Solar Construction Project Manager

4BestSolar is a Solar Systems Developer focused on commercial and complex residential design and build projects. Our owners have a combined 60 years of operational, general contracting and environmental services management experience. We currently service all of New Jersey from our Robbinsville, NJ office.

Position Overview:

The responsibilities of the Construction Project Manager encompass a wide range of design, installation, construction, and financial aspects required to develop and demonstrate rapid-deployment style construction solutions and substantiating their costs.

We are looking for a candidate with strong, creative problem-solving skills and a proven ability to achieve results in a dynamic changing environment. The candidate should be self-motivated and self-directed. This person must have demonstrated ability to work well with a diverse range of people.

Responsibilities:

Primary responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to:

• Define and organize commercial construction related projects.
• Lead project proposal preparation, including project planning, building permit application packages and submittal.
• Manage projects during all phases of construction: Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning and Turnover.
• Responsible for job site safety, including change and risk management.
• Lead, develop and monitor contract evaluation and compliance.
• Review and release Bill of Materials (BOMs).
• Monitor project (KPI) key performance indicators and provide periodic installation supervision.
• Create scopes of work for subcontractors, local labor pools, and bid solicitation.
• Project Correspondence (i.e. transmittals, RFIs, meeting minutes, progress reports etc.).
• Ability to manage customer relations and communications, including punch list management.
• Support or manage construction quality control activities.
• Contribute with the standardization of processes, and the creation of templates to be used with different system types.
• Must have a valid driver's license and be willing to travel within the region.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

The successful candidate will possess the following combination of education and experience:

• BS degree in Construction or Electrical Engineering or equivalent work experience, and a minimum of 5-6 years in a commercial construction-related role is required (PV projects experience preferred).
• Demonstrated expertise in installation of solar PV systems.
• Familiarity with NABCEP, as well as local building codes for electric and building construction.
• Ability to read architectural mechanical and electrical drawings.
• Experience managing multiple sub contractors, including jobsite and contracted workforce.
• Proficiency in Microsoft office suites specifically; Excell, Word and Outlook
• Must demonstrate strong engineering, design, and communication skills, and an ability to work in a dynamic team environment to think and solve traditional problems in new ways.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Excellent analytical ability, communication skills (written and oral).
• Experience preparing ad hoc reports and presentations.
• Highly motivated with demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work in a dynamic and changing environment.
• Desire to join a highly entrepreneurial, fast moving, rapidly changing, cohesive team of peers working within a start-up environment.
• Strong desire to bring best practices to the team, share your knowledge and expertise and enable your team members' mutual success as the organization continues to grow.

To Apply:

Please send resume as an attachment, not copied into the message of the email. "Solar Project Manager" should be in the subject headline. Thank you.