Associate to Lead: Utility-Scale Renewables PM

Samsung C&T America, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Performance-based incentives

International collaboration

Job summary

Samsung C&T America, Inc. in Houston, TX is seeking an Associate Construction Project Manager to support the Construction Project Manager through EPC contract administration, field execution tracking, and documentation control for utility-scale renewables projects.

You will coordinate with legal, risk, engineering, and site teams to ensure safe, on-schedule, and on-budget delivery, with travel up to 50% to project sites across North America.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in construction management, engineering, business, or a related technical field.
• Minimum 2–4 years of project management, project engineering, or coordination experience in utility-scale power generation or heavy industrial construction.
• 1–2 years of experience in utility-scale Solar (PV) or BESS construction environments.
• Previous experience with IPP, Developer, EPC Contractor, or Owner's Engineering firms preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist Project Manager with LNTP and EPCA tracking.
• Coordinate gathering of technical exhibits, permit conditions, and interconnection requirements.
• Organize and track change orders, RFIs, submittals, and potential claims.
• Collaborate with legal, risk management, and engineering teams for compliant documentation.
• Serve as secondary contact for EPC contractors and monitor compliance items.
• Log and follow up on contractor milestones and daily reports.
• Review QA/QC documentation to ensure design conformance.
• Maintain central project document control system for drawings and records.
• Review baseline CPM schedules and monitor progress (daily/weekly/monthly).
• Identify bottlenecks and flag risks; document progress with logs and minutes.
• Coordinate commissioning, testing, and grid interconnection activities.
• Assist in tracking project budget, commitments, and contingency logs.
• Review monthly contractor progress billings and draw requests.
• Contribute to monthly financial forecasting and cost-to-complete reports.
• Track permits, environmental constraints, and interconnect agreements.
• Coordinate with local communities, landowners, utilities, and independent engineers.
• Interface with Development, Procurement, Finance, and Asset Management teams.
• Support safety walks and contractor safety logs to promote zero-incident culture.

Skills

EPC contracts

Scheduling tools

Documentation mgmt

CAPM/PMP

Travel up to 50%

Global team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s in Construction Management/Engineering/Business

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

Procore

Job description

Samsung C&T America, Inc. in Houston, TX is seeking an Associate Construction Project Manager to support the Construction Project Manager through EPC contract administration, field execution tracking, and documentation control for utility-scale renewables projects.

You will coordinate with legal, risk, engineering, and site teams to ensure safe, on-schedule, and on-budget delivery, with travel up to 50% to project sites across North America.