Principal Project Manager
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New York City, NY - USA
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Job Summary
Are you ready to shape the future of energy by leading complex and high-impact M&A transactions across multiple energy technologies and helping grow strategic customer accounts
Do you thrive at the intersection of technical expertise commercial judgment innovation and strategic deal-making helping investors make smarter decisions in a rapidly evolving energy market
DNV Energy Systems North America is seeking a Principal Project Manager with deep technical and commercial expertise in energy technologies (e.g. wind solar storage electric-vehicle infrastructure decarbonization midstream infrastructure thermal generation data centers or other emerging energy infrastructure) and/or practical experience with project financing for our Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Advisory Services team. The successful candidate will combine complex project delivery leadership with account growth commercial ownership and team capability development. Join us!
Our M&A team operates at the cutting edge of the energy industry providing technical due diligence and advisory services to diverse customers in the North American market and beyond primarily in support of M&A transactions such as purchases sales divestments and capital raises of projects and platforms. Our technical work contributes to the efficient functioning of the equity markets which are increasingly driving energy transactions in North America.
In this role you will lead the most complex high-value M&A engagements serving as a trusted advisor on critical transaction decisions and a senior escalation point for customers and project teams facing complex technical commercial or delivery challenges. You will provide senior-level project management and technical advisory services exercise judgment across technical commercial and delivery trade-offs grow key customer relationships serve as Project Sponsor or senior reviewer for selected engagements develop Senior Project Managers (SPMs) Project Managers (PMs) and Associate Project Managers (APMs) and translate experience into repeatable methods tools and best practices.
Ideally this position can be based out of any of our current advisory offices including Seattle WA; PortlandOR; San Diego or Oakland CA; Austin Houston or Dallas TX; Medford MA; Arlington VA; New York NY presenting a dynamic hybrid schedule where employees will typically spend three (3) days per week working from either a DNV office or client location/site.
What youll do
Lead the most complex high-risk multi-discipline and multi-technology due diligence engagements acting as the senior point of contact accountable for scope schedule budget quality customer confidence and commercial outcomes. Identify technical risks and opportunities associated with potential investments synthesize key findings and clearly communicate their transaction implications to customers.
Leverage experience expertise and creative thought to deliver customer-centric technical analysis for energy and infrastructure projects. Typical scopes include evaluation of project risks and upside potential through:
Review of key project contracts describing interconnection revenue construction and operations and maintenance;
Validation of technical inputs in project financial models including estimation and review of construction and operating costs;
Review of project designs and technologies;
Operational evaluations including site inspections and interviews (both on-site and virtual) and review of operating history and asset management approach; and
Industry benchmarking analyses and development stage project screening studies.
Serve as Project Sponsor on major engagements providing senior oversight for due diligence execution prioritizing QHSE considerations ensuring alignment among transaction strategy customer priorities and quality expectations and serving as the escalation point for the most complex technical and commercial project decisions.
Lead and coordinate technical reviews among internal specialists including civil and electrical engineering energy assessment technology transmission permitting teams and other DNV disciplines; establish clear accountabilities and resolve cross-discipline delivery issues.
Direct and provide senior-level review of the analyses most material to investment decisions including contract and financial model review technology design energy assessments operating performance and other complex technical matters with emphasis on the issues most material to the transaction
Resolve technical issues in partnership with transaction stakeholders including coordination of input on such issues from internal technical specialists as necessary.
Provide final review and approval of major deliverables ensuring that findings are technically rigorous decision-useful aligned with client context and communicated with clarity and credibility.
Lead customer dialogues to understand their needs. Develop winning proposals for scopes of services related to due diligence work including creative tailoring and sequencing of work to meet budget and timeline opportunities for innovation and refinement to meet the needs of an evolving marketplace.
Support priority customers through transaction execution investment committee decisions financing and closing (as applicable) while strengthening long-term high-value relationships and DNVs position as a strategic partner.
Define and champion improvements to methodologies delivery approaches digital tools and service offerings that enhance quality consistency scalability and customer value across the M&A practice.
