Construction Manager

AES Corporation; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AES Corporation is seeking an on-site Project Manager for utility-scale solar and BESS site construction. You will collaborate with safety teams, coordinate with 3rd party EPCs, and oversee execution plans, schedules, and milestones to ensure safe, compliant, and timely delivery of projects.

You will manage on-site contract staff, review invoices, and communicate progress to stakeholders. Strong QA/QC focus, environmental considerations, and proactive risk management are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience managing utility-scale solar construction projects is preferred.
• Strong ability to lead on-site teams and coordinate with EPC contractors.
• Familiarity with QA/QC plans, safety programs, and environmental requirements.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with safety to maintain highest safety goals.
• Manage on-site contractor personnel and subcontracts, including change orders and documentation.
• Oversee project execution plan, schedule development, and kickoff meetings.
• Monitor progress, risks, and punch lists; ensure timely sign-off of milestones.
• Coordinate with 3rd party EPCs, DEQ/AHJ, and internal teams to minimize environmental and safety impacts.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

QA/QC

Safety

Contract management

Job description

Are you ready to be part of a company that's not just talking about the future, but actively shaping it? Join The AES Corporation, the largest US-based global power company with a team of 8,300 employees across 12 countries. AES has been ranked #1 by BloombergNEF in renewable energy sales to corporations in the US and Americas for five consecutive years, providing electricity for millions of people worldwide. We are proud to foster a strong workplace culture, earning prominent positions in Great Place to Work™ rankings across the markets where we operate. AES was also named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for the 13th consecutive year in 2026, highlighting our dedication to integrity, transparency, and responsible business practices. Our spirit of innovation continues to earn industry recognition. AES is the only seven‑time winner of the Edison Electric Institute’s Edison Awards in the twenty‑first century, a distinction honoring global leadership in advancing the electric power industry. If you're ready to be part of a company that's not just adapting to change, but driving it, AES is the place for you. We’re not just building a more sustainable future, we’re powering it.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the safety department to ensure all safety goals are the highest priority
• Makes certain that the company is represented in accordance with AES Clean Energy’s corporate values.
• Project Landowners: The CM establishes a transparent and respectful line of communication between the construction team and the landowners.
• This involves regular interactions, updates, and direct contact to keep landowners informed about project timelines, impacts, and progress.
• Addressing landowner concerns during construction, the CM is the main point of contact for landowner issues, from dust and noise complaints to concerns about property boundaries and access.
• The CM must address these issues promptly and respectfully.
• Manage on‑site monthly/weekly drone photo progress updates.
• Proactively identify and assist EPC in the Management of site environmental and safety impacts, Facilitate communication between the DEQ, AHJ, and the EPC on environmental community concerns and impacts.
• Provides excellence in managing and delivering the project(s), in line with the company’s expectations.
• Creates a culture of continuous improvement.
• Prepare and manage the project execution plan, including the project schedule; coordinate and host the project kickoff meetings; and prepare and manage an effective project closeout.
• Manage and direct AES hired on‑site contract employees (QC/Safety/Commissioning).
• Verify and approve time records.
• Work with the project management team to ensure the effective management of all contracts (prime and subcontracts), including change orders and documentation of variances.
• Onsite owner’s representative monitoring of utility‑scale solar construction completed by 3rd party EPC Contractors.
• Cultivate positive working relationships with 3rd party EPC Contractors.
• Manage the construction of utility‑scale solar and Battery Energy Storage (BESS) projects to the 3rd party EPC contract and permit requirements including schedule, budget, scope of work, deliverables
• Complete daily safety walks and submit a daily safety walk report to head of internal safety programs.
• Manage internal safety goals with 3rd party EPC Contractors.
• Attend internal and external meetings as necessary (e.g., daily, weekly).
• Track project progress against the schedule and manage schedule remediation plans.
• Discuss daily objectives with the third‑party EPC contractor and promptly report perceived risks and any other issues/observations.
• Verify and sign off on various construction milestones (civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical) and update internal tracking software.
• Ensure thorough and quality work by verifying items against scopes of work and design plans to minimize punch lists and deliver the best‑in‑class assets.
• Verify 3rd party EPC Contractors adhere to QA/QC plans.
• Work with in‑house engineering to provide information and attend job walks to facilitate reports from 3rd party independent engineers.
• Collect third‑party EPC deliverables and either upload them to an internal data room or send them to the appropriate team member for sign‑off (e.g., test reports, progress reports, etc.).
• Review draft invoices with 3rd party EPC Contractor and sign off on work completed.
• First line of defense against proposed change orders; escalating to internal Project Manager as necessary.
• Proactively communicate and manage an ongoing punch list with 3rd party EPC Contractor, managing the final punch list from Mechanical Completion to completion.
• Review and approve pencil copies monthly with PM Team.

Core Competencies

• Proven ability to motivate others inside or outside the organization
• Team player supporting both team members and members of the extended team.
• Ability to develop, maintain, and strengthen partnerships with others inside or outside the organization
• Strong proficiency in communication
• The ability to solicit others for support for ideas and solutions
• The ability to quickly identify information needed to clarify a situation, seek that information from appropriate sources and use skillful questioning to draw out the information to find a solution.
• Anticipate the implications and consequences of situations and take appropriate action to be prepared for possible contingencies
• Demonstrate technical knowledge and skill in utility‑scale solar construction and BESS construction.
• Takes initiative to identify what needs to be done to maintain project schedule and budget and ensures a plan is in place.
• Drives to complete thorough work; follows up with others to ensure that commitments have been fulfilled.
• Self‑directed, proactive, solution‑oriented, collaborative team leadership.
• Ability to lead and complete physically rigorous site inspections before and during construction.
• QA/QC, punch list creation and verification, and commodity tracking in all types of environmental conditions.