Utility-Scale Power & Renewables Project Manager

R-2 Contractors•Lincoln, NE

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 utility-scale power and renewables projects, from estimating turnover through execution, customer acceptance, and final closeout. The role partners closely with Field Operations to anticipate risks, protect profitability, support project execution, and build customer relationships. The Project Manager is the primary commercial and contractual contact for customers, general contractors, and other project stakeholders, and is responsible for project forecasting, customer coordination, master scheduling, procurement coordination, and billing. Field Operations retains authority over construction means and methods, crew leadership, daily production, equipment deployment, and field safety and quality execution; both functions share accountability for project outcomes. The position is based on-site in Gilbert, Arizona; Prineville, Oregon; and/or project sites, with nationwide travel up to 20%. Remote work is not available. Annual compensation is $140,000–$220,000, depending on experience. R-2 Contractors offers employer-paid medical, dental, and vision benefits.

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.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Lead assigned 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.
Establish project priorities, responsibilities, decision deadlines, and communication among participating departments.
Take ownership of commitments, proactively solve problems, and escalate material risks with recommended solutions.
Manage project budgets, cost coding, commitments, and estimates at completion, including labor, equipment, materials, subcontractors, and indirect costs.
Review budget versus actual costs, production-based earned hours, margin trends, and projected cost to complete with Field Operations.
Maintain monthly forecasts, explain variances, and execute margin-protection and recovery plans.
Manage progress billings, payment applications, receivables, cash flow, and timely financial closeout.
Identify unbudgeted costs and pursue legitimate contractual cost recovery.
Lead reviews of scope letters, proposals, pricing schedules, contracts, drawings, specifications, and exclusions at turnover.
Develop a mobilization-driven preconstruction schedule covering permits, access, submittals, shop drawings, procurement, fabrication, and deliveries.
Confirm material quantities, vendor lead times, subcontractor commitments, and approval requirements.
Coordinate with Field Operations on staffing, equipment, critical milestones, and the first two weeks of executable work.
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 major foundation placements, shutdowns, mobilizations, and critical-path milestones early enough to support operations.
Support recovery plans and timely decisions while preserving Field Operations' authority over means, methods, crews, and daily production.
Ensure current approved drawings, submittals, changes, and customer direction reach field leadership.
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 weekly reporting on project financial health, schedule, change orders, constraints, risks, and leadership decisions.
Maintain action registers with owners and due dates; promptly communicate significant changes to cost, scope, or schedule.
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 open 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.
Reinforce R-2's core values and leadership commitment by leading with integrity, protecting the safety and success of employees, developing partnerships, embracing accountability, and improving projects and processes.