Assistant Project Manager

Pivot Energy•Chicago, IL

21h•Hybrid

About The Position

Pivot Energy is seeking a motivated and organized Assistant Project Manager to join our Project Management Department with a myriad of technical and administrative tasks supporting the delivery of renewable energy projects. The Assistant Project Manager will contribute to our projects' success by ensuring Pivot and our contracting partners deliver projects on time, on budget, and are appropriately administered. The position requires a familiarity for understanding of the general construction business, typical project controls, safety compliance, is a resourceful individual, and the ability to work under pressure and delivery work within deadlines. Ideal candidate is a strong problem-solver and possesses the ability manage change including company priorities and project scope, schedule, and other elements of the project lifecycle. Expectations are focused on managing financial funding requirements, issue logs, submittals, updates for budgets, schedules, sterile document management, and data rooms while maintaining a high level of communication with both internally and external stakeholders. This position offers a great opportunity to join a growing renewable energy IPP, a strong Project Management team, and growth potential at a cutting-edge company who is a developer, constructor, owner, and operator of renewable energy assets. Pivot is rapidly growing its EPCM team, and this position is crucial to the success of its growing pipeline of projects

Requirements

2+ years related solar ground mount or construction management experience
2+ years total professional experience
Proven working experience in project management; knowledge in construction means and methods
Understanding of basic site diligence documents to ensure the EPC scope accurately captures the site constraints, including: Geotech, ESAs, permits, interconnect agreements & land-use agreements
Strong communication skills – both written and verbal
Working knowledge of scheduling concepts such as CPM, Gantt charts, etc.
Working knowledge of spreadsheets, word processing, scheduling software

Nice To Haves

Experience working for a large design build general contractors
Experience specifically with an renewable energy IPP who executes their own construction projects.
Basic knowledge of Procore or basic project management information systems that track project controls, financials, deliverables and schedules
Basic knowledge of construction lending and project financing
OSHA 30 is a preferred
CAPM PMPa and DBIA education

Responsibilities

Help progress projects through development workflow under direction of Project Operations Manager, PM Team
Support the organization and review of contracts in internal document library
Interface with vendors and subcontractors
Support Project Managers with monitoring subcontractor construction progress on a regular basis, reinforcing safety and quality with subcontractors and addressing any issues that arise during construction
Initiate close-out procedures and prepare close-out documents
Work alongside the Finance Team to prepare EPC specific documents and checklist items
Attend and provide support on most contractor and utility scheduled meetings
Maintain internal and external data rooms
Support PM team in management of Procore
Monitor and track schedule changes and flag issues on scheduled milestones
Support in review and creation of team processes
Travel to sites as necessary

Benefits

Excellent health/dental/vision insurance benefits with up to 100% of premiums covered by the company
Four weeks of vacation plus employment milestone bonus vacations
Company paid life insurance and short- & long-term disability coverage
Generous parental leave
401(k) matching (after vesting period)
Work from home stipend for new employees
Public transit reimbursement
PTO for volunteering in the community
Charitable donation matching up to $500/year
Professional development and educational reimbursements