Job Description
Capitol Valley Electric is a nationally recognized electrical contractor. Our corporate office is located in Sacramento, California. We work on a wide array of projects including Multi Family, Commercial, Industrial and Utility Scale Solar farms.
We are currently looking to hire a Construction Project Manager for our Utility Scale Solar Projects.
The Solar Project Manager will oversee our Renewable Energy projects from commencement to completion and will help manage projects in a manner that exceeds our customers' expectations and delivers every project on time and within budget as projected while ensuring that our work adheres to all company safety policies and OSHA-mandated requirements.
Project Responsibilities
- Creates and manages project's budget
- Knows and understands the requirements of owner's contract including, development of contract requirements, bonds fees, schedules, and costs.
- Develops, and completes, monthly projected final cost and labor cost reports projections.
- Pre-construction Responsibilities
- Procure subcontractors, based on pre-determined requirements, to manage through completion of construction.
- Collaborates with pre-construction team to prepare, review and monitor information and reports related to all costs involved in developing the budget for the project.
- Manage sub-contractor relationship, which includes, but not limited to, initial scope and proposal review, developing final proposal based upon agreed scope of work.
- Develop plan to comply with, and report, Minority Business Entity requirements for the project, as required.
- Collaborate with developer, subcontractors, municipal entity, equipment suppliers, and site-specific construction suppliers to develop a timeline for delivery and completion of milestones prior to project start-up.
Project Mobilization and Construction
- Schedule site security/amenities, subcontractors, equipment delivery, utility interconnections, and services in accordance with pre-determined construction schedule.
- Conduct preconstruction meetings with site host, customer, subcontractors, authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) (if required), and utility.
- Prior to construction, review and implement OSHA approved site safety plan (SSP) with subcontractors.
- Conduct, document, and report daily site safety meetings to analyze job hazards
- Schedule and oversee inspections by AHJ, and utility.
- Coordinate and deliver all requirements for subcontractors and suppliers to meet schedules.
Project Administration and Close-Out
- Responsible for project administration and daily operations. Prepares and maintains the project schedule, milestone dates, commissioning, and close-out checklists.
- Handle and provide all close-out documentation to customer at completion of project.
- Establishes relationships and communication tools, as needed, with suppliers and other key people to verify all materials, supplies, tools equipment and personnel are obtained and/ or delivered when necessary.
- Ensures that project site and company assets are secure and always maintains a safe and respectful working environment by implementing programs for safety and loss prevention, Equal Employment Opportunity, risk management, training and quality control.
Qualifications
- Four-year degree in engineering, construction management or construction-related course of study from an accredited school or equivalent combination of education, technical training, and/or related experience in the electrical contractor or comparable industry.
- Minimum of 8 years Project Management experience in the renewable energy industry
- Ability to plan, develop, and coordinate multiple projects simultaneously
- Knowledge of electrical theory, National Electric Code, & California Building and Electrical Codes.
- Ability to self-sufficiently price up change orders and work with project schedules
- Thorough knowledge of company objectives impacting project management strategies and techniques
- Thorough understanding of electrical construction, contracts, and terminology
- Ability to smoothly handle a variety of situations and problems that may arise, sometimes several at a time, and either solve them or work with others involved to come to cooperative resolution.
- Deep knowledge on major equipment's such as, transformers, inverters, switch gears.
- Thorough understanding of medium to large scale solar systems ranging from 1MW to 50MW.
- Thorough understanding on major equipment's such as transformers, substations, energy storage systems, packaged power systems, inverters (string and central) solar modules (mono, bi-ficial-N & P type)
- Understanding principals on SCADA, gentry line, underground reticulations and power banks.
- Understanding principals of solar farms based on initial plant design to commissioning.
- Excellent organizational and decision making/problem solving skills.
- Strong written and oral communication skills to effectively disseminate information
- Ability to make administrative and procedural decisions and judgments
- Ability to foster a cooperative work environment
- Proficient in Software/Computer programs and equipment
- Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Software programs i.e. Procore, Helioscope, PVsyst
Benefits
- Company Truck with gas card
- Company paid Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- 401K with 100% company match up to 4% of Salary
- Paid Time off
- Quarterly incentive plan base on profitability of project
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
- Capitol Valley Electric LLC, Inc. is an EO employer - M/F/Veteran/Disability
- Job Type: Full-time
- Pay range-135k - 160k Annual (Pay is Negotiable)