Construction Manager-Level 2 Utility-Scale Solar Projects

Position: Construction Manager-Level 2- - Utility-Scale Solar Projects
Job Title:
Construction Manager-Level 2- - Utility-Scale Solar Projects

Job Location:

Belen, New Mexico
Job Type: Long-term contract

Job Description

The Construction Manager is responsible for overseeing the on-site construction of utility-scale solar projects from Notice-to-Proceed to Commercial Operation Date. This role serves as the representative and main point-of-contact for EPC contractors, ensuring the execution of construction work meets safety, quality, schedule, and budget obligations.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Review agreements, contracts, and permits to verify requirements are being met, as well as compliance with building, environmental, and safety standards
• Coordinate with development to ensure pending tasks are closed out at execution turn-over
• Verify scheduling, delivery, and inventory of owner-supplied materials through review of reporting in Unifier and site receiver inputs
• Attend EPC Contractor Plan-of-Day meetings to review previous day and current planned activities
• Ensure quality construction standards and proper construction techniques per EPC contract
• Conduct site audits and participate in tailboards/safety all-hands meetings with EPC to assure site safety plan is being followed and relay safety updates
• Ensure site team has reviewed and understands agreements, contracts, and permits applicable to their scope of work
• Meet with site team for updates on site activity and join team on tasks as schedule allows
• Verify QAQC reports submitted in Unifier by site team, including document upload and reporting
• Interface with the utility and project off-taker(s) on-site
• Provide updates on project status and construction progress, and review/approve construction status updates (weekly) and incident reports submitted by EPC
• Review and approve requests for information (RFI) after submittal, and follow-up with pending or open RFIs
• Review and approve scope deviation notices (SDN) for escalation to project manager
• Review and coordinate with project manager on project forecast and risk tracker changes
• Support scheduling and coordination of project commissioning and close-out activities, with support from EPC partner
• Review Job Book documentation and mechanical completion guarantees to ensure compliance before signing completion certificates
• Support business management, finance, and off-taker/3rd party engineering close-out with documentation and as-built follow-up
• Assist in the hand-off of project to the Power Generation Group at COD

Additional Responsibilities

• Training and development of the site team reporting to them, with support from the project manager and Subject Matter Coaches
• Cross-training disciplines, inclusion of team in meetings and updates, and joining the team in daily tasks to support growth and project success