Project Manager, Ford Energy

The Project Manager, Product Delivery is a high-impact individual contributor role responsible for executing and safeguarding the post-contract product delivery pipeline within the Ford Energy Aftersales Organisation.

You will serve as the lead point of contact for transitioning complex Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and integrated infrastructure projects from contract signing to final commissioning.

As a principal individual contributor, you will directly oversee the execution of Ford Energy's most strategic and complex deployments while helping to shape and apply standardised PMO processes, delivery playbooks, and stage-gate controls for the organisation.

Responsibilities

Delivery Process Execution

• Apply and help continuously improve standardised post-contract delivery processes, playbooks, and stage-gate reviews tailored for BESS projects.
• Track and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) for project health, delivery efficiency, and financial performance across assigned Ford Energy projects.
• Utilise and provide feedback on advanced program management tools and tracking systems to ensure consistent execution.

High-Stakes Project Execution

• Take personal accountability for the execution, timeline, and commissioning of Ford Energy's largest, most complex, or high-risk utility-scale BESS installations.
• Conduct rigorous stakeholder and risk analyses to identify deployment hurdles and coordinate cross-functional interventions to unblock delivery pipelines.
• Act as the primary interface between Sales, Service, Engineering, Finance, and external EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) contractors to ensure aligned execution.

Stakeholder & Customer Management

• Serve as the prime operational contact and consultant for customers, utilities, and senior internal leadership during project deployment.
• Navigate and resolve complex contractual, scheduling, and technical coordination issues with external partners and utility representatives.
• Provide functional guidance and mentorship to other project specialists and engineers across the organisation.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Construction Management, a related technical field, or equivalent.
• 10+ years of program management, project delivery, or PMO experience, with a proven track record of executing large-scale utility, infrastructure, or energy projects.
• Strong background in post-contract execution, EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) workflows, contract management, and utility-scale deployments.
• Proven ability to influence and drive consensus across matrixed, cross-functional engineering and business teams without direct authority.

Preferred

• Master's degree or MBA.
• PMP (Project Management Professional) or PgMP (Program Management Professional) certification.
• Deep domain knowledge of BESS, grid-scale power systems, or renewable energy project lifecycles.

Key Attributes

• Process-Oriented Executor: Able to apply and reinforce standardised project delivery frameworks and PMO guidelines, ensuring operational readiness for complex deployments.
• Collaborative Facilitator: Skilled at bridging gaps and building operational consensus between Sales, Aftersales, Engineering, Finance, and external partners to drive aligned execution.
• Execution Champion: Maintains a hands-on, relentless focus on delivery timelines, quality, and project financials, ensuring our most complex commitments to customers are met successfully.
• Team Contributor: Passionate about sharing knowledge and elevating project delivery capabilities across the organisation, with the readiness to foster a collaborative team culture as the function grows.

Location & Travel

• Location: Dearborn, MI or Glendale, KY. This position operates on a hybrid model, requiring regular onsite presence to collaborate with engineering, sales, aftersales, and manufacturing leadership.
• Travel Expectations: Moderate domestic travel to project sites, customer offices, and supplier locations as needed to oversee critical execution milestones.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidised back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.