Senior Project Manager Engineering & Construction

Luminace; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Luminace is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead Solar-DG and battery storage initiatives in the United States. The role covers all project phases from planning through turnover to operation, ensuring safety, schedule, cost, and quality objectives are met.

The ideal candidate brings five or more years of project management experience, strong leadership, and exceptional communication skills. Regular travel and collaboration with customers, investors, and authorities are expected.

Qualifications

• Requires undergraduate degree or equivalent; strong PM experience preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of project management experience.
• Frequent overnight travel (>25%), may include auto, air, rail travel.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks with strict timelines.

Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for all stages of Solar-DG and/or Battery Storage projects.
• Develop and review project schedules, cost estimates, budgets, scopes, and subcontract documents.
• Supervise project implementation to ensure safety, cost, time, quality and performance objectives.
• Represent project to customers, investors, grid operators, and others.
• Control project scope, schedule, and budget, and ensure turnover to O&M.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Communication skills

Planning

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Team leadership

Written communication

Documentation

Microsoft Office

Project scheduling software

Education

Undergraduate four-year degree in technical area (project management, engineering, technology, sciences, or mathematics), or equivalent work experience

Tools

Microsoft Project

Project scheduling software

Job description

• Overall responsibility for all stages of Solar-DG and or Battery Storage projects
• Develop and review project schedules, cost estimates, bill of materials, budgets, scopes of work, and subcontract documents
• Supervise project implementation to ensure safety, cost, time, quality and performance objectives are achieved
• Competent / experienced in contract negotiations
• Manage project resources (internal and external) and ensure professional project management through engineering, procurement, construction, start-up, commissioning and testing and project turnover to O&M.
• Represent project towards external parties such as customers, investors, grid operator and others
• Responsibility and accountability for controlling project scope, schedule and budget

Knowledge:

• Understanding of project management and project controls in an engineering and construction environment.
• Good understanding of engineering and construction documents and processes.
• Demonstrated understanding of engineering and construction methodology and the associated financial aspects
• Demonstrated understanding of cost estimating, scheduling, and budget projections

Skills/Abilities:

• Professional attitude and presentation while representing the company.
• Independently has overseen multi-million-dollar projects
• Extensive work experience in management and completion of large-scale projects
• Ability to effectively present information, respond to questions, and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Excellent planning, organizational and risk management skills.
• Effective written and oral communication skills and the ability to write reports and business correspondence.
• Experience in all fiscal aspects of project management.
• Ability to handle all required paperwork and documentation in a timely manner.
• Experience in dealing with a large and diverse number of problems, often simultaneously.
• Proven ability to work as part of a project management team.
• Ability to use software for project scheduling and tracking and other PC software applications commonly used for project management. Advanced knowledge in Microsoft office tools.
• Experience in permitting processes with local authorities having jurisdiction and authority

Core Competencies:

• Integrity and trust
• Well organized
• Ability to solve difficult problems
• Results oriented
• Interpersonal skillsPriority setting

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate four-year degree in technical area (project management, engineering, technology, sciences, or mathematics), or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of 5 years of project management experience
• Requires frequent (over 25% at times) overnight travel, may include auto, air, rail travel.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and strict timelines
• Excellent decision making, risk management, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills
• Proven planning, organizing, and leadership skills
• Strengths in time management, project development, follow-up, and execution
• Excellent eye for detail, ambitious and a strong work ethic
• Ability to develop subcontractor/vendor relationships and regional strategic partnerships
• Strong client focus with well-developed customer relations skills
• Ability to represent the company in a professional manner.
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and team leadership skills
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Confidence and ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work with diversified workforce

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of solar-DG and or battery storage projects
• Demonstrated ability in managing projects: development, planning, installation, and execution
• Experience in handling high stress situations where tact and cooperation are crucial to cost-effective operation.
• Advanced understanding of internal sales process for both government and private sector opportunities.
• Advanced understanding of the technical, financial, and contractual aspects of the Distributed Generation business.
• Ability to work well with Business Development Managers and Engineers in the sales process to ensure success and fluent integration toward executed contracts for the Company
• Knowledge of engineering and construction practices in solar retrofit / renovation applications obtained through demonstrated experience.
• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) or working knowledge of Project Management Body of Knowledge