Project Manager - (Construction / Solar)

We are a leader in the Renewable Energy (Solar) industry. We are seeking a Solar Commissioning Superintendent to join our growing team.

This is a remote based position with 100% travel to project sites - (Site-states include: North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, Indiana, Kentucky, and Michigan)

Description:
The Construction Project Manager is responsible for construction project execution of multiple small to large-scale solar utility projects. The Project Manager must be proactive to prevent potential problems and work toward mitigation of any issues impacting safety, construction, schedule, and cost.

What You'll Do:

• Maintain project schedules and budgets.
• Manage all project subcontractors, documentation, field staff and identify potential risk.
• Responsible for projects completing on time, within budget, and in compliance with all technical, commercial, safety regulatory, and environmental requirements to meet or exceed performance targets.
• Perform design reviews of vendor drawings, calculations, specifications, procedures, and related documents.
• Review and approve vendor project execution plans and project schedule.
• Identify and quantify project risks and develop risk mitigation plans.
• Responsible for project budgets and project performance metrics.
• Monitor and review EPC contractor costs, schedule, and progress.
• Analyze and forecast cost and schedule projection reports.
• Be required to handle more than one project at once and operate under various roles and responsibilities as indicated in the job function above.
• Emphasize QA and technical requirements through performance-based inspections.
• Maintain thorough understanding of Pine Gate/EPC contracts.
• Work with internal teams including project development, engineering, finance, accounting, legal and field level construction managers to execute projects.
• Schedule regular management meetings and/or job walks to maintain quality control and strong relationships with owners, subs, and project team members.
• Establish, update, and communicate project schedule to stakeholders and contractors while managing its implementation.
• Assist the CMs and Superintendents with resolution of specific issues and requests.
• Manage contract scope and perform change management.
• Facilitate purchasing and issuance of subcontracts and purchase orders.
• Represent company/project in meetings with clients, subcontractors, etc.
• Ensure contractors are meeting PGR safety and quality standards and are regularly conducting related inspections and reporting.

Qualifications:

• 4+ years of progressive experience in commercial building construction as a Construction Project Manager or higher.
• Strong project management skills including budget adherence and cost control measures.
• Experience dealing with subcontracts, subcontractors and/or self-performance work.
• Experience leading successful project team, including development of employee and maintaining relationships with external entities.
• Working knowledge of project scheduling concepts, techniques, and software such as MS-Project, Primavera P6 or other related industry scheduling tools.
• Working knowledge of MS-Office suite, including advanced use of MS-Excel.
• Multi-project execution experience with solar utility projects ranging from 1MW-20MW+.
• Experience with directly managing craft labor and equipment.
• Advanced written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills to effectively work with all levels of the organization.
• Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving ability.
• Possess integrity and commitment to compliance.
• Ability to review and understand multi-trade construction drawings and specifications, as well as construction best practices across and array of trades, including surveying, civil, structural, thermal and moisture protection, and electrical construction.
• Ability to work independently, multi-task, make decisions, prioritize, and meet assigned deadlines in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment.
• Strong work ethic, a high degree of detail orientation, and an extreme sense of urgency.

Nice-to-Haves:

• 4+ years of progressive construction project management experience focused on commercial solar projects.

Education and Certifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, architecture, business management, or equivalent professional experience.
• Must possess and maintain a current valid driver's license required.