Manage full stack projects on Utility Scale Solar sites
Coordinate with Engineers and permitting department
Document, report on daily/weekly basis to senior CMs and Directors of projects
Must be able to travel 30% of the time
Must have worked with stakeholders/landowners
Responsibilities:
Project Planning and Scheduling:
Scope Definition: Establishing the scope of the solar or BESS project, including timelines, deliverables, and key milestones.
Resource Allocation: Planning for human resources, materials, and equipment, and ensuring availability as needed.
Timeline Management: Developing detailed project schedules, ensuring that timelines are realistic and achievable, and regularly updating them to reflect progress.
Budget Management:
Cost Estimation: Creating accurate budgets for solar and BESS installations, including costs for equipment, labor, permits, and other project expenses.
Cost Control: Tracking expenses throughout the project lifecycle and ensuring that the project stays within budget. Identifying and mitigating potential cost overruns.
Financial Reporting: Providing regular financial updates to stakeholders and sponsors.
Stakeholder Management:
Communication: Serving as the primary point of contact between clients, engineers, contractors, suppliers, and other stakeholders.
Reporting: Keeping stakeholders informed on the project's progress, risks, and issues, often through status reports and regular meetings.
Conflict Resolution: Managing expectations and resolving conflicts that may arise between stakeholders or within the project team.
Regulatory Compliance and Permitting:
Permitting: Overseeing the process of obtaining necessary permits and approvals from local authorities, utility companies, and regulatory bodies.
Regulatory Compliance: Ensuring that the project meets all local, state, and federal regulations, including environmental impact assessments, grid connection standards, safety requirements, and industry standards.
Design and Engineering Oversight:
Collaboration with Engineers: Working closely with design and engineering teams to ensure the technical aspects of the solar or BESS system align with project requirements and meet efficiency, safety, and regulatory standards.
Customization: Ensuring that the system design is tailored to the specific needs of the site, including optimizing energy production, storage, and integration with the grid.
Risk Assessment: Identifying potential design or technical risks and ensuring that they are mitigated through proactive planning and engineering solutions.
Procurement and Vendor Management:
Supplier Selection: Overseeing the procurement of equipment (solar panels, inverters, batteries, etc.), materials, and services from vendors and contractors.
Contract Negotiations: Ensuring that contracts are clear, detailed, and favorable to the project, covering costs, timelines, deliverables, and performance guarantees.
Vendor Coordination: Managing relationships with suppliers, ensuring timely delivery of materials, and monitoring vendor performance throughout the project.
Construction Oversight:
Site Preparation: Ensuring the construction site is properly prepared, including grading, electrical work, and utility connections for solar arrays and BESS.
Construction Supervision: Overseeing the physical construction of the solar farm or BESS facility, ensuring that the work is done according to plans, specifications, and safety protocols.
Quality Control: Ensuring that the installation meets the highest standards in terms of workmanship and technical quality.
Health, Safety, and Environmental Management:
Safety Compliance: Ensuring that safety procedures and protocols are followed on-site, including proper training for workers, PPE requirements, and adherence to OSHA or local safety regulations.
Environmental Compliance: Overseeing environmental assessments and ensuring that the project minimizes its impact on the surrounding environment.
Commissioning and Testing:
System Testing: Leading the commissioning process, including performance testing of the solar arrays and battery storage systems to ensure they meet design specifications and operational requirements.
Grid Integration: Ensuring that the solar power and BESS system is properly connected to the grid or distributed to the end-user, and that all utility requirements are met.
Troubleshooting: Managing the identification and resolution of any issues that arise during commissioning.
Operations and Maintenance (O&M):
Post-Construction Handover: Ensuring smooth transition from construction to operation, including the training of operational staff and handing over the system with all required documentation.
Ongoing Monitoring: Overseeing the monitoring of system performance and managing any corrective maintenance required after commissioning.
Maintenance Scheduling: If applicable, planning for ongoing maintenance of the solar or BESS system, including periodic inspections, updates, and repairs.
Risk Management:
Risk Identification: Continuously identifying risks throughout the project lifecycle, from technical risks to schedule delays or financial overruns.
Mitigation Plans: Developing risk mitigation strategies, including contingency plans for unforeseen challenges.
Issue Resolution: Proactively managing project issues and making decisions to resolve problems in a timely manner.
Project Closeout:
Final Documentation: Ensuring that all final project documents, including as-built drawings, warranties, contracts, and regulatory compliance certificates, are completed and handed over to the client.
Project Review: Conducting a post-project review to assess performance against initial goals, identify lessons learned, and assess client satisfaction.
Financial Closeout: Ensuring that all invoices are settled, final payments are made, and that the project's financials are fully closed.