Assistant Project Manager / Project Manager - Energy

RONCELLI INC • Sterling Heights, MI

1d • $90,000 - $120,000

About The Position

Roncelli is hiring at the Assistant Project Manager or Project Manager level for its Energy Group. These positions support delivery of 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 best aligned with their experience, project ownership, technical capabilities, and leadership background.

The Assistant Project Manager works under a Project Manager or Senior Project Manager, independently managing assigned scopes, project controls, documentation, procurement, and coordination activities while escalating major concerns. The Project Manager has overall accountability for assigned projects from preconstruction through commissioning and closeout, including financial performance, schedule, contracts, client relationships, risk, procurement, subcontractor performance, safety, and quality.

The roles coordinate across project management, engineering, procurement, field operations, safety, quality control, commissioning, subcontractors, vendors, utilities, and clients. Work includes planning and execution, financial and cost management, contracts and change management, scheduling and project controls, engineering and procurement coordination, field and subcontractor coordination, safety, quality, commissioning, client relationships, reporting, and team leadership.

These are field-based positions requiring regular onsite presence at assigned project locations and travel to utility-scale energy and infrastructure projects. Some assignments may require extended onsite presence or overnight travel, and occasional travel to Roncelli’s headquarters in Sterling Heights, Michigan. The work environment includes professional offices, project offices, and active construction sites, including outdoor work in varying weather and exposure to construction-related hazards. Work hours may vary with project schedules and operational needs.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States; Roncelli does not provide employment visa sponsorship. Employment is subject to required pre-employment and annual drug testing and, when required by a client or project, a background check including driving-record review. Roncelli is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Requirements

• Assistant Project Manager: Three to five years of progressive construction, engineering, project coordination, or project-management experience preferred.
• Project Manager: Five or more years of progressive construction project-management experience preferred.
• 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 a 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

• Assistant Project Manager: Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Construction Engineering, or a related field preferred; equivalent combinations of education, training, and relevant experience may be considered.
• Assistant Project Manager: Experience supporting energy, utility, industrial, infrastructure, heavy civil, solar, or BESS projects preferred.
• Assistant Project Manager: Experience with project documentation, cost tracking, scheduling, subcontractor coordination, procurement, or change management.
• Assistant Project Manager: Demonstrated ability to independently manage assigned responsibilities and follow issues through completion.
• Project Manager: Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field preferred; equivalent construction and project-management experience may be considered.
• Project Manager: Demonstrated experience managing projects through preconstruction, execution, commissioning, and closeout.
• Project Manager: Experience managing project budgets, forecasts, contracts, schedules, change orders, subcontractors, clients, and project teams.
• Project Manager: Experience with renewable energy, BESS, utility, power, industrial, infrastructure, or heavy civil projects strongly preferred.
• Project Manager: Experience successfully managing complex, multimillion-dollar projects preferred.
• Experience with Procore, Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Bluebeam, SharePoint, or comparable platforms preferred.
• First Aid and CPR certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support or lead 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 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 corrective actions and recovery or issue-resolution plans.
• Participate in project kickoff meetings, planning sessions, operational reviews, and lessons-learned discussions.
• Establish, maintain, and monitor project 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 forecasts, and cost-to-complete reviews.
• Track change events, potential and approved change orders, time-and-material work, and related cost or schedule impacts; identify cost variances, billing concerns, uncommitted costs, and financial risks.
• Administer or support owner contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders, amendments, scopes of work, procurement packages, compliance documentation, notices, and approvals.
• Evaluate scope changes and prepare supporting pricing, documentation, and schedule-impact information; monitor contractual obligations and identify scope gaps, exclusions, contract risks, and potential disputes.
• Develop, maintain, and update project, milestone, procurement, and short-term lookahead schedules.
• Track progress, installed quantities, labor productivity, equipment utilization, and milestone completion; monitor engineering deliverables, permits, inspections, long-lead materials, equipment deliveries, and schedule constraints.
• Identify delays, sequencing concerns, and resource conflicts, and support or lead schedule recovery, acceleration, and mitigation planning.
• Coordinate civil, structural, electrical, mechanical, controls, and commissioning-related engineering activities; support constructability reviews and alignment between designs and field execution.
• Manage requests for information, submittals, design clarifications, drawing updates, and technical correspondence.
• Coordinate with internal engineering resources, design firms, equipment manufacturers, utilities, and consultants; track long-lead equipment, vendor submittals, manufacturing information, delivery schedules, storage, and onsite receipt.
• Support evaluation and selection of subcontractors, suppliers, and vendors.
• Maintain regular onsite presence and participate in field walks, coordination meetings, safety meetings, quality reviews, and progress discussions.
• Coordinate subcontractors, vendors, equipment, materials, logistics, and assigned scopes; monitor subcontractor performance, schedule compliance, documentation, and completion requirements.
• Support communication between project-office and field teams, resolve field coordination issues, and verify installed quantities, progress, and completion status.
• Champion Roncelli’s safety culture and support compliance with company, client, OSHA, environmental, and project-specific requirements.
• Participate in safety orientations, inspections, job hazard analyses, pre-task planning, and corrective-action follow-up.
• Support project 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, and final acceptance; maintain safety, quality, environmental, testing, commissioning, and turnover records.
• Build professional relationships with clients, utilities, design partners, subcontractors, vendors, inspectors, and other stakeholders.
• Participate in or lead owner meetings, project reviews, coordination meetings, and technical discussions; prepare reports, agendas, minutes, presentations, dashboards, and status updates.
• Provide direction, coaching, and task coordination to Project Engineers, interns, and project-support personnel.
• At the Assistant Project Manager level, coordinate documentation and assigned scopes, support budget tracking and project controls, manage submittals, RFIs, procurement logs, and action items, and develop capabilities for advancement.
• At the Project Manager level, lead the project team and client relationship, manage project lifecycle, budgets, forecasts, cash flow, margin, contracts, change management, billing, schedules, recovery plans, and project-level decisions.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.
• Career-development pathways within Project Management and the Energy Group.
• Opportunities to work on utility-scale renewable energy and infrastructure projects.
• Exposure to engineering, procurement, construction, quality, commissioning, and project controls.
• Collaborative culture grounded in Safety, Family, Integrity, Adaptability, and Community.
• Additional travel-related allowances, per diem, housing, vehicle programs, or project-specific compensation may be provided based on assignment and company policy.

What This Job Offers

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