Customer Site Development Manager | Electric Hydrogen | Houston, Texas, United States
Electric Hydrogen’s mission is to make molecules to decarbonize our world! Our outstanding people are our most important asset and will allow us to deliver hydrogen from renewable electrolysis for heavy industry, at prices below fossil fuels.
We have an exciting and challenging opportunity for a Customer Site Development Manager. The Customer Site Development Manager will assume responsibility for de-risking our customer site deployments and ensure our customer sites are ready for assembly of our plant. You have skills in anticipating needs, developing relationships, influencing without authority, galvanizing dispersed teams, aligning projects with business objectives, monitoring progress, mitigating risk and achieving milestones, all while effortlessly communicating results to stakeholders. All of this takes place within the framework of achieving a company’s goals and vision. You have experience in development and project management in Texas and industrial projects on time and on budget.
You will work remotely in the Houston or Beaumont, TX area and will report to the VP of Business Operations.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manage issues as they arise that jeopardize the success of the project that come from utilities, government agencies and customer changes
- Identify and assess potential risks and technical challenges and develop appropriate mitigation plans
- Develop a detailed site development plan to schedule important milestones and activities
- Understand the needs of a site and project to determine what problems could arise beforehand
- Prepare and coach clients to complete technical pre-requisites before deployment starts
- Understand complex industry policies and regulations
- Guide the client to gain the essential permits necessary, depending on their specific requirements
- Analyze, raise and resolve project issues with the customer and team
- Establish a relationship with our customer, ensuring the project is delivered to their satisfaction
- Ensure delivery of projects by developing contingency plans and making recommendations to senior management
- Work with customers to understand needs and expectations
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 8+ years of project management experience and 5+ years of construction field experience or in field engineering, quality control, project development or project management
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or similar field
- Experience with utility interconnections
- Working knowledge of the power grid and utilities in Texas
- Experience with permitting (environmental, construction, etc.) and the EPA and TCEQ
- Experience with land rights and easements
- Deep experience working with EPC and site contractors in Texas
- Connections in Texas, gulf coast with contractors
- Experience with industrial application development or thermal power development
- Experience with contract negotiation and conflict resolution
- Experience managing budgets and change orders
- Experience working across multiple code jurisdictions
- Able to travel 25-50% time
- Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Oracle Primavera or other project management software tools
