Project Manager

Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Inc. (NYSE:SEI) delivers comprehensive power infrastructure solutions including generation, distribution, installation and commissioning, aftermarket support, and operations and maintenance. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the Company serves multiple U.S. end markets, including data centers, energy, and other commercial and industrial sectors.

Job Description

About the Opportunity

We are seeking a highly experienced Project Manager to lead the planning, execution, and delivery of major power plant construction projects, with a primary focus on gas turbine and aeroderivative turbine-based generation facilities. This role carries full accountability for project performance, delivering on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of safety, quality, and reliability. You will manage cross-functional teams, EPC contractors, vendors, and stakeholders while driving successful commissioning and handover to operations. This is a high-visibility position critical to Solaris's expansion in large-scale, reliable power infrastructure.

Qualifications

Essential Functions

• Lead end-to-end project management for gas turbine and aeroderivative turbine power generation facilities, from pre-development through commercial operation date (COD).
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project schedules, budgets, resource plans, risk registers, and change management processes.
• Oversee procurement, subcontracting, and vendor management, ensuring alignment with project scope, cost, and schedule objectives.
• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, construction (EPC), OEMs, utilities, regulatory agencies, and permitting authorities to secure approvals and resolve issues.
• Manage project controls functions including cost forecasting, earned value management (EVM), progress reporting, and variance analysis.
• Drive safety-first culture on site; ensure strict adherence to Solaris safety standards, OSHA regulations, and industry best practices.
• Comfortable with managing projects working parallel path activities from detailed design through start up.
• Coordinate workshop reviews on site to align engineering, logistics, and construction planning activities.
• Experience managing on site SIMOPS conflicts and identifying solutions for the team to work through.
• Facilitate effective communication and alignment among internal teams, joint‑venture partners (if applicable), owners, and external stakeholders.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks; implement contingency plans and recovery measures when required.
• Lead project meetings, steering committees, and progress reviews; prepare and present executive-level status reports and dashboards.
• Oversee commissioning, start‑up, performance testing, and handover to operations, ensuring seamless transition and achievement of performance guarantees.
• Capture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement across the project portfolio.

Experience/Education

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related technical field required; Master's or PMP certification preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive project management experience in power generation, industrial construction, or energy infrastructure projects.
• Direct experience managing gas turbine or aeroderivative turbine power plant projects (greenfield or brownfield) from inception through COD.
• Proven track record delivering utility‑scale power projects on time and within budget in EPC or owner's engineer environments
• Strong knowledge of:
  • Gas turbine and combined‑cycle power plant construction and commissioning processes.
  • Project controls tools and methodologies (Primavera P6, MS Project, earned value management).
  • Contract management (EPC, OEM supply, construction subcontracts).
  • Regulatory and permitting processes for power generation facilities.
  • Safety management systems and incident prevention in heavy industrial settings.
• Experience working in fast‑growth, entrepreneurial energy or industrial platforms preferred.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring sponsorship for employment visa status.

Additional Information

Key Skills and Qualifications

• Exceptional communicator – direct and transparent, skilled problem‑solver with proven success in building coalitions and avoiding conflicts
• Total ownership mentality – proactively identifies and removes obstacles across numerous ongoing tasks
• Independent thinker – provides original thoughts and constantly asking "how can we do this better"
• Innovative thinker – willingness to consider novel soluti