Senior Project Manager

Number of employees

184

United States, United States

Posted on: 2026-07-02

Category: renewables

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Senior

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Energy Vault® develops and deploys utility-scale energy storage solutions designed to transform the world's approach to sustainable energy storage. The company's comprehensive offerings include proprietary gravity-based storage, battery storage, and green hydrogen energy storage technologies.  Each storage solution is supported by the Company’s hardware technology-agnostic energy management system software and integration platform. 

Unique to the industry, Energy Vault’s innovative technology portfolio delivers customized short-and-long-duration energy storage solutions to help utilities, independent power producers, and large industrial energy users significantly reduce levelized energy costs while maintaining power reliability. Utilizing eco-friendly materials with the ability to integrate waste materials for beneficial reuse, Energy Vault’s EVx™ gravity-based energy storage technology is facilitating the shift to a circular economy while accelerating the global clean energy transition for its customers. 

Our Company
Welcome to Energy Vault® (NYSE:NRGV), a global energy storage and power infrastructure company focused on owning, operating, and enabling resilient, dispatchable energy assets. 
 
Energy Vault’s focus is to deliver reliable, flexible power that supports the evolving needs of modern grids, communities, and large energy users. Since 2024, the Company has centered its strategy on an Independent Power Producer (IPP) model, developing, building, owning, and operating critical energy assets around the world. 
 
Energy Vault operates globally, with headquarters in Westlake Village, California and Lugano, Switzerland, and regional development across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The Company partners with utilities, grid operators, and large energy consumers to deliver infrastructure that strengthens grid reliability, enables renewable integration, and supports long-term energy security. 
 
By combining asset ownership with advanced technologies and integration expertise, Energy Vault is building the next generation of critical energy infrastructure, delivering dependable power when and where it matters most. 
 
Learn more at www.energyvault.com, explore recent updates in our Newsroom, and connect with us on LinkedInXFacebookInstagramVimeo, or YouTube
 
Our Values 
We Commit: To Building a Better Future for Earth and All Its Beings.
We Innovate: Cutting Edge Solutions to Accelerate the Unique Energy Aspirations of Our Clients.
We Connect: To Build Genuine Relationships.
We Deliver: Going Above & Beyond by Being Fast & Nimble.
We Lead: With Authenticity and Purpose.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager, IES (Integrated Energy Systems) to manage and optimize performance of our energy storage and site delivery projects. Your primary responsibility will be to execute the commercial agreements with our customers and suppliers while also collaborating with and managing internal engineering, procurement, and construction execution team members.  Your responsibilities may also include work with outside consultants, service providers, vendors, and suppliers to ultimately deliver our projects with efficiency and quality. As we rapidly grow and deliver on more contracts worldwide, you will help document and build scalable processes, technology, and products.

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At Energy Vault we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants. We believe inclusion creates opportunity for collaborative excellence through diversity of thought. We invite individuals of all genders, races, identities, ethnicities, sexual orientations, national origins, abilities, protected veteran status, religions, educational and socioeconomic backgrounds to explore employment with our organization.

Apply now and become a catalyst for change at Energy Vault! 

Your Mission:

  • Build and strengthen the relationship with your customer counterparts and other key stakeholders through active engagement and timely delivery of our commitments.
  • Ensure project execution, inclusive of safety, quality, cost, and schedule, are delivered in accordance with the contractual obligations and scope of work.
  • Work with Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) partners to develop schedules, deliverables, budgets, staffing plans, forecast at completion, change management and other support requirements for assigned projects.
  • Champion the project Health & Safety program by setting the standard and leading by example.
  • Direct and manage the Project Team resources, both on-site and remote, to ensure effective execution of the Project scope of work.
  • Facilitate and coordinate handovers between the various project stages, for example, sales proposals, project initiation, project execution, and customer turnover.
  • Manage, report on, and control project costs and schedule through all phases of the Project.
  • Administrate the project in accordance with contract requirements and procedures.
  • Own communications for stakeholders and project team.
  • Orchestrate project closeout and document lessons learned.
  • Track progress against the established project program and make decisions to alter or update schedule and resource allocation as needed to meet schedule requirements.
  • Report on project progress and issue analysis to key stakeholders, including executive management and internal functional teams. 
  • Identify, manage, and obtain approval for any contract changes that my impact scope, cost, and/or schedule.
  • Ensuring adherence to the controlled budgets and baseline schedules.
  • Provide recovery action plans when critical milestones are not met to get the project back on track.
  • Manage all project commercial matters, including invoicing and purchase order issuance both upstream and downstream
  • Coordinate with supporting teams for equipment logistics and transportation of materials
  • Your Background:

  • 10+ years of direct experience with managing EPC projects, preferably in the building of energy storage systems, substations, PV, or other utility-scale power projects.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (civil, electrical, mechanical, or similar), Management, or related is preferred.
  • 2+ years of BESS, energy storage, or PV project experience preferred.
  • Experience independently overseeing large multi-million-dollar projects.
  • Experience permitting with local authorities.
  • Experience with the commissioning and interconnection of energy system projects.
  • Proficient with typical project delivery software applications (e.g. Procore, Primavera)
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office (e.g. Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint).
  • Willingness to travel domestically and internationally, up to 40%.
  • Experience in public companies is a plus.
  • Comfort in fast-paced, rapid growth environments.
  • A passion for sustainability, our mission, and our vision is a bonus!
  • Benefits of Powering the Future with Energy Vault:

  • Annual bonus plan.
  • Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
  • 401K employer matching.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and family.
  • Flexible Spending Account.
  • Company-paid Life insurance, Short- and Long-term disability insurance.
  • 8-weeks for Paternity leave. 
  • Generous holiday allowance.
  • Flexible time off plus sick leave.
  • Reimbursement for home office equipment, phone, and internet expenses.
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