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Chris Jones

San Angelo,TX

Summary

Senior construction executive with more than 27 years of specialized experience in renewable energy infrastructure. A proven leader with a history of delivering 26+ utility-scale wind projects, totaling 2,842 MW, across the United States and Puerto Rico. Brings deep technical ability, operational discipline, and a hands-on leadership style that consistently drives safe execution, high-performing teams, and strong client partnerships. Recognized for building organizational confidence, shaping resilient project cultures, and ensuring alignment between field operations, stakeholder expectations, and strategic business goals.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Project Manger

Destructable Inc.
Amarillo, Texas
11.2025 - Current

Served as primary liaison for clients, subcontractors, and OEM partners across utility-scale renewable energy projects.
Led full-cycle execution of decommissioning wind and renewable infrastructure, managing scope, schedule, cost, quality, and safety.
Developed project schedules, proposals, cost forecasts, and performance metrics. Negotiated and administered EPC contracts, subcontracts, and vendor purchase orders while ensuring compliance with specifications.
Facilitated meetings with clients and owner-engineers to address technical issues.

Project Manager II

Blattner Energy
08.2024 - 11.2025
  • As a PM II, I provide strategic oversight across the operational and financial performance of complex construction programs, ensuring alignment between project execution, client expectations, and organizational goals.
  • I serve as the primary executive liaison with client leadership teams, driving clarity, accountability, and forward momentum across all phases of delivery.
  • I was responsible in finding and developing new business opportunities, guiding estimators in the creation of competitive and exact pricing proposals, and ensuring enterprise-wide adherence to Best Practices, Quality Programs, safety standards, and risk-management frameworks.
  • I play a significant role in shaping and reinforcing company culture by upholding core values, strengthening team cohesion, and modeling high-performance leadership behaviors.
  • My responsibilities include, interpreting, structuring, and aligning contract documents with defined scopes to ensure projects are executed in full compliance with design requirements, specifications, budgets, and schedules.
  • I support direct communication with owners and stakeholders about contract modifications, scope evolution, and schedule impacts, ensuring transparency and initiative-taking issue resolution.
  • I oversaw the creation, negotiation, and management of subcontracts, service agreements, and purchase agreements, ensuring all vendor scopes and pricing are fully aligned with contractual obligations.
  • I am accountable for the development and executive review of Cost Management Reports (CMRs) and lead cross-functional hand-off and planning sessions with estimating, operations, and resource teams to ensure labor, equipment, vendor, and subcontractor strategies are customized for successful delivery.

Project Manager

Blattner Energy
12.2023 - 09.2024
  • As a Project Manager, I provide strategic leadership and oversee the operational and financial performance of construction projects, serving as the primary liaison with the client’s project management team.
  • Responsible for identifying new opportunities, support estimators in developing competitive pricing proposals, and ensure consistent application of Best Practices, Quality Programs, safety standards, and risk-management processes.
  • I also played a key role in reinforcing company culture by upholding core values and organizational expectations.
  • My responsibilities include interpreting, developing, and aligning contract documents with the defined scope to ensure each project is executed in full compliance with design requirements, specifications, budget, and schedule.
  • Communicating promptly and effectively with owners regarding contract changes, scope adjustments, and schedule impacts.
  • Additional duties include creating, reviewing, and managing subcontracts, service agreements, and purchase agreements, ensuring all vendor scopes and pricing align with the primary contract.
  • Accountable for developing the Cost Management Report (CMR) and leading the project hand-off meeting with the estimating team to properly plan labor, equipment, vendor, and subcontractor resources.

Site Manager

Blattner Energy
06.2021 - 12.2023
  • Provide strategic supervision and leadership to the full site team, including self-perform crews and subcontractors, ensuring alignment, accountability, and high-performance execution.
  • Oversee and report on project financials in coordination with Superintendents, Coordinators, and the Project Manager, ensuring accurate forecasting, cost control, and financial transparency.
  • Serve as the primary liaison between the Project Manager, the client, and field operations, ensuring clear communication, timely issue resolution, and consistent stakeholder alignment.
  • Partner with the Site Safety team to drive a proactive safety culture and ensure site-wide compliance with all safety standards and protocols.
  • Provide executive-level oversight of Site Quality, ensuring proper implementation, training, and adherence to all Quality initiatives, expectations, and continuous-improvement practices.

Construction Manager

IEA Constructors
09.2019 - 08.2020
  • Managed utility-scale wind energy construction projects from inception through completion, ensuring all client requirements were met and projects were delivered ahead of schedule, within budget, and in full compliance with safety and procedural standards.
  • Led the identification, analysis, and resolution of contract disputes with owners, protecting project interests and maintaining strong client relationships.
  • Directed daily communication of project expectations to supervisory personnel, including schedule priorities, production targets, budget objectives, leadership initiatives, and other critical operational directives.
  • Fostered strong cross-functional collaboration with support and operations teams to effectively plan, estimate, budget, finance, resource, and control all aspects of project execution.

Site Manager

Wanzek Construction
08.2016 - 08.2019
  • Directed, planned and managed wind energy construction projects on site from inception to completion.
  • Ensured all client requirements are met and projects are completed ahead of schedule, within budget and in compliance with safety and procedural policies.
  • Responsible to identify, research and resolve all contract disputes with the Owners.
  • Responsible for communication of daily project expectations to project supervision including day-to-day schedule, production goals, budgetary goals, leadership initiatives and any other key initiatives.
  • Fostered collaborative relationships with support and operations teams to successfully manage the planning, estimating, budgeting, financing, funding, managing, and cost controls for the success of the project (CTC’s).
  • Actively supported and further the company culture, values, Key Results and quality management.

Construction Manager III

Wanzek Construction
08.2015 - 08.2016
  • Responsible for the coordination of construction on wind energy projects.
  • Coordinated compliance with the schedule, safety, cost, and quality decision.
  • Managed and coordinated all on-site subcontractor activities for compliance with the schedule.
  • Monitored and enforced compliance with subcontract requirements.
  • Directs staff in the daily, weekly planning process.
  • Supervised and mentored all superintendents; monitored their activities and provided leadership.
  • Monitored and reported on construction productivity and schedule performance (including trends) to the Project Manager.
  • Take actions necessary to meet project budget and schedule requirement.
  • Successfully supported and furthered the company culture, values, safety and quality programs.
  • Created a job-site culture that increased the retention of craft and field management staff.

Education

Associate of Science - Criminal Justice

Northland Community And Technical College
Thief River Falls, MN
06-2001

Skills

  • Project management
  • Contract negotiation
  • Budget forecasting
  • Scope management
  • Risk assessment
  • Construction oversight
  • Strategic planning
  • Client relationship management
  • Problem solving
  • Project planning

Accomplishments

Excellence in Construction Eagle Award 2017 by Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.

Timeline

Senior Project Manger

Destructable Inc.
11.2025 - Current

Project Manager II

Blattner Energy
08.2024 - 11.2025

Project Manager

Blattner Energy
12.2023 - 09.2024

Site Manager

Blattner Energy
06.2021 - 12.2023

Construction Manager

IEA Constructors
09.2019 - 08.2020

Site Manager

Wanzek Construction
08.2016 - 08.2019

Construction Manager III

Wanzek Construction
08.2015 - 08.2016

Associate of Science - Criminal Justice

Northland Community And Technical College
Chris Jones