Technical Program Manager

About the Company

Critical Loop is shaping the next generation of energy systems by building the integrated edge grid of the future. Specializing in advanced energy management and battery control systems, Critical Loop empowers businesses and communities to seamlessly unite distributed energy resources for faster, more reliable, and affordable grid access.

Responsibilities

• Own multiple concurrent BESS and utility scale projects at different lifecycle stages simultaneously
• Maintain detailed program plans including scope, schedule, budget tracking, risk registers, and milestone accountability
• Coordinate across internal engineering, procurement, production, field ops, and logistics to sequence work
• Own risk identification and mitigation across all active programs and drive resolution
• Manage external partners, subcontractors, and equipment vendors to contractual milestones
• Build and maintain program infrastructure including tracking systems, reporting, and success metrics
• Translate complex technical and schedule realities into clear communication for customers and stakeholders
• Identify patterns across projects to improve future scoping and planning

Requirements

• 10 years of experience owning multiple complex, customer-facing programs from kickoff through delivery
• Ability to sequence work across engineering, procurement, operations, and external vendors
• Experience managing customer and external partner relationships directly
• Ability to maintain detailed program schedules with real dependency logic
• Experience managing external vendors and subcontractors to contractual commitments
• Comfort operating in hardware and field deployment contexts (commissioning, site logistics)
• Ability to build program structures and processes from scratch
• Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time
• Must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in commercial energy, infrastructure, or manufacturing
• Experience managing programs spanning hardware development and field execution
• Familiarity with supply chain constraints in physical product companies
• Experience with utility interconnection processes or NTP-to-energization workflows
• Experience with BESS projects at utility scale (10MW+) or C&I scale
• Familiarity with EPC contract structures and change order management
• PMP, PMI-ACP, or equivalent certification
• Experience in a startup environment