Utility-Scale Power & Renewables Project Manager

R-2 Contractors•Boardman, OR

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 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 lasting customer relationships. The position is on-site in Gilbert, Arizona; Prineville, Oregon; and/or project sites, with up to 20% nationwide travel. Remote work is not available. Compensation is $140,000–$220,000 annually, depending on experience. Project Management owns contractual and commercial administration, project forecasting, customer coordination, master scheduling, procurement coordination, and billing. Field Operations owns 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. Project Managers are expected to live, teach, defend, and reinforce R-2's PRIDE, GRIT, and OWN IT! core values. Leadership means accepting responsibility for people, culture, customers, and results; leading with integrity; protecting the safety and success of employees; developing partnerships; embracing accountability; and leaving projects and processes stronger than they were found.

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.
Set project priorities, responsibilities, decision deadlines, and communication across participating departments.
Take ownership of 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 implement 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 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.
Partner with Field Operations to align 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 lookaheads, predecessor work, constraints, inspections, and resource readiness.
Communicate major foundation placements, shutdowns, mobilizations, and critical-path milestones early enough to enable operational support.
Support recovery plans and timely decisions while respecting 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.
Track open commercial exposure, unresolved claims, and decisions required 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 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.