Assistant Project Manager, Construction

About the role

The Assistant Project Manager independently manages complex coordination, documentation, and financial tracking activities while serving as a key extension of the Project Manager on 2-4 projects. This role proactively identifies risks, drives resolution of issues, and helps ensure successful project execution and smooth turnover to operations.

What you'll do

• Lead pre-construction support activities by reviewing design deliverables, monitoring design milestones, coordinating with engineering, legal, and permitting teams, and ensuring project documentation aligns with owner objectives and contractual requirements.
• Actively manage procurement tracking by reviewing submittals for compliance, monitoring procurement schedules, tracking spare parts and long-lead items, and escalating risks that could impact schedule or cost.
• Maintain organizational excellence in terms of project timelines and deliverables.
• Support change management by evaluating change order requests, analyzing cost and schedule impacts, and ensuring adherence to company-wide change control processes.
• Take a lead role in financial management activities, including reviewing pay applications, validating invoices, tracking budgets and cost codes, and coordinating with Accounts Payable to support timely and accurate payments.
• Serve as a central communication hub between the Project Manager, contractors, consultants, and internal stakeholders, proactively resolving issues and escalating critical concerns when necessary.
• Lead closeout coordination activities by managing punch list tracking, organizing turnover documentation, coordinating final inspections and walkthroughs, and supporting a seamless handoff to Portfolio Operations.
• Collaborate with individual departments, as well as cross-functionally with other departments within the organization.

Minimum requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, business, public administration, or related field.
• Experience: Minimum of 3 years of experience in large-scale construction project management, engineering, or similar. Experience in solar and/or energy storage construction is preferred.
• Technology: Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and Procore, and an ability to learn company-specific software programs, tools, processes, and machines.
• Skills/Attributes:
• Intermediate understanding of solar designs, including the ability to read and understand construction drawings. Foundational knowledge of manpower and equipment considerations needed to build a project.
• Intermediate understanding of the financial model and the inputs construction and pre-construction own, including how those impact the company.
• Ability to read and analyze the EPC Agreements, including being an active member in negotiations with contractors.
• Mindfully applies foundational project management principles throughout the project lifecycle, including proactively finding ways to improve cost and schedule while maintaining scope.
• Assists in executing the deliverables within our agreements (PPA, LGIA, ESA), permits, and financial agreements with the banks.
• Capable at nurturing new relationships, fostering trust and collaboration for achieving shared goals.
• Able to manage conflict with internal and external stakeholders, and collaborate with the Project Manager to find a solution when things escalate.
• Able to lead and manage relationships with global vendors and third parties.
• Increased confidence in independent thinking, allowing for some non-critical decisions to be made without consultation.
• Self-motivated to work through complex problems and competing priorities, including a high level of detail and organization.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits

• Clenera pays 100% of employee and dependent premiums for a suite of medical, dental, and vision coverages.
• Hybrid Work Environment
• HSA and FSA Plans Available
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retail Plan with Employer Match
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary, and AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation and Public Holidays)
• Incentive Pay and RSU Plans

At Clenera, LLC, we’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or any other basis protected by state or federal law.