Assistant Project Manager / Project Manager - Energy

RONCELLI INC • Sterling Heights, MI

8d • $90,000 - $120,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Roncelli is hiring for Assistant Project Manager – Energy and Project Manager – Energy positions to support utility-scale renewable energy projects, including solar photovoltaic systems, Battery Energy Storage Systems, substations, interconnection infrastructure, and related civil and electrical construction. Candidates will be considered for the level that best matches their experience, project ownership, technical capabilities, and leadership background. The Assistant Project Manager works under an experienced Project Manager while owning assigned scopes, project controls, documentation, procurement, and coordination. The Project Manager is accountable for project planning, financial performance, schedules, contracts, client relationships, and execution from preconstruction through commissioning and closeout.

The work spans project planning and execution, financial and cost management, contract and change management, scheduling and project controls, engineering and procurement coordination, field and subcontractor coordination, safety, quality, commissioning, client relations, and team leadership. The Assistant Project Manager independently manages assigned responsibilities and escalates major concerns. The Project Manager leads the project team, serves as a primary client contact, directs project-level decisions, and manages overall project delivery and commercial performance.

These field-based roles involve regular onsite work at assigned project locations, with travel to energy and infrastructure projects and occasional travel to Roncelli’s Sterling Heights headquarters. Work occurs in professional offices, project offices, and active construction sites, including outdoor conditions and construction-related hazards. Hours may vary with project schedules, shutdowns, commissioning, energization, and operational needs. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States; the company does not provide employment visa sponsorship.

Requirements

• For Assistant Project Manager: three to five years of progressive construction, engineering, project coordination, or project-management experience preferred.
• For Project Manager: five or more years of progressive construction project-management experience preferred.
• For Project Manager: demonstrated experience managing projects through preconstruction, execution, commissioning, and closeout.
• For Project Manager: experience managing project budgets, forecasts, contracts, schedules, change orders, subcontractors, clients, and project teams.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, schedules, contracts, scopes of work, and technical documents.
• Understanding of construction project controls, cost management, scheduling, procurement, and field operations.
• Strong organizational, analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced construction environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• OSHA 30 certification required or ability to complete it within 30 days.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• Willingness and ability to travel and maintain regular onsite presence at assigned project locations.
• Ability to successfully complete required pre-employment and annual drug testing.
• Ability to complete a background check, including driving-record review, when required by a client or project.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States; employment visa sponsorship is not provided.

Nice To Haves

• For Assistant Project Manager: bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Construction Engineering, or a related field; equivalent combinations of education, training, and relevant experience may be considered.
• For Assistant Project Manager: experience supporting energy, utility, industrial, infrastructure, heavy civil, solar, or BESS projects.
• For Assistant Project Manager: experience with project documentation, cost tracking, scheduling, subcontractor coordination, procurement, or change management.
• For Assistant Project Manager: demonstrated ability to independently manage assigned responsibilities and follow issues through completion.
• For Project Manager: bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent construction and project-management experience may be considered.
• For Project Manager: experience with renewable energy, BESS, utility, power, industrial, infrastructure, or heavy civil projects.
• For Project Manager: experience successfully managing complex, multimillion-dollar projects.
• Experience with Procore, Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Bluebeam, SharePoint, or comparable platforms.
• First Aid and CPR certification.
• Equivalent combinations of education, training, and relevant experience may be considered for the Assistant Project Manager level.

Responsibilities

• Support or lead assigned energy projects from preconstruction and mobilization through construction, commissioning, turnover, and closeout.
• Develop and maintain project execution plans, logistics plans, schedules, budgets, forecasts, and reporting requirements.
• Coordinate project activities among project management, engineering, procurement, field operations, safety, quality control, commissioning, subcontractors, vendors, utilities, and clients.
• Monitor progress and identify risks affecting safety, quality, cost, schedule, or contractual performance; develop or support corrective actions and recovery strategies.
• Establish, maintain, and monitor budgets, cost codes, commitments, forecasts, financial reports, labor, materials, equipment, subcontractor costs, vendor expenditures, and profitability.
• Prepare or support owner billings, subcontractor pay applications, purchase orders, invoices, cost documentation, monthly forecasting, and cost-to-complete reviews.
• Track change events, potential and approved change orders, time-and-material work, cost and schedule impacts, cost variances, uncommitted costs, billing concerns, and financial risks.
• Administer or support owner contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders, amendments, scopes of work, procurement packages, compliance documentation, notices, approvals, and contractual obligations.
• Develop and update project, milestone, procurement, and short-term lookahead schedules; track progress, installed quantities, labor productivity, equipment utilization, and milestones.
• Coordinate engineering deliverables, permits, inspections, long-lead materials, equipment deliveries, and schedule mitigation, recovery, or acceleration planning.
• Coordinate civil, structural, electrical, mechanical, controls, and commissioning engineering; support constructability reviews and alignment of design documents with field execution.
• Manage or support requests for information, submittals, design clarifications, drawing updates, technical correspondence, vendor submittals, manufacturing information, delivery schedules, and material receipt.
• Support evaluation and selection of subcontractors, suppliers, and vendors; coordinate subcontractor scopes, performance, schedule compliance, documentation, and completion requirements.
• Maintain onsite presence and participate in field walks, coordination and safety meetings, quality reviews, and progress discussions; help resolve field issues involving drawings, materials, access, sequencing, inspections, and owner requirements.
• Champion safety and support compliance with company, client, OSHA, environmental, and project-specific requirements; participate in orientations, inspections, job hazard analyses, pre-task planning, and corrective-action follow-up.
• Support Quality Control Plans and Inspection and Test Plans; coordinate inspections, testing, quality documentation, nonconformance resolution, and punch-list completion.
• Support commissioning readiness, equipment verification, testing documentation, energization, system integration, final acceptance, and turnover recordkeeping.
• Build and maintain professional relationships with clients, utilities, design partners, subcontractors, vendors, inspectors, and other stakeholders; participate in or lead meetings and project reviews.
• Prepare project reports, meeting agendas, minutes, presentations, dashboards, and status updates; provide direction, coaching, and task coordination to Project Engineers, interns, and project-support personnel.
• For the Assistant Project Manager level, coordinate documentation and assigned scopes, support cost tracking, forecasting, billing, and change management, and manage submittals, RFIs, procurement logs, action items, vendors, subcontractors, deliveries, technical information, schedule updates, progress tracking, and reporting.
• For the Project Manager level, lead the full project lifecycle and team; manage budgets, forecasts, cash flow, margin, profitability, contracts, change management, billing, commercial risk, client relationships, schedules, execution strategies, recovery plans, and project-level decisions.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.
• Additional travel-related allowances, per diem, housing, vehicle programs, or project-specific compensation may be provided based on assignment and company policy.
• Career-development pathways within Project Management and the Energy Group.
• Exposure to engineering, procurement, construction, quality, commissioning, and project controls.
• Opportunity to work on utility-scale renewable energy and infrastructure projects with experienced construction, engineering, safety, quality, and commissioning professionals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level