Field Operations Manager - Site Manager SME (Solar EPC)

Primoris Services Corp.; Aurora (CO); Remote; USD 180,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company seeks a Field Operations Manager to oversee Site Managers in solar construction projects. This role involves training, ensuring safety and quality standards, and mentoring staff to optimize project delivery. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in construction management and demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills.

Benefits

Paid Company Holidays

Paid Time Off

Medical, Dental, Vision

401K with matching contribution

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in construction management.
• Demonstrated experience supervising construction teams.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Site Managers adhere to company standards.
• Conduct training and workshops on construction processes.
• Mentor and develop Site Managers.

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Leadership

Communication

Safety Management

Job description

Field Operations Manager - Site Manager SME (Solar EPC)

Job Category: Operations Field

Requisition Number: FIELD018227

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• Posted : May 16, 2025
• Full-Time
• Remote

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Nationwide
3800 Lewiston Street
Suite 300
Aurora, CO 80011, USA

Nationwide
3800 Lewiston Street
Suite 300
Aurora, CO 80011, USA

This position will ensure the Site Managers (SMs) are trained and adhering to company standards and effective project delivery. The FOM will conduct workshops, practical on-site training and coaching, and classroom sessions on construction processes, optimizing productivity, safety regulations, leadership, and construction management for multiple project teams. This position will demonstrate competency with industry standards for construction means and methods, with a focus on customer satisfaction and optimizing safety, quality, productivity and cost mitigation. The FOM must have the ability to listen to and build respect with project supervision, construction teams, vendors and clients. The successful candidate will have good presentation and communication skills, both verbal and written. Specifically, this position will mentor, train, and develop Site Managers to ensure they meet industry standards, company expectations, and project requirements.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Safety: The FOM will support and honor our safety culture and have a positive attitude towards our safety program. They will not sacrifice the well-being of people and a safe job site for the benefit of productivity. They will encourage positive behaviors towards our safety program and protecting our people. The FOM will endorse and support our motto of: "No business objective is so important that it will be pursued at the sacrifice of safety."
• Leadership: The FOM will engage with the Site Managers to create buy-in and gain the support of utilizing company standards, means and methods. They will support the Director in developing competent, professional and respectful leaders and managers. Providing training and support to the SMs is the primary function of this role. The FOM will endorse and support our motto of: "Lead with professionalism and respect."
• Operational Excellence/Lean Construction: The FOM will facilitate the development and implementation of company processes and best practices for how a Solar PV and/or BESS facility must be built in accordance to design, specification, schedule and cost - they will help coach and mentor SMs to establish these methods and processes ahead of construction starting. They will also engage with Site Managers through the construction execution phase to ensure those individuals are managing their projects effectively. The FOM will endorse and support our motto of: "Continually and incrementally improve.”
• Quality Product: This role will focus on ensuring that Site Managers have a strong understanding of their customer’s contractual design requirements, as well as the company’s quality program and that SMs are implementing the program effectively on their projects. The FOM will help SMs to establish work methods and practices that produce a quality outcome the first time and mitigate the waste and safety risk inherent with rework. The FOM will coach and mentor SMs to ensure a root cause analysis is conducted for rework on their projects and help provide training to the project’s leadership to eliminate quality defects. The FOM will endorse and support our motto of: "Build it right the first time."
• On time Execution: The FOM will establish our standards and methods in a manner that ensures an on-time delivery of the plant and coach and mentor Site Managers to effectively deliver on these standards. The FOM will endorse and support our motto of: "Complete all work on time."
• Fiscal Responsibility: The FOM will establish our construction field methods that will ensure a predictable fiscal outcome for each project. They will train and mentor our supervision to understand their budget, man-hours, efficiencies and production on the job. The FOM will ensure mentoring of supervision on estimate breakdown, budgeting, planning, monitoring and forecasting. They will support in the process of ensuring the health of our projects and the proper utilization of labor and equipment resources to achieve that goal. The FOM will communicate and train Site Managers in these standards, while helping them to be effectively implemented. The FOM will endorse and support our motto of: "Execute on budget and maintain positive cash flow.”
• Talent Development: The FOM will develop supervision and our greatest asset: our people. They will ensure talent development through participation on the project site and providing feedback. The FOM will endorse and support our motto of: "Engage and strengthen each other."

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• 10+ years of experience as a manager in the construction industry or related field.
• Demonstrated experience supervising construction crews or teams of people.
• Solar construction project experience is required in civil, structural, mechanical and electrical.
• Ability to read and follow blueprints and specification documents.
• Demonstrated ability to have effective conversations with medium to large teams (10-50+ people).
• Applicant/employee must not pose a direct threat to health or safety in the workplace.
• Professional appearance and ability to wear safety equipment as required by PRE and clients (steel toe boots, long sleeves/pants, hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, hearing protection, snake chaps, etc.).

BENEFITS AND PAY:

• Paid Company Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• We provide paid sick leave as required by Colorado’s Healthy Families and Workplaces Act.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA/HSA, Short Term/Long Term Disability, 401K with matching contribution.
• Salary $180,000 - $228,000 annually, dependent on experience, qualifications, and competencies

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Primoris Renewable Energy, a business within Primoris Services Corporation’s Energy segment, is a leading power generation engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) provider specializing in utility and commercial scale solar power, energy storage, solar repower, and operations and maintenance. Standing at the forefront of energy transformation, we are dedicated to doing the right thing for our customers, people, and planet – shaping a more sustainable future for generations to come.

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