Role Overview:

The Senior Project Manager – Special Projects is a high-level construction professional responsible for overseeing complex, high-value, and strategically significant installation projects. This role requires extensive experience managing multimillion-dollar construction projects—preferably within HVAC or solar—and the ability to communicate confidently and effectively with C-level executives, senior stakeholders, and strategic partners.

Serving as a senior member of the Project Management team, this role provides leadership to Project Managers while independently managing special projects from planning through completion. The Senior Project Manager – Special Projects plays a key role in delivering advanced renewable energy and infrastructure solutions aligned with World Energy Services’ mission of sustainable innovation.

Responsibilities:

Special Project Leadership

- Lead and execute complex, high-visibility, or multimillion-dollar commercial installation projects.

- Manage project planning, budgeting, scheduling, and execution for special projects with elevated technical or logistical requirements.

- Coordinate cross-departmental involvement for projects requiring specialized engineering, permitting, or utility processes.

Senior-Level Project Management

- Oversee all logistics required for special project installations, ensuring safe, timely, and high-quality delivery.

- Develop, manage, and report on project budgets, forecasts, and performance metrics.

- Review, negotiate, and approve subcontractor and vendor agreements for specialized scopes.

- Manage contract documents, change orders, and project closeout requirements.

- Coordinate with utility providers to meet advanced inspection and interconnection requirements.

- Ensure compliance with all project, utility, safety, and quality standards.

Team Guidance and Collaboration

- Mentor and support Project Managers by providing technical and strategic guidance.

- Serve as a subject-matter expert for solar installation, energy systems, and commercial construction practices.

- Enhance project management processes, workflows, and documentation standards.

Stakeholder and Executive Communication

- Serve as the primary representative for high-priority customers and executive-level stakeholders.

- Present project updates, risks, and strategic considerations to internal leadership and C-suite partners.

- Build strong, lasting relationships with key clients, utilities, and subcontractors.

- Identify issues early and drive effective resolutions to maintain schedule and budget integrity.

Additional Responsibilities

- Participate in strategic planning for new project types, technologies, or service offerings.

- Support department leadership on operational and organizational initiatives.

- Perform other related duties as assigned.

Experience:

- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or a related technical field preferred (not required)

- 5–10 years of project management experience in commercial or industrial construction

- Proven experience managing multimillion-dollar construction projects

- Experience in HVAC or commercial solar installation strongly preferred

- Demonstrated success executing complex or large-scale infrastructure or energy projects

Qualifications:

- Extensive knowledge of construction means, methods, and operations

- Ability to confidently interface with C-level executives and senior decision makers

- Ability to lead multiple high-priority projects simultaneously

- Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Project, and OutlookAbility to develop scopes of work, troubleshoot complex issues, and propose cost-effective solutions

- Must be able to travel to project sites and respond to urgent situations as required

- Strong initiative with the ability to assume additional responsibilities

What We Offer:

This position has a base salary determined by related and relevant experience, plus a lucrative bonus plan.

Other benefits include medical, dental, vision, health savings account, unlimited vacation, car allowance, 401k, innovative purpose-driven colleagues to learn from and enjoy, and a great culture rooted on our core values - Unity, Excellence, Drive, Compassion, and Fun!

If you are a seasoned Project Manager with a passion for delivering excellence, we invite you to become a valuable member of the World Energy Services LLC family. Apply today by submitting your resume and a well-crafted cover letter outlining your impactful achievements and your vision for driving success in our initiatives.

About World Energy Efficiency Solutions:

World Energy Services, LLC is a leading energy services company (ESCO) focused on assessing, developing, engineering, and managing commercial energy efficiency, renewable technology, electric vehicle technology, and indoor air quality monitoring & remediation solutions for customers throughout New England. Specifically, projects include commercial, industrial, and municipal building energy and air quality assessments, project scope development, equipment specifications and ROI analysis. We work with local utilities along with State and Federal grant, tax, and incentives programs to maximize available customer benefits and provide turnkey project solutions for our customers. Our vision is to reduce our customer’s energy consumption as much as possible through energy efficiency upgrades and controls, provide electrification and decarbonization solutions, and then ultimately, implement renewable technologies to lead them to a sustainable future. We also assist customers with carbon reduction through solar, fleet electrification, and electric vehicle charging stations. In addition, we have state of the art indoor air quality monitoring and remediation solutions to ensure a clean and safe working space for our customers.

Headquartered in Worcester, Massachusetts, with branch office located in Cromwell, World Energy is primarily focused on serving commercial, industrial, and municipal customers in Southern New England.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are vital parts of our strategy. Our vision is to build an organization that attracts and leverages diversity in our teams and strives for inclusion and belonging across our workplace and our partners and clients.

We respect and value all applicants for their unique perspectives and experiences.

So please, do not hesitate to apply - we'd love to hear from you.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- 401(k)

- Dental insurance

- Health insurance

- Health savings account

- Paid time off

- Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

- How many years of experience do you have with managing multimillion-dollar construction projects?

- How many years of experience do you have in HVAC or commercial solar installation?

Education:

- Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

- Project Management: 5 years (Preferred)

- Microsoft Office: 5 years (Preferred)

- Contractor management: 5 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

- PMP (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

- Worcester, MA 01609 (Required)

Willingness to travel:

- 25% (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Worcester, MA 01609