Solar Project Manager

Moss & Associates (Construction)•McMurray, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Moss is seeking a Solar Project Manager to serve as the primary on-site administrative leader for solar projects. This role involves working closely with Owners, Architects, and Subcontractors to ensure projects meet quality, schedule, and budget requirements. The Solar Project Manager will oversee daily contract administration, including subcontract negotiations, change request processing, monthly draw processing, shop drawing review, and jobsite coordination meetings. They will also enforce safety programs, develop and monitor project schedules, and review project costs against approved budgets.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, or related discipline.
Minimum 4+ years of experience as a Project Manager within the Solar/EPC construction industry.
Strong computer skills are a necessity, including familiarity with construction project management applications.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills are required to interface directly with owners' representatives, the A/E team, building departments and other team members.
Strong leadership skills are required including, but not limited to coaching, mentoring and the ability to build and maintain motivated teams.
Highly developed project management finance skills are required.

Responsibilities

Manages preconstruction services by reviewing Owner's expectations/criteria, manages entire preconstruction process through to GMP or Lump Sum contract.
Negotiates owner contract, coordinates with design team and owner, establishes programs to comply with MBE requirements, and reviews design documents.
Identifies key subcontractors, promotes/participates in partnering sessions, investigates site, identifies long-lead items.
Develops bid packages, schedules, and creates site utilization plan. Additionally, conducts pre-bid conferences, identifies project staffing requirements, and provides value engineering ideas.
Manages project financials by development of a GMP or Lump Sum contract and maintains continuous knowledge of jobsite expenditures.
Analyzes financial ability of subcontractors to perform, prepares revenue projections and manages cash flow.
Develops and maintains financial reports, and sets up project schedule of values, prepares and processes monthly owners requisitions.
Manages change order process, assists in loss-control management, administers owner purchase program and enforces company bonding and insurance policies.
Studies owner contract and develops scopes of work, reviews budgets and scopes with estimating, develops purchasing schedule, obtains insurance and bonds and mobilizes on to site.
Prepares and distributes detailed project schedules, prepares resource loaded schedules, develops look ahead schedules.
Recruits jobsite staff, enforces company policy, provides professional development of staff, conducts evaluations, and promotes employee morale.
Administers document control RFI process, prepares monthly reports, implements, and reports MBE program, develops, and implements crisis management plan, maintains project management computer system (CMiC), obtains home office approvals for waivers of policy.
Manages field operations, conducts trade preconstruction meetings, coordinates subs, vendors and permit inspections and maintains sub relationships.
Implements safety and QC program, manages daily clean up and rental equipment, performs daily jobsite walks.
Promotes client relations and interacts regularly with owner. Participates in client-promoted activities and complies with client needs.
Manages project closeout and post construction services, obtains, and delivers warranties and transfer Attic Stock, demobilizes field operations, collects final payments, and deposits and closes out subcontracts.
Participates in company-sponsored events, task team committees, industry-related organizations, and college/general recruiting activities.
Partakes in training programs, continuing education, seminars, and conferences.
Perform other duties as assigned.