Partner with account leadership to develop and execute customer engagement strategies for priority accounts identifying opportunities to expand relationships anticipate customer needs and strengthen DNVs market position.
Serve as a recognized leader within the M&A practice by contributing to talent development service-line evolution strategic hiring priorities thought leadership and cross-functional collaboration across DNV.
Adhere to the DNV system for quality management including liaising with QHSE leadership on developing procedures instructions guidelines and checklists in order to ensure quality of services produced by the M&A team.
Mentor SPMs PMs and APMs through project-based coaching review and knowledge sharing; provide input to Team Leads on development needs project assignments and readiness for increasingly complex responsibilities.
Responsibilities
- Generous paid time off (vacation sick days company holidays personal days)
- Multiple Medical and Dental benefit plans to choose from Vision benefits
- Spending accounts FSA Dependent Care Commuter Benefits company-seeded HSA
- Employer-paid therapist-led virtual care services through Talkspace
- 401(k) with company match
- Company provided life insurance short-term and long-term disability benefits
- Education reimbursement program
- Flexible work schedule with hybrid opportunities
- Charitable Matched Giving and Volunteer Rewards through our Impact Program
- Volunteer time off (VTO) paid by the company
- Career advancement opportunities
**Benefits vary based on position tenure location and employee election**
For California Washington New York Washington D.C. Illinois and Maryland: DNV provides a reasonable range of compensation for this role. The actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set level of experience and specific location. For the states of California Washington New York Washington D.C. Illinois and Maryland only the starting pay range for this role is $155000.00 - $200000.00.
DNV is a proud equal-opportunity employer committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications merit or business need without regard to race color religion age sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status.
DNV is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity including providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with applicants with a physical or mental disability who require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process may contact the North America Recruitment Department (). Information received relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially.
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is Required
Bachelors degree from accredited four-year university in a relevant field to include engineering science thermal generation renewable energy finance business or other related areas.
Typically 10 years of applicable technical advisory commercial leadership and complex project management experience in the thermal solar wind storage and/or energy infrastructure in North America. Battery energy storage systems (BESS) experience is preferred but not required.
Knowledge of the energy project lifecycle and associated items which may include project contracts (EPC equipment procurement interconnection PPA etc.) technology and design energy production assessments and performance financial modeling and economics (CapEx and OpEx) operations and performance transmission/curtailment considerations and common technical risks.
Demonstrated success leading the execution of large complex and time-sensitive due diligence engagements involving multiple technologies disciplines stakeholders and competing transaction priorities.
Demonstrated leadership to adopt test and improve digital and AI-enabled delivery tools including using project experience to help translate workflows into scalable methods templates and quality controls.
Demonstrated ability to provide senior-level technical and commercial judgment on critical decisions and to distinguish issues material to investment strategy from ordinary technical observations.
Demonstrated success directing the commercial performance of complex engagements including budget margin invoicing scope control change orders and strategic customer positioning.
Demonstrated success leading proposals shaping scopes for complex transactions and contributing to account or pipeline growth.
Experience mentoring project managers or technical professionals and providing quality or sponsor-level oversight across multiple engagements.
Proficiency in MS Office Suite.
Ability to travel domestically and internationally to customer offices and sites other office locations and conferences up to approximately 15% of the time.
Excellent verbal and written communications skills in English.
- We conduct pre-employment drug and background screening
Personal Qualifications and Skills
Leadership skills strong team mindset and the ability to collaborate motivate and lead by way of example.
Recognized for sound judgment in ambiguous situations and trusted to advise on the most complex technical commercial and transaction-related issues facing project teams and customers
Demonstrated ability to act as a trusted senior advisor to priority clients and strengthen strategic high-value relationships in partnership with account and team leadership.
Ability to work effectively and professionally with diverse customers and colleagues.
Flexibility resiliency and adaptability within a dynamic team environment.
Continuous improvement mindset and enthusiasm for leveraging digital and AI-enabled tools to improve project delivery quality and efficiency.
Drive to learn and collaboratively identify opportunities for improvements to process tools and offerings.
Strong technical and organizational skills.
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