Utility-Scale Power & Renewables Project Manager

R-2 Contractors•New Bedford, MA

9d•$140,000 - $220,000•Onsite

About The Position

At R-2 Contractors, the Utility-Scale Power & Renewables Project Manager owns the commercial, contractual, financial, and administrative success of assigned projects from estimating turnover through closeout. The role partners closely with Field Operations to anticipate risks, protect profitability, support execution, and build lasting customer relationships. Projects involve civil, structural, and underground infrastructure for the utility-scale power and renewables industry. The position is on-site, with locations in Gilbert, Arizona, Prineville, Oregon, and/or project sites, and requires up to 20% nationwide travel. Compensation is $140,000–$220,000 annually, depending on experience.

Requirements

Experience managing heavy civil, solar, BESS, substation, transmission, or underground infrastructure construction projects in the utility-scale market.
Demonstrated command of contracts, estimating handoffs, project budgets, forecasting, scheduling, and change management.
Ability to read construction plans, specifications, scope letters, and pricing schedules and translate them into execution requirements.
Strong negotiation, communication, organizational, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
Willingness to travel nationwide as required, with travel of up to 20% stated for the position.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on field experience performing the work, with progression into the project management department.

Responsibilities

Lead projects from estimating turnover and preconstruction through execution, customer acceptance, and final closeout.
Serve as the primary commercial and contractual point of contact for customers, general contractors, and project stakeholders.
Set project priorities, responsibilities, decision deadlines, and communication across participating departments; proactively resolve issues and escalate material risks with proposed solutions.
Own project budgets, cost coding, commitments, estimates at completion, monthly forecasts, variance explanations, margin-protection plans, and cost-to-complete projections.
Review budget versus actual costs, production-based earned hours, margin trends, and projected costs with Field Operations.
Manage progress billings, payment applications, receivables, cash flow, and financial closeout; identify unbudgeted costs and pursue legitimate contractual recovery.
Review scope letters, proposals, pricing schedules, contracts, drawings, specifications, and exclusions at project turnover.
Develop mobilization-driven preconstruction schedules covering permits, access, submittals, shop drawings, procurement, fabrication, and deliveries.
Confirm material quantities, vendor lead times, subcontractor commitments, and approval requirements; coordinate staffing, equipment, milestones, and executable initial work with Field Operations.
Identify scope gaps, design conflicts, and unresolved prerequisites before mobilization.
Own the contractual master schedule, milestone tracking, customer coordination, and documentation of schedule impacts.
Coordinate with Superintendents on lookahead schedules, predecessor work, constraints, inspections, and resource readiness; communicate critical milestones early.
Support recovery plans and timely decisions while preserving Field Operations authority over construction means and methods, crews, and daily production.
Ensure field leaders receive current approved drawings, submittals, changes, and customer direction.
Administer contractual notices, RFIs, submittals, correspondence, change directives, and required project records.
Identify, document, price, submit, negotiate, and track change orders, delays, differing conditions, and disruptions; capture supporting labor, equipment, material, and productivity records with Field Operations.
Maintain visibility into commercial exposure, unresolved claims, and decisions needed to protect R-2; coordinate safety, quality, testing, inspection, and corrective-action requirements with responsible field leaders.
Build customer trust through timely, accurate, professional communication and consistent delivery of commitments.
Provide concise weekly reporting on project financial health, schedule, change orders, constraints, risks, and leadership decisions; maintain action registers and promptly communicate significant changes.
Identify repeat-work opportunities and share lessons learned with estimating, procurement, and operations.
Coordinate punch lists, turnover documents, as-builts, warranties, final acceptance, and outstanding commercial items.
Close commitments and change orders, reconcile final costs, and support collection of final payment.
Lead lessons-learned reviews and improve planning, reporting, and project delivery systems.
Collaborate with Field Operations on project outcomes, planning, cost control, and risk resolution while respecting the division of responsibility between project management and field execution.