Utility-Scale Power & Renewables Project Manager

R-2 Contractors•Coldwater, MI

1d•$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 closeout. The role partners closely with Field Operations to anticipate and manage risk, protect profitability, support project execution, and build lasting customer relationships. The Project Manager leads project priorities and coordination, manages budgets, forecasts, billing, schedules, procurement coordination, contracts, changes, reporting, and closeout, while respecting Field Operations’ responsibility for construction means and methods, crew leadership, daily production, equipment deployment, and field safety and quality execution. Both functions share accountability for project outcomes and collaborate on planning, cost control, and risk resolution. The position is based in Gilbert, Arizona; Prineville, Oregon; and/or project sites. It requires up to 20% nationwide travel. The work arrangement is on-site; remote work is not available. Annual compensation is $140,000–$220,000, depending on experience. Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision benefits are offered. Project Managers are expected to lead with integrity, protect the safety and success of the team, develop strong partnerships, embrace accountability, and leave projects and processes stronger. They are expected to live, teach, defend, and reinforce R-2’s PRIDE, GRIT, and OWN IT! core values.

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 a move 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 clear communication across participating departments.
Own commitments, solve problems proactively, 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 scope-letter, proposal, pricing schedule, contract, drawing, specification, and exclusion reviews at project 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 two-week lookaheads, 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 without displacing 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 open 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.
Keep action registers current with owners and due dates, and promptly communicate significant cost, scope, or schedule 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 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.