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We are scaling an elite project management infrastructure group to support a massive, multi-year pipeline of utility-scale Transmission and Battery Storage (BESS) assets in the Greater Chicago area.\nThis is a long-term, hourly W-2 consulting engagement backed by an extensive capital project layout. 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