Site Project Manager (Solar EPC)

Primoris Services Corporation•Dallas, TX

32d•$140,000 - $165,000•Onsite

About The Position

Provides leadership and manages the operational and financial aspects of solar construction projects and is the primary liaison with the client's project management team. The Site Manager facilitates and ensures all work is safely delivered, constructed with required quality and efficiently delivered. They ensure standardized work plans and methods are adhered to, safety and risk management policies are followed, daily and weekly schedule and financial information is reviewed with the site team. The Site Manager provides coaching and leadership to all site supervisory personnel and ensures the company's culture, values and processes are upheld. This manager will create and facilitate a team environment that will motivate, inspire, educate and develop our people to be the best professionals they can be.

Requirements

Utility-Scale Solar Self-Perform EPC experience
Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering or related degree or equivalent combination of education and/or experience. At least seven-years of supervisory experience in a related construction industry (i.e. industrial, utilities, power generation, commercial).
Valid driver's license and an acceptable motor vehicle driving record (MVR).
Interpersonal skills - Ability to supervise and present information to many employees.
Working knowledge of construction equipment and their appropriate applications.
Effective communication skills (oral, written, listening, presentation) to effectively work with owners, vendors, employees, landowners, etc.
Computer literacy. This does not include knowledge of all software to be used, but the ability to learn to use efficiently the software which is in use. Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Visio).
Organization skills. Scheduling, planning and prioritization.
Accounting (math and record keeping).
Intermediate construction drawing knowledge. Knowledge of drawing layouts, references, notes, and good practices associated with producing and reading construction drawings.
Basic general construction knowledge of terminology, crafts, and documents.
Ability to follow safety rules without cutting corners. To understand the intent of safety rules, not blindly adhering to the literal words of the rule.
Must re-locate to the project site for the duration of each construction project they are assigned to.

Responsibilities

Ensuring safe working conditions and adherence to safety procedures on the project.
Setting direction for the project team through facilitating coordination with Trade Superintendents, General Superintendents and other field supervisory staff.
Providing direct support of the field staff in hiring, promoting, coaching, discipline and terminations for project employees and ensuring that proper corporate resources are utilized, and that processes and policies are adhered to.
Coordinating with other Site Manager's, the Field Operations Manager, Project Manager and Director of Construction as necessary to schedule resources (labor and equipment).
Ensuring regular, documented employee evaluations and reviews as well as informal coaching and feedback as necessary to support employee professional development.
Working with other supervisory staff to identify high potential candidates for promotion and advancement.
Ensuring that all necessary training has occurred before work commences, including but not limited to training on safety, quality requirements and work methods for each work activity.
Ensuring that supervisors maintain regular rotations away from the job site to help find work/life balance.
Ensuring that all company values, practices and policies are adhered to, including HR requirements, safety, quality and work processes.
Providing general oversight that project construction activities and engineering are in conformance with the project specifications and the Project Quality Plan.
Ensuring the implementation and training of all employees for the quality procedures and quality requirements of individual work activities.
Working with the PM and Field Operations Manager to coordinate and schedule project alignment meetings, teambuilding, internal trade alignment meetings and site planning activities prior to project start up.
Ensuring that all Subcontractor alignment meetings are conducted and documented.
Ensuring that a thorough estimate review is conducted with the project Estimator and Bid Captain during project alignment meetings to ensure alignment on bid strategy, labor strategy and equipment resource plans.
Reviewing the risk/opportunity matrix on a weekly basis with site management and PM to assess current state of all action plans and results associated with identified items as well as provide updates for additional items that arise during project construction.
Being well versed in the project budget and be aware of those critical items that may have the most impact on the projects financial success and will routinely compare actual project costs to the estimate and inform the PM of potential cost over-runs.
Conducting weekly meetings with project supervisors to coordinate materials, labor resources, equipment, work sequence and subcontractors to maximize work efficiency, production, quality and safety while minimizing project costs including a review of the 3 week schedule of upcoming activities.
Holding Plan of the Day (POD) meetings with site supervision to ensure work coordination between trade disciplines and update critical project status items.
Leading discussions daily at the POD meeting about labor efficiency of major work activities.
Facilitating and coordinating working relationships amongst all supervisors and departments.
Reading and fully understand all contract documents to ensure the project is built in accordance with the scope of the contract (design, specifications, budget and schedule).
Ensuring that all Operational Analysis is provided to the Field Operations Manager and Estimating real time over the duration of the project.
Ensuring project design documents and commercial agreements are distributed to field supervision in a timely manner.
Ensuring accurate tracking and reporting of all project quantities and costs.
Ensuring the project team is accurately monitoring and reviewing project labor hours, costs and quantities against budgets and work plans.
Reviewing weekly cost reports with the Trade Superintendents at a regularly scheduled meeting reviewing costs, production, efficiencies and updating operations analysis information as needed.
Reviewing and reports cost deviations to the PM as they occur and or become apparent.
Assisting the PM in compiling all necessary information for owner and subcontractor change orders and owner invoices.
Working closely with the PM and site team to ensure the project maintains positive cash flow.
Demonstrating a professional demeanor and ensure all project personnel act professionally while interacting with internal and external individuals.
Communicating, collaborating and negotiating with the owner regarding major project decisions.
Working diligently to develop a personal working relationship with their owner counterpart and interact on a regular basis.
Communicating with the owner regarding construction activities, client requirements, project schedule, safety, quality and budget.
Proactive engagement of all subcontractors, vendors and third-party stakeholders in achieving project goals.
Supporting local public relations by hiring locally and attending public information meetings as needed.
Performing additional assignments per supervisor's direction.
Attending job and career fairs to support hiring of new employees.
Conducting interviews of potential employees as requested.
May be required to become a qualified individual in pursuit of company contract licensing.
Supporting Estimating department and Business Development with pre-development site visits.
Walking the work site looking for non-conformance items to the project specifications, plans, and quality. Stop and discuss with supervisors and craft their progress and issues. Report positive and negative issues to the responsible Project Team & Quality Control members. Follow-up on negative issues to assure the information is passed on to the field personnel and assure corrective actions are taken.
Reviewing the RFI log periodically and verify that the related work is complete, and status recorded in the RFI. Work with the Quality Manager to confirm work is completed according to quality standards and all documentation is complete.
Being familiar and periodically review the products approved for use on the project. During job walks, be cognizant of the materials and consumables being used. Any materials and consumables discovered which are not approved should be brought to the Trade Superintendents attention. Follow-up on issues regarding materials and consumables to assure answers have been provided, required submittals have been transmitted, and products in use are approved or replaced as directed.