to salary.
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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.
RWE Americas, a subsidiary of RWE, is a US-based energy company that is helping to meet the growing demand for energy across the United States. Backed by RWE's 125-year global legacy of managing diverse power assets, RWE Americas operates approximately 13 GW of power projects across 27 states.With a talented workforce of 2,000 employees, RWE Americas develops, constructs and operateswind, solar and battery storage projects, along with natural gas-powered generation, that safely deliver affordable, reliable electricity to our customers. Committed to responsible development, RWE Americas invests in local and rural communities, creating jobs and partnering with stakeholders to support and strengthen the places where we live and work. This is complemented by RWE's energy trading business. RWE is also a major offtaker of American liquified natural gas (LNG). Learn more about how RWE Americas is generating impact at americas.rwe.com.

At RWE Americas, we foster a culture defined by our Essential Behaviors - Have Courage, Create Impact and Actively Collaborate. We encourage bold thinking and continuous learning, and we value ownership, resilience and inclusion in everything we do. When you join us, you become part of a team that supports your development, respects your contributions and celebrates shared success. This is a place where you can grow your career and make a meaningful difference.