Details Report for:
11-9199.10 - Wind Energy Project Managers
Lead or manage the development and evaluation of potential wind energy business opportunities, including environmental studies, permitting, and proposals. May also manage construction of projects.
This title represents an occupation for which data collection is currently underway.
Tasks | Tools & Technology | Wages & Employment
Tasks Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Create wind energy project plans, including project scope, goals, tasks, resources, schedules, costs, contingencies, or other project information.
- Prepare or assist in the preparation of applications for environmental, building, or other required permits.
- Coordinate or direct development, energy assessment, engineering, or construction activities to ensure that wind project needs and objectives are met.
- Develop scope of work for wind project functions, such as design, site assessment, environmental studies, surveying, or field support services.
- Manage wind project costs to stay within budget limits.
- Prepare wind project documentation, including diagrams or layouts.
- Provide technical support for the design, construction, or commissioning of wind farm projects.
- Provide verbal or written project status reports to project teams, management, subcontractors, customers, or owners.
- Review civil design, engineering, or construction technical documentation to ensure compliance with applicable government or industrial codes, standards, requirements, or regulations.
- Review or evaluate proposals or bids to make recommendations regarding awarding of contracts.
- Update schedules, estimates, forecasts, or budgets for wind projects.
- Lead or support negotiations involving tax agreements or abatements, power purchase agreements, land use, or interconnection agreements.
- Manage site assessments or environmental studies for wind fields.
- Prepare requests for proposals (RFPs) for wind project construction or equipment acquisition.
- Supervise the work of subcontractors or consultants to ensure quality and conformance to specifications or budgets.
Tools & Technology Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Tools used in this occupation:
| Anemometers — Cup anemometers; Propeller anemometers; Recording anemometers |
| Barometers — Barometric pressure sensors |
| Desktop computers |
| Digital camcorders or video cameras — Digital video cameras |
| Digital cameras — Digital still cameras |
| Notebook computers — Laptop computers |
| Portable data input terminals — Dataloggers |
| Solar radiation surface observing apparatus — Pyranometers |
| Temperature transmitters — Electronic temperature sensors |
| Weather stations — Portable meteorological stations |
Technology used in this occupation:
| Computer aided design CAD software — Autodesk AutoCAD software |
| Electronic mail software — Microsoft Outlook |
| Enterprise resource planning ERP software — SAP software |
| Internet browser software — Web browser software |
| Office suite software — Microsoft Office software |
| Presentation software — Microsoft PowerPoint |
| Project management software — Microsoft Project; Primavera Systems software |
| Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel |
| Video conferencing software — Web conferencing software |
| Word processing software — Microsoft Word |
Wages & Employment Trends
National
Median wages data collected from Managers, All Other.
Employment data collected from Managers, All Other.
Industry data collected from Managers, All Other.
| Median wages (2010) | $46.37 hourly, $96,450 annual |
| Employment (2008) | 898,000 employees |
| Projected growth (2008-2018) | 
Average (7% to 13%)
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| Projected job openings (2008-2018) | 297,500 |
| Top industries (2008) | Self-Employed (57% employed in this sector)
Government (11%)
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State & National
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2010 wage data
and 2008-2018 employment projections
.
"Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2008-2018). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.