Senior Project Manager, Utility-Scale Energy Projects

Location: Cedar Rapids, IA | Madison, WI

Job Description

Help shape the next generation of utility-scale energy projects.

We’re seeking a project leader who thrives in early-stage project development—where relationship management, strategic thinking, and project management come together. In this role, you’ll lead planning and execution strategy for a portfolio including solar, battery storage (BESS), wind, and thermal generation.

You’ll set projects up for success by defining scope, building schedules, identifying risks and opportunities, aligning stakeholders, and developing actionable plans that move projects from concept to construction readiness. Partnering across engineering, environmental, permitting, sourcing, and construction teams, you’ll drive projects from ideation through execution.

This role blends strong project management fundamentals with cross-functional leadership—requiring stakeholder engagement, risk management, and the ability to translate complex inputs into clear, aligned execution plans.

If you excel at creating structure from ambiguity and leading early-stage project strategy, this is a chance to make a meaningful impact across a growing energy portfolio.

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Job Summary

The Senior Project Manager plays a critical role in delivering high‑impact strategic, construction, and major capital projects across the organization. This role leads the full project lifecycle; from initiation and planning through execution, risk management, and closeout partnering with multiple business units through the Alliant Energy Program and Project Management team. With a dedicated focus on utility‑scale solar initiatives, this position offers the opportunity to drive renewable energy projects that support long‑term sustainability goals while shaping the future of clean energy delivery.

What you will do

• Understands and utilizes the Alliant Energy project management methodologies and processes based on Project Management Institute (PMI) for project delivery in order to achieve scope, schedule, and cost objectives, while effectively managing risks that have the potential to affect project deliverables.
• Determines specific business needs and deliverables of a project, and utilizing project management tools, establishes and manages the costs, resources, performance measurements, timeline, and technical objective required to complete the project and meet the expected project outcome.
• Determines appropriate project resource and staffing skillsets, including determining the level of expertise needed to complete a project while assessing strategies that can be made to reduce the overall project risk factor.

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• Manages applicable project contracts in conjunction with sourcing personnel.
• Ensures that the work is completed to specifications and is on schedule as specified in the contract.
• Responsible for development and execution of communication and stakeholder management plans related to projects, including the development and reporting of project status, risks, and progress to stakeholders in an agreed to format, frequency, material content, and audience for the communications.
• Ensures training needs are met for project team members and users of project.
• Upon completion of projects, ensures operational teams are properly trained, work orders are closed, all related finance charges are handled, team members are reassigned, documentation is in order, and a smooth transition of deliverables occurs.
• Provides support to and mentors others in the use of organizational change management methodology and business consulting support as needed within the context of program and project management to aid in assurance of achievement of strategic objectives.
• May be responsible for performing a cost/benefit analysis of the project and ensuring feasibility.
• Engages in other duties as needed that support Alliant Energy’s Values and helps deliver on our Purpose to serve customers and build stronger communities.
  
  

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree preferred
• Certification Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred
  
  

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Required Experience

• 5 years of experience in project management managing medium to large sized, complex project
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Certification achievement of a Project Management Professional certification within 12 months of employment is required.
• Ability to analyze and solve problems of a moderate nature and implement an effective solution.
• Ability to organize large project plans and effectively document accordingly.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and carry out responsibilities with a minimum of direction.
• Demonstrated effective leadership and team skills.
• Ability to develop and apply performance measures.
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

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• Demonstrated ability to use computer software programs (e.g., e-mail, word processing, spreadsheet, and project management).
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative and inclusive work environment.
  
  

Key Skills

• Change Management
• Construction Management
• Contract Management
• Cost Management
• Project and Program Management
• Project Controls
• Project Management Governance
• Quality Management
• Risk Management
• Schedule Management
• Stakeholder Management