Owner's Project Manager

Massachusetts Clean Energy; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off

Health insurance reimbursement

Retirement contributions

Job summary

Massachusetts Clean Energy is seeking a full-time Owner's Project Manager to oversee community-driven projects in a fully virtual or hybrid setting. Candidates should have over 10 years' experience in residential and commercial construction, showcasing strong project management, communication, and budgeting skills.

This role requires coordination with diverse teams and managing budgets effectively while ensuring all travel to project sites in New England is reimbursed. Competitive compensation of $100,000/year along with comprehensive benefits is offered, ensuring equitable pay practices.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in residential and/or commercial construction projects.
• Strong writing and public speaking skills.
• Experience in financial analysis and planning.

Responsibilities

• Act as Owner’s Project Manager for non-profit and community-based projects.
• Coordinate project teams and facilitate meetings.
• Plan and track budgets, including review of project invoices.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Budget planning

Team coordination

Job description

Overview

HELM is seeking a full‑time construction Owner's Project Manager to join our growing team and expand our impact. Our ideal candidate is an experienced project manager who has worked in commercial and multifamily residential construction for a minimum of 10 years and can juggle managing multiple projects at the same time. As an Owner's Project Manager at HELM, you'll work directly with nonprofits, community organizations, and mission‑driven clients on projects that are genuinely interesting and diverse. Recent work includes the adaptive reuse of a historic downtown church into affordable housing with a small business on the main level, a new lodge at a rural Maine camp supporting programming for students and teachers, and the transformation of a former library into a vibrant performing arts center.

Communication and organization skills, along with hands‑on experience in the construction trades, are key to success in this role. For this role, we are looking for individuals with experience in housing development and non‑profit projects. Familiarity with green building techniques, net‑zero construction, Passive House, and Living Building Challenge is a plus. We offer the opportunity to work from home in a fully virtual workplace, or from our main office in Brattleboro, Vermont. Travel to project sites throughout New England is required on a regular basis, therefore, we will prioritize candidates located in New England states. Access to personal transportation is required, and all travel time and mileage to sites is reimbursed.

Responsibilities

Act as Owner’s Project Manager for non‑profit, community‑based, and mission‑driven projects to provide feasibility analysis, budget planning, permit coordination, team selection, team facilitation, and overall project management.

Coordinate project teams (with GC/CM, Architect, Consultants, and Owners):

• Prepare project team meeting agendas
• Attend project meetings (primarily virtual), and when appropriate, facilitate meetings
• Take detailed notes and distribute to the team
• Identify and review permit requirements with the project team
• Facilitate required permit applications, including coordination of consultants, as needed, to prepare documentation for permit submittals

Plan and track budgets:

• Identify phasing strategies and funding/financing opportunities
• Review project invoices and change orders
• Promote HELM’s OPM services and seek out RFPs
• Respond to project inquiries
• Take sales calls and make presentations
• Put together proposals

Qualifications

• Strong writing and public speaking skills. Clear communication style with an emphasis on teamwork and collaboration, and an ability to work independently.
• At least ten (10) years of experience managing residential and/or commercial construction projects.
• Experience tracking project budgets at all phases from conceptual design through construction documents, including feasibility estimates and assessments.
• Experience in financial analysis and planning, ideally in putting together pro formas for development projects and operating budgets.
• Aptitude with technology, including video and phone communications.

Compensation and Benefits

$100,000/year, exempt salaried position based on a standard 35 hours/week. Benefits include generous paid time off, health insurance reimbursement, short and long‑term disability insurance, and retirement contributions. HELM is committed to pay equity, and our goal is to eliminate systemic bias and discrimination that relates to the historical undervaluation of work. We are committed to ensuring that all HELM employees are compensated equitably for performing the same or similar work, or work of equal value. HELM uses fixed‑tier compensation and lists hourly rates in job descriptions as part of our anti‑oppression mission. Everyone working at the same job tier—Project Manager, Business Consultant, etc.—is compensated equally. Compensation in each tier is equal regardless of geographic location, years of experience, education level, etc. Openness about wages lets us course‑correct for internal biases around negotiating and ensure that equal work receives equal compensation.