Project Manager Utility Scale Renewables
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Summary
Manages utility-scale solar PV and battery-storage projects at AES from development through construction, commissioning, and turnover to operations — handling EPC scoping and contracting, schedules, budgets, permitting, interconnection, safety, and stakeholder coordination. Key tools: Microsoft Project/Primavera P6 and Excel.
You will manage photovoltaic solar and energy-storage projects from development through construction, commissioning, and turnover to Operations. You will conduct due diligence, define EPC scopes, manage contractors, schedules, budgets, interconnection, permitting, documentation, project meetings, quality, safety, and coordination across internal and external stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Define RFPs and scope-of-work packages for EPC firms.
- Participate in EPC selection and contract negotiation.
- Conduct due diligence on potential solar project sites.
- Act as the owner’s representative for EPC contract management.
- Manage EPC schedules, budgets, scope, subcontractors, EHS plans, and permit compliance.
- Coordinate utility interconnection processes and testing documentation.
- Manage stakeholder engagements with landowners, agencies, customers, contractors, suppliers, and other parties.
- Coordinate internal teams, EPC contractors, stakeholders, and regulatory authorities.
- Ensure quality control and safe construction practices through site inspections.
- Lead project status meetings and facilitate project-plan and status-dashboard discussions.
- Manage project documentation for internal, external, and financing stakeholders.
- Coordinate project turnover from Construction to Asset Operations.
Requirements
- Undergraduate degree in engineering, project management, construction management, or equivalent.
- 5+ years of professional experience in construction project management.
- Familiarity with photovoltaic solar design and technical standards and civil and structural technical knowledge.
- Experience in distributed-generation or utility-scale PV solar project construction.
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel, CPM scheduling, Microsoft Project, or Primavera P6.
- Superior written and verbal communication, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat.
- Willingness and ability to travel up to 30%.
Benefits
- Annual bonus
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Life insurance
- 401(k) eligibility
- Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, and parental leave