Project Management and Delivery (Power Transmission and Distribution Consulting)

Job Title: Director/ Senior Director / Vice President, Project Management and Delivery (Power Transmission and Distribution Consulting)

Company: Continuum Associates LLC (CA)

Location: United States or Canada, with preference for candidates based in the United States. Remote, with travel as required.

Employment Type: Full Time

Reports To: Chief Operating Officer

Travel: Approximately 20%

Benefits: CA provides exceptional benefits to its employees and the flexibility to work remotely, where feasible.

Job Summary

Continuum Associates (CA) is a leading renewable energy project development and large-load consulting and advisory firm with an extensive focus on grid technical studies, power system studies, and analytical studies. Formed in April 2011, CA focuses extensively on project development services related to renewable and clean energy power projects across North America and worldwide. CA provides engineering, technical, and quant-heavy services for power project development from concept to completion. The CA team brings together cumulative project experience of 200+ years and has worked across the length and breadth of renewable energy technologies, including offshore and onshore wind, solar PV, and battery energy storage projects.

The CA team has developed extensive expertise in grid-related studies and analysis for renewable energy projects across all ISOs and RTOs in North America, including PJM, MISO, NYISO, CAISO, and ISO‐NE. Additionally, CA provides consulting and advisory studies for feasibility studies and technical assistance for power and energy infrastructure development in developing countries, primarily Africa, Latin America, and parts of Asia.

Continuum Associates LLC (CA) creates cloud-based data services and solutions for the renewable energy industry and works with top solar, wind, and battery developers across the US and abroad to efficiently bring more renewable energy onto the power grid.

As Senior Director / Vice President, Project Management and Delivery, you will build, lead, and grow CA’s Project Management and Project Delivery groups and be accountable for the successful and profitable delivery of CA’s portfolio of consulting and advisory engagements and power transmission and distribution projects. This is a hands-on leadership role. You will establish CA’s project management framework, delivery standards, processes, and tools; recruit, develop, and lead a team of project managers and delivery leads across CA’s North American and international teams; and personally lead CA’s most complex and strategic engagements, including power system and interconnection studies, engineering studies, feasibility studies, due diligence, and technical assistance assignments, from proposal and scoping through final deliverables and client acceptance. You will serve as a senior point of contact and escalation for clients, contractors, engineers, ISOs/RTOs, and regulatory authorities, partner with CA’s technical and business development leadership to grow the practice, and report to the Chief Operating Officer.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Executive Leadership and Practice Building:

• Build, lead, and grow CA’s Project Management and Project Delivery groups, defining the organizational structure, roles, career paths, and staffing plan needed to support CA’s growth across North American and international markets.
• Recruit, hire, mentor, and develop project managers, project engineers, project controls, and delivery staff; set performance goals, conduct evaluations, and build a high-performance, client-focused delivery culture.
• Serve as a member of CA’s senior leadership team, contributing to company strategy, annual operating plans and budgets, and growth initiatives.
• Own portfolio-level delivery performance metrics, including on-time delivery, budget performance, margin, utilization, backlog, quality, and client satisfaction, and report them regularly to CA’s executive leadership.
• Remain hands-on by personally managing or directing CA’s largest, most complex, and most strategic engagements and projects, particularly while the group is being established.
• Act as the senior escalation point for clients and internal teams on delivery issues, scope disputes, and commercial matters.

Business Development and Account Growth:

• Share accountability with CA’s business development leadership for annual bookings, backlog, and revenue growth targets for the delivery portfolio, and directly own growth at assigned key client accounts.
• Lead technical solutioning and client-facing pursuit activities for major opportunities, including capture planning, client meetings, orals and presentations, and win themes.
• Chair go/no-go and bid reviews for major pursuits, balancing win probability, delivery capacity, margin, and risk, and own proposal quality and win-rate tracking.
• Develop and execute account plans for strategic clients, including developers, utilities, large-load and data center customers, investors, and international development institutions, to expand services and secure repeat and follow-on work.
• Build and maintain teaming relationships with partner firms and subcontractors for joint pursuits in North America and internationally.
• Represent CA at industry conferences, ISO/RTO stakeholder forums, and client events, and contribute to white papers, webinars, and thought-leadership content.
• Support CA’s market expansion in Canada and other target segments by identifying opportunities and building relationships with system operators, utilities, and developers.
• Instill a business development mindset within the delivery team, coaching project managers to recognize and surface follow-on opportunities.

