Project Manager
Company: Brookfield Renewable U.S.
Locations: City of Fulton, New York, United States; Town of Potsdam, New York, United States; Town of Queensbury, New York, United States; Watertown, New York, United States
Salary: $90K – $110K a year
Work arrangement: On-site
Employment type: Full-time
Experience: 5-10 years
Education: bachelor degree
Posted: 2026-11-09
Responsibilities
The Project Manager will plan, organize, and direct engineering activities to optimize hydropower facilities across New York State. Responsibilities include managing capital improvement projects, overseeing construction and commissioning, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical or Civil Engineering and possess at least five years of progressive project engineering experience. Strong organizational, communication, and negotiation skills are required, along with proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Skills
- Project management
- Engineering
- Construction management
- Contract administration
- Budgeting
- Time management
- Negotiation
- Communication
- Field inspection
- Cost control
- Technical documentation
- Microsoft Office Suite
Benefits
- Bonus
About this role
Project Manager (Queensbury, NY, Potsdam, NY, Fulton, NY or Watertown, NY)
Job description
Reporting to the Technical Manager, the Project Manager will plan, organize and
direct engineering activities to optimize hydropower facilities throughout New
York State.
Responsibilities
* Manage the design, specification, cost, construction and commissioning of
capital improvement projects.
* Prepares tendering documents, reviews and comments on bid packages to ensure
design adequacy and constructability.
* Assist in capital and maintenance budget preparation. Plan and prioritize
budgeted work for implementation.
* Provide engineering support to operational staff to improve reliability and
performance.
* Manage internal and external engineering resources to develop documents
needed for construction and permitting.
* Provide field inspection of all work in place to ensure that work performed
is in accordance with the contract drawings, specifications, regulatory
requirements and applicable codes.
* Conduct pre-bid and preconstruction meetings with multiple contractors.
* Recommends corrective courses of action to management as issues arise.
* Apply the Brookfield Health, Safety, Security and Environmental policies and
procedures to all projects. Manage contracted work within the requirements.
* Provide cost control and monthly spending forecasts on assigned projects.
* Ensure engineering records from assigned projects are properly stored for
future reference.
Requirements
* Strong time management skills with the ability to organize, plan, prioritize
and manage multiple tasks and projects.
* Ability to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team and to
manage concurrent projects.
* Good negotiation skills with clients, contractors, and vendors.
* Effective oral and written communication skills.
* Demonstrated ability to view tasks logically, break them down into essential
requirements, and generate a solution to meet the project goals.
* A practical, adaptable, innovative, collaborative, and solution-focused
approach to issues.
Qualifications
* Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical or Civil Engineering required.
* Professional Engineers license not required, but is desirable.
* Minimum of five (5) years of experience in progressive experience in project
engineering.
* Core knowledge of construction techniques, construction/project management,
and basic contract administration.
* Ability to travel within New York State.
* Strong computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
Budget: $90k-110k/yr.
Bonus: 10%
About Brookfield Renewable U.S.
Renewable Energy Power Generation · 1,001-5,000 employees · headquartered in Toronto, Ontario