Assistant Construction Manager

Acciona Construcción S/A; Kentucky; On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ACCIONA Energía seeks an Assistant Construction Manager to help lead the PV Solar Farm project in Kentucky. You will partner with the General Construction Manager to oversee construction quality, safety, scheduling, and contractor performance on-site.

You will interact with customers, landowners, and internal teams to maintain progress and compliance. You will support commissioning, turnover, and project closeout, while maintaining detailed records and leading on-site teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in construction, power generation, renewables, or heavy industrial projects.
• 3+ years field supervision and contractor management experience.
• Two- or four-year technical degree preferred, or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated leadership, supervision of teams, and independent work.
• Strong written and verbal communication, able to coordinate with stakeholders.
• Proficient in MS Office and project documentation.

Responsibilities

• Assist the General Construction Manager in overseeing activities with safety and efficiency.
• Monitor daily construction to ensure plans, QA/QC, codes, and contracts are met.
• Oversee site safety and environmental compliance per regulations and ACCIONA policies.
• Track schedules, progress reports, invoices, and milestone completion.
• Support review of pay applications and change orders per contractual requirements.
• Coordinate tie-ins, testing, commissioning, turnover, and project closeout.
• Maintain construction documentation: RFIs, submittals, change orders, logs.
• Lead meetings and provide KPI updates for stakeholders as needed.
• Provide on-site leadership, training, and guidance to ACCIONA team.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project coordination

Contractor management

Safety compliance

Field supervision

Education

Technical degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

MS Project

Job description

ACCIONA Energía is the biggest 100% renewable energy company with no fossil legacy in the world. With more than 30 years of experience and operations in 20 countries on five continents, ACCIONA Energía offers a wide portfolio of tailored energy solutions so that its corporate and institutional clients can meet their decarbonisation goals. This includes the development, engineering, construction, operation and maintenance of renewable power plants -mainly wind and photovoltaic technologies-, energy sales and management and marketing, energy services, self-consumption, electric mobility and new technologies such as storage and green hydrogen. ACCIONA Energía is governed by the most demanding environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) criteria.

ACCIONA Energía is seeking an Assistant Construction Manager to support the successful execution of our PV Solar Farm in Kentucky. This position is great for someone ready to take that next step in their career into a leadership role. You will be working closely with the General Construction Manager to help oversee construction quality, safety, contractor performance, scheduling, and project coordination. As a key on-site representative of ACCIONA, the Assistant Construction Manager works with contractors, project management, customers, landowners, and internal teams to keep construction on track and ensure compliance with project requirements. The role also supports commissioning, facility turnover, and project closeout.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Support the General Construction Manager in overseeing construction activities, employees, contractors, and subcontractors to ensure work progresses safely, efficiently, and in accordance with project requirements.
• Monitor daily construction activities to verify compliance with project plans, specifications, QA/QC requirements, applicable codes, contractual obligations, and sound construction practices.
• Oversee site safety and environmental compliance in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations and ACCIONA policies, including required personnel training and hazard assessments.
• Monitor construction schedules and project controls, review contractor progress reports and invoices, and verify completion of project milestones.
• Assist the Project Manager with reviewing pay applications and evaluating change order requests in accordance with contractual requirements.
• Coordinate tie‑ins, startup, testing, and commissioning activities to support facility turnover to Operations, project demobilization, and closeout.
• Maintain accurate construction documentation, including requests for information (RFIs), submittals, change orders, drawings, meeting minutes, and project logs.
• Lead project meetings as needed and prepare daily construction reports and key performance indicator (KPI) updates for internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and training to the on‑site ACCIONA team.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Required Skills and Competencies

Qualifications

• 5+ years of construction industry experience in power generation, renewable energy, or heavy industrial construction projects, preferably with exposure to electrical and heavy civil construction.
• At least 3 years of field supervision and/or contractor management experience, including oversight and coordination of construction activities. Renewable energy experience is a plus.
• A two‑or four‑year technical degree preferred but will consider an equivalent combination of work experience and training.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and experience supervising teams, coordinating contractors, and working independently.
• Professional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to coordinate effectively with contractors, customers, landowners, and internal teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project, with the ability to prepare reports, presentations, and project documentation.
• Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions, climb ladders, lift up to 50 pounds, work at heights of up to 300 feet, and navigate active construction sites.
• Ability to travel and temporarily relocate to project site during construction.
• Valid driver's license with a satisfactory driving record.

Pay & Benefits

Base Pay: $110,000 - $12