Back to jobs

Project Manager

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

At Current Hydro, we lead the way in run-of-river hydropower, utilizing the natural flow of water to produce clean, sustainable energy. Our innovative methods ensure minimal environmental impact while optimizing efficiency and reliability

Our mission is to deliver renewable energy solutions that facilitate America’s shift to a clean energy future. We are dedicated to safety, innovation, environmental stewardship, and active community engagement.

Guided by our core values, we aim to be at the forefront of renewable energy, advancing the transition to a sustainable future with our cutting-edge hydropower solutions

Why This Role, Why Now

Hydropower has been a cornerstone of U.S. energy for more than a century. At Current Hydro, we’re demonstrating its next chapter—delivering clean, reliable power by advancing run-of-river projects at existing infrastructure with minimal environmental impact. Our work creates long-life assets that generate affordable energy, support local economies, and provide lasting community benefit.

Current Hydro is entering a critical growth phase. Over the past year, we’ve rapidly expanded our team and are now advancing a portfolio of projects toward construction. This is a pivotal moment—where development transitions into execution—and requires strong project leadership to deliver with discipline, speed, and accountability.

As a Project Manager, you will own project delivery from development through construction, serving as the central point of accountability for scope, schedule, cost, and risk. You’ll ensure continuity across licensing, engineering, and construction—driving alignment, maintaining momentum, and avoiding resets as projects move into execution. This role is about owning outcomes, not just managing task.

The Opportunity

Current Hydro is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead delivery of hydropower projects through construction. This role is responsible for coordinating across engineering, contractors, vendors, and agency stakeholders to ensure projects are executed safely, efficiently, and in line with plan.

This is a high-visibility, high-impact role with direct responsibility for delivering projects that have been in development for years. You will:

  • Lead delivery of flagship projects that expand access to clean, reliable energy to the grid and the communities we serve.
  • Drive execution across an integrated lifecycle, aligning licensing, design, procurement, and construction in an EPC-style delivery model.
  • Ensure disciplined project performance, actively managing schedule (critical path), cost, risk, and contractor execution.
  • Work directly with key stakeholders, including USACE, FERC, contractors, and local partners, to maintain alignment and resolve issues quickly.
  • Deliver meaningful community impact, creating long-term jobs, economic development, and enhanced recreational access.
  • Grow with the platform, taking on increasing responsibility across a pipeline of projects in the Mid-Atlantic region.

At Current Hydro, you’ll be part of a lean, high-accountability team that values ownership, preparation, and execution. This is an opportunity to step into a role where expectations are high, impact is real, and the work directly contributes to the future of clean energy in the U.S.

Responsibilities

  • Own full lifecycle project delivery (licensing through construction) as the single point of accountability for scope, schedule, cost, and risk, with full ownership of project status, priorities, and outcomes.
  • Actively manage execution against the schedule, understanding critical path, key dependencies, and milestone drivers; ensure alignment between internal teams, third-parties, and field execution.
  • Manage internal engineering and external partners (EPC-style execution), aligning design, procurement, and vendor performance with project objectives and timelines.
  • Lead proactive project coordination and communication, including structured meetings, clear action tracking, and timely escalation of issues to maintain momentum and avoid surprises.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including USACE, FERC, resource agencies, contractors, and local partners, ensuring alignment and timely decision-making.
  • Identify, assess, and mitigate risks proactively, including permitting, engineering, supply chain, construction, and regulatory risks, with a focus on protecting the critical path.
  • Own project financial performance, including development of forecasts, monthly variance reporting, invoice and change order management, and ensuring cost tracking reflects actual project conditions.
  • Provide clear, concise reporting to senior leadership and the Board on project status, risks, schedule performance, and financial outlook
  • Mentor and support project managers and team members, reinforcing accountability, proactive ownership, and a culture of executional excellence.
  • Apply technical judgment to project decisions, including interpreting designs, evaluating construction approaches, and advising on equipment, vendors, and key capital investments. 
  • Drive a safety-first culture, promoting incident-free project delivery across all phases of work.

Qualifications

Required:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or related technical field; advanced degree or PMP a plus.
  • Minimum of 6 years of project delivery experience, with at least 3 years in renewable energy or infrastructure.
  • Proven experience in delivering complex infrastructure projects, ideally in hydropower, water resources, or heavy civil construction.
  • Strong construction execution mindset with a demonstrated commitment to safety performance.
  • Working knowledge of project controls tools (MS Project, P6, or similar) and scheduling principles, including critical path management.
  • Experience managing projects in small, cross-functional teams, applying practical methodologies as needed.
  • High ownership and accountability mindset—proactively identifies issues, drives resolution, and looks for ways to add value.
  • Intellectually curious and prepared—proactively seeks understanding, asks the right questions, and does the work to stay ahead of the issue.
  • Strong communicator and collaborator, able to coordinate across internal teams, contractors, and agency stakeholders.
  • Able to manage multiple priorities under pressure while maintaining attention to detail and follow-through.
  • Experience working with federal agencies (e.g., USACE, FERC) preferred.

Compensation & Benefits

This role offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits. Compensation is based on the range outlined below and is determined by several factors, including a candidate’s background, experience, location, and performance.

Salary Range

$115,000-$175,000 per year

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus short- and long-term disability, and voluntary life & AD&D coverage for you and your family
  • Wellness and behavioral health support resources
  • Healthy Rewards discounts on gyms, meal delivery, and more
  • Annual Bonus: Up to 15% based on company and personal performance
  • Future equity opportunities 

Eligibility

  • Candidates must be legally eligible to work in the US without requiring current or future sponsorship.
  • Ability to pass pre-employment and random drug and alcohol screenings and Current Hydro background checks.
  • Must have a valid driver’s license and ability to drive on behalf of company business.

Create a Job Alert

Interested in building your career at Current Hydro? Get future opportunities sent straight to your email.

Apply for this job

*

indicates a required field

Resume/CV

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf

Cover Letter

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file.

As set forth in Current Hydro’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

Select...
Select...
Race & Ethnicity Definitions

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection. As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measure the effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categories is as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.

Select...

Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability

Form CC-305
Page 1 of 1
OMB Control Number 1250-0005
Expires 04/30/2026

Why are you being asked to complete this form?

We are a federal contractor or subcontractor. The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We have a goal of having at least 7% of our workers as people with disabilities. The law says we must measure our progress towards this goal. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had one. People can become disabled, so we need to ask this question at least every five years.

Completing this form is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so. Your answer is confidential. No one who makes hiring decisions will see it. Your decision to complete the form and your answer will not harm you in any way. If you want to learn more about the law or this form, visit the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) website at www.dol.gov/ofccp.

How do you know if you have a disability?

A disability is a condition that substantially limits one or more of your “major life activities.” If you have or have ever had such a condition, you are a person with a disability. Disabilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Alcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally)
  • Autoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS
  • Blind or low vision
  • Cancer (past or present)
  • Cardiovascular or heart disease
  • Celiac disease
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Deaf or serious difficulty hearing
  • Diabetes
  • Disfigurement, for example, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders
  • Epilepsy or other seizure disorder
  • Gastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn's Disease, irritable bowel syndrome
  • Intellectual or developmental disability
  • Mental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD
  • Missing limbs or partially missing limbs
  • Mobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports
  • Nervous system condition, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS)
  • Neurodivergence, for example, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities
  • Partial or complete paralysis (any cause)
  • Pulmonary or respiratory conditions, for example, tuberculosis, asthma, emphysema
  • Short stature (dwarfism)
  • Traumatic brain injury
Select...

PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENT: According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. This survey should take about 5 minutes to complete.