Project Manager (Commercial Solar)

AEON Staffing Group; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AEON Staffing Group is seeking a Project Manager for a fast-growing national commercial solar EPC client to support a growing volume of projects nationwide. The position is full-time and offers the opportunity to lead cross-functional teams from planning through commissioning.

You will own budgets, schedules, permits, interconnections, and QA/QC, while collaborating with engineering, procurement, and construction to deliver on time and to spec.

Qualifications

• Experience managing C&I solar EPC projects.
• Strong knowledge of C&I solar workflows.
• Proficiency with project scheduling tools.
• Budgets and cost-tracking experience.

Responsibilities

• Translate contract documents into detailed project execution plans and finalize schedules with the engineering team.
• Own the project budget and track costs against forecasts, including change orders.
• Coordinate procurement, delivery, and logistics to ensure sufficient labor resources and timely construction.
• Monitor progress against scope and schedule, ensuring QA/QC, codes, and interconnection requirements are met.
• Track permits, inspections, and regulatory filings as required, and keep stakeholders updated.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Budgeting

Scheduling

Tools

Scheduling tools

Job description

Compensation: $120,000 to $180,000 per year

Job Overview

Our client, one of the fastest-growing commercial solar engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) companies in the nation, is looking to bring on a Project Manager to support their growing volume of commercial solar projects across the nation. This role is a full-time position with our client.

Job Responsibilities

• Completing project planning & mobilization tasks such as: translating contract documents into a detailed project execution plans, finalizing project schedules, milestone dates, and deliverables, and working with the engineering team to ensure deliverables are attained in a timely manner.
• Owning the project budget and tracking costs against forecasts while managing change orders
• Working with internal construction stakeholders to maintain and update construction
• schedules, coordinate procurement, delivery, and logistics of equipment, and ensure construction team have adequate labor resources
• Monitoring daily and weekly progress against scope and schedule and ensuring compliance with design specifications, codes, utility requirements, and QA/QC procedures.
• Tracking all permits, inspections, and regulatory filings, including any prevailing wage/apprenticeship documentation (where required).
• Serving as the primary point of contact for customers during construction and providing clear and consistent project updates to stakeholders
• Overseeing punch list completion, commissioning, and utility interconnection.

Successful Candidates Must Have:

• Previous experience managing C&I solar projects. Extensive knowledge of commercial solar rooftop projects would be ideal.
• A strong knowledge of C&I solar EPC workflows
• A proficiency in scheduling tools.
• Experience with budgeting and cost-tracking on C&I solar projects
• Leadership and communication skills
• A problem-solving mindset with ability to handle high-pressure environments.
• An extensive understanding of utility interconnection, commissioning, and AHJ inspections processes.
• Experience managing personnel, including goal-setting and accountability
• Experience reviewing, refining, and improving standard operating procedures
• Experience ensuring compliance with design specifications, codes, utility requirements, and QA/QC procedures

About Us

With nearly two decades of staffing, recruitment, and talent strategy experience, AEON Staffing Group is a workforce solutions provider and talent consulting company with a singular focus: positively impacting lives by placing the best talent into jobs that truly make a difference. Whether you’re a job seeker looking for your next big opportunity, an employer looking for the talent that will help take your project or business to the next level, or a business owner looking to improve your ability to hire and retain the best that the market has to offer, AEON is here to help.

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AEON Staffing Group is an equal opportunity employer.