Project Manager, Operations Manager

Impact You'll Make

As a Project Manager at 1st Avenue Power, you will be the driving force bringing utility‑scale solar from concept to reality. You will own the critical transition from LNTP development through pre‑construction, construction, and final delivery ensuring our projects are executed with precision, speed, and technical excellence. This role is ideal for a hands‑on project manager who thrives in fast‑moving environments, understands the full lifecycle of solar projects, and can coordinate across internal teams and external partners to deliver projects on time and on budget.

Your work ensures that complex technical designs become operational realities and directly accelerate our mission to deploy high‑efficiency clean energy infrastructure.

California - Remote

Project Execution

• Drive 1AP's solar projects ranging from 1 - 500+ MW through the full project lifecycle, coordinating and managing internal teams, engineers, consultants, AHJ's, EPCs, and O&M contractors.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for AHJ's to secure permits and ensure full compliance with local requirements.
• Coordinate with internal teams including electrical, mechanical, software, and procurement to ensure on‑time execution of key deliverables like project drawings, diagrams, layouts, equipment and materials arrive aligned with project schedules.
• Manage 1AP R&D projects with contract manufacturers.
• Develop and maintain internal project schedules, budgets, status reports, and executive presentations.
• Manage EPC partner bidding, contract compliance, change orders, construction and risk management.
• Manage O&M contractors for company owned projects.
• Travel as needed to project sites to meet with EPC's, contractors, consultants, and O&M.

• 6 - 8 years managing utility‑scale solar or renewable energy projects with a deep understanding of the solar development lifecycle through construction.
• Strong ability to coordinate multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Driven and outcome‑oriented. Able to navigate complex ambiguous project dynamics.
• Experience navigating AHJ permitting and entitlements, and strong understanding of solar construction processes and EPC contracts.
• Ability to communicate among construction, technical and non‑technical personnel.
• Excellent organizational skills and proficient in project management tools (e.g., Smart Sheet).
• Desire to work in a fast‑paced often changing startup environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical field.

• PMP or equivalent certification (preferred, not required).
• Experience working at a developer, EPC, or IPP.

• Competitive Compensation Package.
• Remote Flexibility with 5-15% travel to sites as needed.
• Health Insurance:
  We offer 100% coverage of employee premiums under a Gold-level PPO plan.
• Dental & Vision Insurance: 50% of employee premiums are covered.
• Retirement Plan: A 401(k) plan with a 6% employer match.

Minimum salary of $110,000 to maximum salary of $150,000 + equity + benefits. The range provided is 1AP's reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount will be based on job‑related and non‑discriminatory factors such as location, experience, training, skills, and abilities. Consult with your Recruiter during the initial call to determine a more targeted range based on these job‑related factors.

At 1st Avenue Power, we are on a mission to deliver simple, fast‑to‑deploy, customer‑centric and intelligent power systems leveraging the abundance of solar to provide inexpensive and reliable clean energy to global customers from data centers to energy starved communities around the world. We envision a future where every community, business, and nation thrives on the limitless potential of clean energy, united in a shared commitment to a sustainable and equitable world.
Truncating the very long history in the original description, key points include that Dr. Tom Buttgenbach founded & led Avantus, built a large solar company, sold it, then founded 1st Avenue Power to further advance solar power system architecture and…