How to hire a wind project manager

How to hire a wind project manager, step by step

Here's a step-by-step wind project manager hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a wind project manager job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new wind project manager
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your wind project manager job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a wind project manager for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a wind project manager to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a wind project manager that fits the bill.

   Here's a comparison of wind project manager salaries for various roles:

   Type of Wind Project Manager	Description	Hourly rate
   Wind Project Manager		$33-57
   Renewable Energy Project Manager	The renewable energy project manager oversees the development, contracting, construction, and monitoring of a variety of renewable energy projects and will develop innovative solutions to overcome renewable energy barriers. Their duties and responsibilities also include identifying development opportunities that help the company meet goals and overall development objectives... Show more	$34-56
   Project Manager	Project managers oversee a specific project related to the organization's business. They manage the whole project from inception to evaluation... Show more	$30-62

2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Environmental Health
   • RFP

   Responsibilities:

   • Manage projects from GPS field data collection through final map production.
   • Implement a repeatable process methodology base on the PMI PMBOK defining a systematic approach to delivering solutions and achieving customer objectives.
   • Develop a detail, integrate EPC schedule in P3 for a 100Mw wind farm project.
   • Attend study meetings and negotiate IAs with RTOs and utilities.
   • Implement a repeatable process methodology base on the PMI PMBOK defining a systematic approach to delivering solutions and achieving customer objectives.
   • Perform ad hoc business analysis requests requiring report creation and data extraction using Salesforce and business objects.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your wind project manager job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A wind project manager salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, wind project managers' average salary in iowa is 33% less than in nevada.
   • Seniority. Entry-level wind project managers earn 41% less than senior-level wind project managers.
   • Certifications. A wind project manager with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a wind project manager's salary.

   Average wind project manager salary

   $91,903yearly

   $44.18 hourly rate

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   Entry-level wind project manager salary

   $70,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 21, 2025

4. Writing a wind project manager job description

   A job description for a wind project manager role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a wind project manager job description:

   Wind project manager job description example

   * The Project Manager serves as the single point of responsibility for accomplishing project objectives and ensuring that established practices, procedures, and company goals are implemented in the key areas of safety, quality, profitability, and client satisfaction
   
   * Project Managers lead the project team through all phases of the project from acquisition through pre-construction, execution, and close-out
   
   * Competency in the areas of leadership, communication, planning, and scope management are key to project success
   Responsibilities
   
   * Leadership & Communication Assure project abides by all environmental safety awareness and compliance
   * Support and further the company culture, values, Key Results and quality management
   * Document and communicate project progress, performance, and issues to all stakeholders
   * Planning & Scope Mgmt
   * Provide day to day direction and oversight of project resources (staff, equipment, subcontractors) and materials
   * Successfully integrate resources, activities, and deliverables as outlined in the Project Execution Plan
   * Own the project budget, cost, forecast, and schedule
   * Provide successful management of all contract documents, risks and changes throughout the project
   * Overall Duties
   * Project Integration Management : manage the processes and activities needed to identify, define, combine, unify, and coordinate the various processes and project management activities within the project
   * Project Scope management: Responsible for the processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required, and only the work required, to complete the project successfully
   * Project Time Management : track and monitor the processes required to manage the timely completion of the project
   * Project Cost Management : work collaboratively with support and operations teams to successfully manage the planning, estimating, budgeting, financing, funding, managing, and cost controls so that the project can be completed within the approved budget
   * Project Quality Management : establish and support the processes and activities of the performing organization that determine quality policies, objectives, and responsibilities so that the project will satisfy the needs for which it was undertaken
   * Project Human Resource Management : organize, manage, and lead the project team
   * Project Communications Management : ensure timely and appropriate planning, collection, creation, distribution, storage, retrieval, management, control, monitoring, and the ultimate disposition of project information
   * Project Risk Management : Conduct risk management planning, identification, analysis, response planning, and controlling risk on project
   * Project Procurement Management : purchase or acquire products, services, or results needed from outside the project team
   * Processes in this area include Procurement Planning, Solicitation Planning, Solicitation, Source Selection, Contract Administration, and Contract Closeout
   * Project Stakeholder Management : identify all people or organizations impacted by the project, analyzing stakeholder expectations and impact on the project, and developing appropriate management strategies for effectively engaging stakeholders in project decisions and execution
   
   Qualifications
   
   EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
   
   * Bachelor's degree (B. S.) from four-year college or university in Construction Management, Engineering, or equivalent combination of education and experience
   * Minimum of five years of construction Industry experience/knowledge of construction techniques, estimating and construction management
   
   KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
   
   * Take reasonable care of your own and others health and safety and of those who may be affected by the day-to-day delivery of this role by taking personal responsibility for working toward Wanzek's Zero Injury principles
   * Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel, Primavera, Timberline, and Construction Software
   * Ability to read, analyze and interpret blueprints, professional journals, technical procedures, contracts or governmental regulations
   * Write reports, business correspondence and document project activities
   * Effectively present information and respond to questions from project managers, superintendents, clients, customers and the general public
   * Effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors
   * Calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, proportions, percentages, area, circumference and volume
   * Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry
   * Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in standardized situations
   * Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
   * Willingness and ability to travel to job sites 60% of the time
   
   MasTec, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer. The Company's policy is not to unlawfully discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also MasTec's policy to comply with all applicable state, federal and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right wind project manager for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your wind project manager job on Zippia to find and recruit wind project manager candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with wind project manager candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new wind project manager

   Once you've decided on a perfect wind project manager candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new wind project manager. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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