Project Management Office (PMO) Standards, Processes, and Tools:

• Establish CA’s Project Management Office (PMO), including a standardized delivery methodology covering initiation, scoping, planning, execution, change control, QA/QC, close-out, and lessons learned for both consulting engagements and capital projects.
• Develop templates, checklists, and playbooks for work plans, schedules, budgets, risk registers, status reporting, and client deliverables.
• Define project governance, including stage gates, approval authorities, project health reviews, and financial controls for fixed-fee and time-and-materials contracts.
• Select, implement, and administer project management, scheduling, time tracking, and resource planning tools, and integrate them with CA’s finance and invoicing processes.
• Implement portfolio-level resource planning and capacity forecasting across CA’s North American and international teams to balance utilization, backlog, and hiring needs.
• Drive continuous improvement in delivery efficiency through standardization, automation, and the use of CA’s proprietary software tools where applicable.

Project Planning and Execution:

• Oversee the development of comprehensive project plans, including scope, schedule, budget, resource allocation, and risk management strategies for both capital projects and consulting engagements.
• Direct and coordinate project activities across the portfolio, ensuring adherence to project timelines and compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Evaluate technical specifications, design requirements, engineering studies, and feasibility studies to ensure project viability and alignment with client expectations.
• Monitor project and portfolio progress through regular project health reviews, identify potential issues early, and ensure appropriate corrective actions are implemented.

Consulting and Advisory Engagement Delivery:

• Lead and oversee end-to-end delivery of consulting engagements, including generator and large-load interconnection studies, transmission planning and system impact studies, steady-state, short-circuit, and dynamic stability analyses, EMT/RMS modeling, and production cost and resource adequacy assessments.
• Lead feasibility studies, owner’s engineer, technical due diligence, and technical assistance assignments for developers, utilities, large-load customers, investors, and international development institutions, including engagements in developing countries.
• Working with CA’s technical and studies leadership, ensure that engagement scope, study assumptions, methodology, deliverables, and acceptance criteria are defined with clients at kickoff and translated into work plans, task assignments, and review milestones for study teams.
• Own the financial performance of the delivery portfolio, including engagement financials for fixed-fee and time-and-materials contracts, budgets, earned value, margin, utilization, invoicing, and scope change requests.
• Coordinate with ISOs/RTOs, transmission owners, and utilities on study submissions, data requests, model reviews, and study schedule milestones.
• Present study findings, conclusions, and recommendations to clients, executive teams, investors, and regulators, and serve as executive sponsor and senior client point of contact for key accounts and engagements.
• Partner with CA’s business development and executive leadership on proposals, scopes of work, level-of-effort and cost estimates, pricing strategy, and RFP responses, lead delivery-risk reviews for major pursuits, and identify follow-on opportunities with existing clients.

Stakeholder Management:

• Establish effective communication channels with clients, contractors, consultants, and subcontractors to ensure clear understanding of project objectives, deliverables, and expectations.
• Coordinate with engineering teams, consultants, ISOs/RTOs, transmission owners, and regulatory authorities to support study processes and to obtain necessary approvals, permits, and licenses.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address stakeholder concerns, resolve conflicts, and maintain positive working relationships.
• Build and maintain senior-level relationships with clients, utilities, ISOs/RTOs, and industry partners to strengthen CA’s reputation for delivery excellence.

Resource Management:

• Oversee the allocation of resources, including manpower, equipment, materials, and subcontractors, based on project requirements and budget constraints.
• Monitor resource utilization, productivity, and efficiency, implementing measures to optimize resource allocation and minimize costs.
• Coordinate with procurement teams to ensure timely availability of materials and equipment, meeting project quality standards.

Required Qualifications

• This position requires you to be legally authorized to work in the United States or Canada at the time of hire. For exceptionally qualified candidates, CA will facilitate and pay for the sponsorship or transfer of a work visa or permit; however, you must hold valid work authorization for the country in which you will be based and have all required paperwork, including a valid passport, before an offer can be extended for this position.
• Regular travel within the United States and Canada is required, including client, ISO/RTO, and industry meetings, along with occasional international travel. A valid passport and the ability to travel across the US-Canada border are required.
• The candidate should also be open to relocation within the United States or Canada, based on the Company’s business needs.

Preferred Qualifications

Work Environment / Schedule

• United States or Canada, with preference for candidates based in the United States.
• Remote, with travel as required.
• Travel is expected to be approximately 20%.

Compensation and Benefits

• CA provides exceptional benefits to its employees and the flexibility to work remotely, where feasible.

EEO Statement

• We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic under applicable federal, state, or local law.