
Project Manager, Construction
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full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $130,000 - $150,000 per year
About the role
- Provide technical expertise and guidance to the business development team during the proposal and bidding stages for new renewable energy projects
- Conduct competitive RFPs for selection of general contractors or subcontractors
- Prepare, negotiate and manage EPC Contracts
- Assist in site evaluation, feasibility studies, and preliminary system designs to support project proposals and bids
- Administer major project contracts including deliverables for interconnection agreement, finance and offtake agreements, build-transfer agreements, consulting, equipment supply and construction agreements
- Oversee and manage projects during the advanced development stage, which typically follows the awarding of a project contract
- Coordinate activities such as detailed engineering design, permitting, interconnection studies, and procurement of equipment and services
- Ensure that project milestones and deadlines are met during this phase
- Manage construction permitting activities and ensure that all required construction permits have been obtained
- Maintain a relationship with local AHJ to support construction permitting efforts
- Create and maintain project schedules and budgets, from late-stage development through and provide support until project COD and turnover to end user
- Manage and monitor engineering, procurement and construction activities for project sites including coordination with contractors, engineering and permitting consultants and major equipment suppliers
- Manage RFI’s in the appropriate construction management software
- Lead coordination of development and construction efforts with interconnecting utilities
- Assist development efforts including but not limited to permitting, attending landowner meetings, conducting site inspections and micro-siting evaluations
- Support internal project financing and accounting efforts including leading technical discussions with lender's independent engineer
- Identify and share lessons learned from projects to accurately improve overall project quality, schedule, cost and safety
- Other responsibilities as may be necessary for a fast-growing, entrepreneurial team
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date project documentation, including schedules, budgets, progress reports, and other relevant records
- Provide regular updates and reports to project stakeholders, including the project owner and the operations team responsible for the long-term management of renewable energy assets
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Civil, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management or equivalent construction experience
- 3+ years of progressive project management/construction management experience
- Renewable energy industry experience, specific to utility scale distributed generation solar (5-30MW projects)
- Construction Field Experience
- Thorough understanding and implementation of projects in accordance with contracts
- Excellent solution-seeking, teamwork, leadership and communication skills
- Demonstrated ability in leadership of multi-disciplined teams of engineers, outside consultants, suppliers, contractors, regulatory agencies
- Experience in development and execution of complex project schedules utilizing state-of-the art scheduling tools
- Ability to multi-task and arbitrate between conflicting priorities with clear target setting and follow-through capability in a fast-paced and rapidly changing work environment
- Ability to travel up to 30% of the time to support project efforts
Benefits
- Medical benefits
- 401(k) options
- Professional development opportunities
- Competitive paid time off policy
- Work flexibility to contribute to a valuable work-life balance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
project managementconstruction managementEPC contractsfeasibility studiesengineering designpermittinginterconnection studiesschedulingbudget managementrenewable energy project development
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationteamworksolution-seekingmulti-taskingconflict resolutiontarget settingfollow-throughrelationship managementreporting
Certifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Civil EngineeringBachelor’s Degree in Electrical EngineeringBachelor’s Degree in Mechanical EngineeringBachelor’s Degree in Construction Management