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Geronimo Power · 7 hours ago

Director, Project Planning & Controls

Bloomington, MN

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$165K/yr - $195K/yr

8+ years exp

Geronimo Power is a company that develops, owns, and operates large-scale power assets throughout America’s Heartland. The Director of Project Planning and Controls is responsible for leading a team to manage project schedules and ensure successful delivery of complex construction projects, integrating timelines, resource planning, and risk analysis across the organization.

EnergyEnergy ManagementRenewable EnergySolar

Responsibilities

Develop, monitor, and maintain comprehensive project plans and schedules using Primavera software and Procore taking into consideration key milestones, critical path analysis, resource allocation, and dependencies for timely completion

Lead, educate, and grow a team of planners, schedulers, control analysts, and/or cost controllers

Work closely with assigned Project Controller to monitor project expenses and track against the allocated budget, taking appropriate actions to control costs and prevent overruns

Evaluate cost impacts associated with schedule changes and delays and collaborate with the project team, contractor, and associated stakeholders to provide recommendations to minimize financial exposure

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify resource requirements and ensure optimal utilization of equipment, personnel, and materials

Continuously assess and adjust resource plans in coordination with stakeholders to accommodate project needs and resolve potential conflicts

Ensure clear understanding of project objectives, timelines, and deliverables among all parties involved

Proactively monitor project progress, identifying deviations and communicate with Project Managers and Directors to support implementing corrective actions

Prepare accurate weekly, monthly, quarterly progress reports, project documentation, and presentations for internal and external stakeholders

Facilitate effective communication and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, including project teams, contractors, suppliers, and if necessary community representatives

Provide and create visual management communication tools, including executive level schedules that illustrate project health through key milestones, progress curves, risks, etc

Travel approximately 15% of the time

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

Primavera P6Project management toolsConstruction schedulingEnergy project schedulesDigital transformationStakeholder alignmentRelationship managementProcess improvementMicrosoft Office SuiteOrganizational skillsCommunication skillsConflict resolution

Required

Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience

8+ years of construction scheduling or project controls experience

Highly proficient in scheduling software (Primavera P6) and other project management tools (Procore, Power Bi, etc.)

Advanced understanding of energy project schedules is required

Ability to drive digital transformation across planning and project control tools

Ability to operate at both a portfolio and project level

Curiosity and continuous learning

Prior people management and/or demonstrated leadership

Experience using Microsoft Office Suite (Teams; Sharepoint; Word; Excel; PowerPoint.)

Benefits

Medical

Dental

401(k)

Disability benefits

Company

Geronimo Power

Geronimo Power (formerly National Grid Renewables) develops, owns and operates large-scale power assets throughout America’s Heartland, including solar, wind and energy storage.

Founded in 2004

Bloomington, Minnesota, USA

201-500 employees