Renewables Project Manager

Utilities One•Voorhees, NJ

About The Position

Utilities One is seeking a Renewables Project Manager to coordinate and deliver renewable infrastructure projects, primarily electric vehicle charging projects (Level 2 and DC fast charging), with expanding work in battery energy storage and solar PV. The role manages day-to-day project coordination, tracking, communication, and delivery, and serves as the central coordination point for field construction teams, customers, subcontractors, internal operations, engineering, procurement, utilities, and other stakeholders. The Project Manager maintains an accurate understanding of assigned project status, proactively identifies risks and roadblocks, drives issues to resolution, and provides timely, accurate updates to customers and internal leadership. The role also manages schedules, commercial requirements, project documentation, customer meetings, and closeout, while helping improve project management processes as the renewables business grows. Travel to project sites may be required.

Requirements

3–5+ years of project management experience in construction, infrastructure, electrical contracting, renewable energy, or a related field.
Working knowledge of electrical and civil construction activities, utility coordination, permitting, inspections, commissioning, and construction sequencing.
Ability to manage multiple active projects while maintaining accurate knowledge of status, priorities, and risks.
Exceptional organizational and follow-through skills, including maintaining detailed project records and ensuring commitments are completed.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, particularly when communicating project status to customers and senior leadership.
Ability to quickly identify problems, determine appropriate ownership, and drive issues to resolution.
Comfort working in a fast-paced environment where schedules, priorities, and field conditions may change rapidly.
Experience with project schedules, budgets, forecasts, change orders, subcontractor management, and project reporting tools.
Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel and project management/reporting platforms.
High accountability and a proactive approach to seeking project information.
Valid driver's license and ability to travel to project sites as needed.

Nice To Haves

Experience with EV charging infrastructure, including Level 2 and DC fast-charging projects, is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain daily communication with active construction sites regarding status, completed work, upcoming activities, schedule impacts, material needs, risks, and open issues.
Accurately capture project information in company reporting systems, including progress, milestones, schedules, photos, blockers, action items, and completion forecasts.
Serve as the primary customer contact during project execution, providing proactive status updates and promptly addressing questions and concerns.
Communicate project status across construction, operations, engineering, procurement, finance, permitting, and leadership teams.
Maintain project schedules and milestone tracking, identify potential delays, and develop recovery plans with field and operational teams.
Identify risks, dependencies, and roadblocks and drive issues to resolution before they affect schedule, cost, or customer satisfaction.
Track action items, assign owners, set deadlines, and follow through until resolution.
Coordinate with Construction Managers, subcontractors, and field crews to align project priorities, schedules, and customer commitments.
Coordinate permitting, inspections, utility work, energization, outages, equipment delivery, commissioning, and customer turnover requirements.
Monitor procurement and material status and escalate potential construction schedule impacts.
Manage scope, budgets, forecasts, change orders, purchase orders, subcontractor invoices, and other commercial requirements.
Document, price, obtain approval for, and communicate customer-requested changes and field conditions.
Lead recurring internal and customer project meetings and report on progress, schedule, risks, decisions, and next steps.
Maintain organized project documentation, including contracts, drawings, RFIs, submittals, change orders, schedules, permits, inspection records, commissioning documentation, as-builts, and closeout packages.
Coordinate project closeout, including punch-list items, documentation, commissioning requirements, customer acceptance, and billing milestones.
Help improve project management processes, reporting standards, dashboards, and communication practices.