Associate Project Manager- Capital Projects

Job Description:

Overview

Deriva Energy is a leading Independent Power Producer in the US renewables market, with over 6.5 GW of operating or under-construction wind, solar, and storage projects across the country. Formerly a part of Duke Energy, Deriva is now a Brookfield Renewable company. Brookfield Renewable operates one of the world’s largest publicly traded, pure-play renewable power platforms. Join a dynamic team committed to excellence and innovation who envision a future of energy independence using resilient, carbon-free generation. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to make a significant impact in the rapidly evolving energy industry. Deriva empowers customers with innovative clean energy solutions that strengthen communities and serve future generations.

Position Overview

Deriva Energy is seeking an Associate Project Manager to plan and execute capital projects supporting the operating wind fleet as well as other projects as assigned, including major projects across other technologies. The role will manage assigned capital campaigns and site improvement projects, including major corrective work, component replacement campaigns, reliability improvements, and other sustaining capital initiatives.

The Associate Project Manager will coordinate work from project definition and authorization through procurement, construction, commissioning, turnover, and closeout. The role is accountable for day-to-day management of scope, schedule, cost, quality, safety, risk, communications, and project integration, working closely with Wind Operations and cross-functional support teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the project manager and primary point of coordination for assigned capital projects and multi-site campaigns
• Develop project charters and execution plans that define scope, schedule, budget, contracting strategy, outage requirements, quality expectations, risks, communications, and turnover criteria
• Partner with wind operations, site leadership, engineering, procurement, finance, EHS, legal, and asset management to validate project need and develop executable scopes
• Plan and coordinate major component replacements and other campaign work involving turbines, balance-of-plant systems, cranes, specialized labor, transportation, tooling, materials, and site access
• Establish and maintain integrated project schedules, including engineering, material readiness, contractor mobilization, outage windows, construction activities, commissioning, and return-to-service milestones
• Manage approved project budgets, commitments, forecasts, cash flow, contingency, invoices, change orders, accruals, and variance reporting
• Lead contractor and supplier interfaces during execution, monitor performance, and drive timely resolution of safety, quality, schedule, commercial, and technical issues
• Maintain project risk and action registers; identify emerging issues, develop mitigation and recovery plans, and escalate decisions with clear recommendations
• Ensure projects are executed in accordance with Deriva requirements for safety, environmental compliance, quality, security, regulatory obligations, and operational readiness
• Provide concise project updates, dashboards, forecasts, and decision materials for operations and company leadership
• Coordinate project closeout, including punch-list completion, turnover documentation, warranty information, lessons learned, final cost reconciliation, and transition to the operating site

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or a related field AND five (5) or more years of relevant project, construction, maintenance, or operations experience
• In lieu of a bachelor's degree, a high school diploma or GED AND ten (10) or more years of relevant experience

 Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or a related field AND five (5) or more years of relevant project, construction, maintenance, or operations experience including one (1) year of direct reports
• Experience coordinating multiple stakeholders, contractors, schedules, budgets, risks, and project deliverables
• Ability to travel to wind project sites and contractor or supplier locations as business needs require
• Experience managing capital projects in an operating power-generation, renewable energy, industrial, utility, or heavy construction environment
• Wind energy experience, including turbine major components, balance-of-plant systems, planned outages, maintenance campaigns, or site construction
• Knowledge of project controls, cost forecasting, scheduling, change management, construction management, and contractor oversight
• Working knowledge of procurement, contracting, invoice review, material planning, logistics, and project closeout
• Demonstrated ability to organize multiple concurrent projects, communicate clearly, solve problems, and make sound decisions in a field-oriented environment
• PMP, CAPM, PE, or other relevant project, engineering, construction, or safety credentials

Other

• Ability to hire at a higher level if the right candidate is identified
• Remote option for the right identified candidate

Working Conditions

• This position is anticipated to be based in Charlotte, North Carolina
• Candidates must otherwise live within a reasonable commuting distance or be willing to relocate
• Work is performed in both office and field environments. Wind project sites may involve remote locations, active construction areas, uneven terrain, variable weather, and required personal protective equipment
• Available for travel up to 50% (additional travel during active campaign execution as needed)
• May require the ability to climb turbine towers with heights up to 400 ft. in support of work
• Must pass a background check and drug test prior to hire
• Safe Working Weight Requirement- This position contains a weight restriction of 265 pounds as an essential function of the job. The purpose of this restriction is to ensure that all weight rated equipment is used in an appropriate and safe manner within maximum allowed weight loading
  

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) with matching
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave

Additional Information:

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Deriva welcomes veterans of the United States Armed Forces to apply for this position. Deriva includes veterans of all branches and a diverse set of occupational specialties. We value the independent thinking, problem solving, leadership, and teamwork that our veterans have developed through their service. We welcome applications from any service and any military occupational specialty.

Deriva Energy is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, protected veteran or military status, and other categories protected by federal, state or local law.