Senior Project Manager-Solar Location:Lake Barrington, IL, USA
Chicago, IL
Job Description:
Bachelor\'s degree in Construction Management or equivalent demonstrated experience â?¢ 10+ years of Engineering and Construction experience in Solar, Power Generation or large Renewable Energy facilities â?¢ 5+ yearsâ?? experience managing Utility-scale Solar projects â?¢ Experience managing multiple self-perform work â?¢ Experience leading successful project teams, including development of employees and maintaining relationships with internal and external entities â?¢ Working Knowledge of MS Word, Excel, SharePoint, Asta Scheduling and BlueBeam, AutoCAD, Google Earth software â?¢ Experience presenting to Senior Leadership â?¢ Position requires travel to meet with clients and support projects throughout the Midwest approximately 50% of the time Responsibilities â?¢ This position will be responsible for safe work plans, client negotiations, risk management, cost estimation, contract management and execution strategy â?¢ In addition, the Senior Project Manager will be responsible for the business side of the project, managing the full P&L, as well as business development â?¢ Manage Solar project(s) in excess of $30M across various stages of the development lifecycle â?¢ Lead our EPC partner during budget development and preliminary engineering, while also overseeing the entire final engineering, construction and interconnection phases â?¢ Ensure seamless coordination between utility company and project key stakeholders â?? owner, developer, Pepper and MV contractor to achieve project COD â?¢ Identify and share lessons learned from projects to accurately improve overall project quality, schedule, cost and safety â?¢ Manage pay application approval process in accordance with the contractual terms including review and recommendation of change order approvals â?¢ Monitor construction quality to ensure that all work is installed in accordance with the plans specifications, QA/QC requirements, code requirements, contract requirements and good construction practices â?¢ Develop and present the projects construction budget â?¢ Identify cost reduction opportunities and track cost performance against budget â?¢ Produce daily, weekly and monthly reports for internal and external customers, as well as KPI reporting â?¢ Coordinate the production of weekly/monthly project progress reports and inform senior management on the project status â?¢ Manage the Project Closure and the Close Out process with the relevant lesson learned â?¢ Passionately builds the team by attracting, interviewing, assessing, mentoring and retaining Top Performers â?¢ Manage the relationship with the main stakeholders (suppliers, contractors, local communities and administrations) to minimize conflicts and risks for the project â?¢ Report to the Project Execution Leader/s and Pepper\'s Senior Management about the status and progress of the assigned projects â?¢ Lead the project team to achieve the project targets, always starting with Safety, and coordinate/attend the project meetings â?¢ Coaching and mentoring the assigned resources to promote skill improvement and adequate professional growth â?¢ Promote the team working and the communication within the assigned project team â?¢ Promote the Safety and Quality Policies â?¢ Foster the continuous improvement with lessonâ??s learned and innovative ideas