Solar Project Manager

About the Role

Moss' Solar Project Managers are the primary on-site administrative leaders who work in concert with Owners, Architects, and Subcontractors to ensure that all work complies with solar project requirements, including quality, schedule, and budget. They oversee day-to-day contract administration, enforce safety programs, develop and monitor project schedules, and review project costs to ensure compliance with approved budgets.

Responsibilities

• Manages preconstruction services by reviewing Owner's expectations/criteria and managing the entire preconstruction process through to GMP or Lump Sum contract.
• Negotiates owner contracts, coordinates with the design team and owner, establishes programs to comply with MBE requirements, and reviews design documents.
• Identifies key subcontractors, promotes/participates in partnering sessions, investigates site, and identifies long-lead items.
• Develops bid packages, schedules, and creates site utilization plans; conducts pre-bid conferences, identifies project staffing requirements, and provides value engineering ideas.
• Manages project financials by developing a GMP or Lump Sum contract and maintaining continuous knowledge of jobsite expenditures.
• Analyzes financial ability of subcontractors to perform, prepares revenue projections, and manages cash flow.
• Develops and maintains financial reports, sets up project schedule of values, prepares and processes monthly owner requisitions.
• Manages the change order process, assists in loss-control management, administers owner purchase programs, and enforces company bonding and insurance policies.
• Studies owner contracts and develops scopes of work; reviews budgets and scopes with estimating, develops purchasing schedules, obtains insurance and bonds, and mobilizes on-site.
• Prepares and distributes detailed project schedules, resource-loaded schedules, and look-ahead schedules.
• Recruits jobsite staff, enforces company policy, provides professional development, conducts evaluations, and promotes employee morale.
• Administers document control RFI process, prepares monthly reports, implements and reports MBE programs, develops crisis management plans, and maintains project management computer systems (CMiC).
• Manages field operations, conducts trade preconstruction meetings, coordinates subs, vendors, and permit inspections, and maintains subcontractor relationships.
• Implements safety and quality control programs, manages daily clean-up and rental equipment, and performs daily jobsite walks.
• Promotes client relations, interacts regularly with owners, participates in client activities, and complies with client needs.
• Manages project closeout and post-construction services, obtains and delivers warranties, demobilizes field operations, collects final payments, and closes out subcontracts.
• Participates in company-sponsored events, task team committees, industry-related organizations, and college/general recruiting activities.
• Partakes in training programs, continuing education, seminars, and conferences.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, or related discipline.
• Minimum 4+ years of experience as a Project Manager within the Solar/EPC construction industry.
• Strong computer skills, including familiarity with construction project management applications.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to interface directly with owners' representatives, the A/E team, building departments, and other team members.
• Strong leadership skills, including coaching, mentoring, and the ability to build and maintain motivated teams.
• Highly developed project management finance skills.

Schedule

Full-time, exempt, salaried position requiring high travel across multiple states (Louisiana, Colorado, Georgia).