Onsite PM, Utility-Scale Solar (Owner’s Rep)

Partner-Engineering-and-Science,-Inc; Harbeson (DE); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Vacation and sick time

401(k) plan with company match

Job summary

Partner Engineering and Science, Inc. is seeking an experienced Onsite Project Manager to join our Power & Infrastructure practice in Delaware. Serving as an Owner’s Representative, you will provide field leadership and oversight for a major utility-scale solar project and future renewables programs.

You will supervise EPC contractors, monitor schedule, cost, safety, and quality, lead weekly meetings, and prepare detailed owner reports for stakeholders, with full-time site presence.

Qualifications

• Proven direct project management or construction management experience on utility-scale solar (PV) projects.
• Strong track record serving as an Owner’s Representative, Independent Engineer (IE), or EPC Project Manager.
• Thorough understanding of utility-scale construction sequencing, civil grading, pile driving, structural assembly, DC/AC collection systems, and inverter skids.
• Demonstrated experience evaluating monthly progress billing, auditing earned value, managing change orders, and administering EPC contracts.
• Proficiency in construction management and scheduling software (Procore, Primavera P6, MS Project, Bluebeam).
• Willingness to be based full-time on the Delaware jobsite for the duration of the build, with adaptability to transition to future regional projects.

Responsibilities

• Owner’s Representative Oversight: Act as the primary onsite liaison and advocate for the project owner, monitoring daily operations and holding the EPC contractor and associated vendors accountable to contractual obligations, engineering specifications, and industry standards.
• Schedule & Milestone Tracking: Continually audit the EPC baseline schedule (P6 or equivalent), monitor critical-path activities, identify early risk bottlenecks, and ensure recovery plans are executed as necessary.
• Budget, Billing & Change Management: Review and approve monthly progress pay applications (AIA or milestone-based), evaluate schedule of values (SOV), verify installed quantities in the field, and review/negotiate contractor change orders and potential claims.
• Field Monitoring & Daily Reporting: Perform daily site walks to assess construction quality, civil work, structural racking, module installation, electrical cabling, and commissioning activities. Generate detailed daily and weekly owner reports documenting progress, equipment deliveries, workforce counts, weather delays, and site safety.
• Meeting Leadership & Stakeholder Reporting: Lead weekly onsite owner-architect-contractor (OAC) progress meetings, manage agendas and action-item logs, and deliver transparent status briefings to utility off-takers, lenders, independent engineers, and internal leadership.
• Quality & Commissioning Assurance: Oversee QA/QC documentation, non-conformance reports (NCRs), pre-commissioning checklists, testing protocols, and punch-list closeout leading up to COD.

Skills

Project management

Construction management

Owner’s Representative experience

Procore

Primavera P6

MS Project

Bluebeam

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Procore

Primavera P6

MS Project

Bluebeam

Job description

Partner Engineering and Science, Inc. is seeking an experienced Onsite Project Manager to join our Power & Infrastructure practice in Delaware. Serving as an Owner’s Representative, you will provide field leadership and oversight for a major utility-scale solar project and future renewables programs.

You will supervise EPC contractors, monitor schedule, cost, safety, and quality, lead weekly meetings, and prepare detailed owner reports for stakeholders, with full-time site presence.