Senior Energy Storage Project Manager - Preconstruction

SOLV Energy • Full-time • Remote (New Jersey, United States) • 2d ago

SOLV Energy is a leading provider of infrastructure services to the power industry, designing, building and maintaining utility scale solar, battery storage and high voltage substation projects nationwide.

Job Description Summary:

The Senior Preconstruction Project Manager – Energy Storage is responsible for leading the Energy Storage Preconstruction Group’s efforts with daily management, coordination, and successful completion of the energy storage project scope, budget, and schedule from notice of award to project mobilization. Additional responsibilities include managing project meetings, performing cost comparisons, updating project schedules, managing contract exhibits through execution, and strategic buyout negotiations as needed to maintain budget.

This role is fully remote. Specific location details and expectations will be discussed during the interview process.

Job Description:

*This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned

Position Responsibilities and Duties:

Able to perform all Preconstruction Project Manager job responsibilities
Maintain cost control ledger and job cost statements
Prepare billings and expedite payments
Set up and maintain all aspects of the CMiC system
Prepare bid packages and solicit and evaluate bids
Write project procedures
Review plans for completeness and accuracy
Supervise and train Preconstruction Project Engineers and clerical staff
Ensure procurement activities align with LNTP scope, budget, and schedules
Collaborate with the business development, engineering, accounting, construction, and legal departments to create contract scopes of work
Work with Engineering and Procurement to understand design constraints and material lead-times to ensure long lead procurement items are appropriately released during the LNTP phase
Define and create LNTPs
Research and understand project specific design requirements (internal requirements, owner/contract requirements, and permit requirements)
Liaison with the Engineering Manager to track changes that impact project schedule and/or budget and provide those changes to the Project Executive
Represent SOLV Energy in owner meetings
Support estimating reconciliation for each design iteration
Maintain timely and accurate reporting to the Project Team and management, specifically cost forecasting and estimated cost at completion
Effectively manage project risk; evaluate probability and severity of risk events as they are identified / anticipated and prepare mitigation plans with project team operations management
Develop and maintain good relationship with Owner, Engineers, Vendors and Subcontractors; develop strategies and skills to build a strong partnership with the Owner, while still ensuring prompt owner notification of impacts and preservation of rights under the EPC

Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements: 

Minimum 3 years of Energy Storage Construction Experience.
Engineering, Construction Management or Architectural degree, or equivalent experience
Thorough understanding of plans and specifications
Field experience (5-8 years, Project Engineer or Assistant Superintendent)
Leadership ability – able to pull together team members from diverse backgrounds in a remote environment and organize them into a cohesive, high-performing project team
Effective written and verbal communications skills and organizational skills
Strong computer skills with MS Office suite, as well as other industry-standard tools, such as Bluebeam Revu
Fundamental knowledge of contract law and project accounting
Organizational and communication skills; must have strong people skills
Detail-oriented, motivated self-starter
Able to travel (estimated 25%)
5+ years construction experience
2+ years scheduling and estimating experience

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future.

SOLV Energy Is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At SOLV Energy we celebrate the power of our differences. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplaces that improve our communities. SOLV Energy prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind against an employee or applicant based on race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, or ethnicity, mental or physical disability, veteran status, parental status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Benefits:
Employees (and their families) are eligible for medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance. Employees can enroll in our company’s 401(k) plan and are provided vacation, sick and holiday pay.

Compensation Range:

$141,590 - $176,987

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

SOLV Energy does not accept unsolicited candidate introductions, referrals or resumes from third-party recruiters or staffing agencies. We require all third-party recruiters to communicate exclusively with our internal talent acquisition team. SOLV Energy will not pay a placement fee to any third-party recruiter or agency that has not coordinated their recruiting activity with the appropriate member of our internal talent acquisition team.

In addition, candidate introductions or resumes can only be submitted to our internal talent acquisition recruiting team if a signed vendor agreement is already on file and the third-party recruiter or agency has received formal instructions from our internal talent acquisition team to submit candidates for a particular job posting.

Any unsolicited candidate introductions, referrals or resumes sent by third-party recruiters to SOLV Energy or directly to any of our employees, or received through our website or career portal, will be considered property of SOLV Energy and will not be eligible for a placement fee. In the event a third-party recruiter submits a resume or refers a candidate without a previously signed vendor agreement, SOLV Energy explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire the candidate(s) without financial liability to such third-party recruiter.

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