Construction Manager

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Professional Safety Solutions, LLC is hiring an experienced Utility Solar Farm Construction Manager for an opportunities across the United States.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with the safety department to ensure all safety goals are the highest priority
• Provides excellence in the management and delivery of the project, in-line with the companies expectations.
• Creates a culture of continuous improvement.
• Prepare and manage the project execution plan, co-ordinate and host the project kick off meetings, and prepare and manage effective project close out.
• Work with the Commercial Manager to ensure all contracts (prime and sub-contracts) are effectively managed, including change orders and documentation of variances.
• Onsite owner’s representative; monitoring of utility scale solar construction completed by 3rd party EPC Contractors
• Cultivate positive working relationships with 3rd party EPC Contractors
• Manage the construction of utility scale solar projects to the 3rd party EPC contract and permit requirements including schedule, budget, scope of work, deliverables,
• Complete daily safety walks and submit a daily safety walk report to head of internal safety programs
• Manage internal safety goals with 3rd party EPC Contractors
• Attend internal and external meetings as necessary (e.g., daily, weekly).
• Track project progress against the schedule and manage schedule remediation plans
• Discuss daily objectives with 3rd party EPC Contractor and promptly report back perceived risks, and other issues/observations.
• Verify and sign-off on various construction milestones (civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical) and update internal tracking software
• Ensure thorough and quality work by verifying items against scopes of work and design plans to minimize punch lists and deliver the best-in-class assets.
• Verify 3rd party EPC Contractors adhere to QA/QC plans
• Work with in-house engineering to provide information and attend job walks to facilitate reports from 3rd party independent engineers.
• Collect 3rd party EPC deliverables and either upload to an internal data room or send to the appropriate team member for sign off (e.g., test reports, progress reports, etc.)
• Review draft invoices with 3rd party EPC Contractor and sign off on work completed
• First line of defense against proposed change orders; escalating to internal Project Manager as necessary
• Proactively communicate and manage an ongoing punch list with 3rd party EPC Contractor; managing final punch list from Mechanical Completion to completion
• Makes certain that the company is being represented in accordance with AES Clean Energy’s corporate values.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of construction management experience.
• 5+ years of onsite utility scale solar construction management experience.
• Highly knowledgeable in EPC contract
• Advance knowledge of solar construction management processes, means and methods
• Understand Safety, QA/QC, and Environmental
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite required
• Driver’s license required
• Ability to manage personnel and interface with the client
• Ability to manage contractors, sub-contractors, and the public
• Ability to manage several activities at once; organize and prioritize work; meet deadlines and prepare reports

Our Company:

Professional Safety Solutions, LLC, (ProSafe) headquartered in San Diego, CA, is a safety consulting firm that combines deep industry knowledge with fresh innovative thinking. We partner with companies to make their work safer and more profitable. Our focus is on bringing solutions to the increasingly complex world of utility construction. Our formula for success is simple: We hire immensely talented people and give them everything they could possibly need to be happy and great at what they do. Our firm practices a culture and spirit of excellence, using high standards and strong values to serve our clients with maximum compliance and measurable results. It is our belief that safety should be an integral part of the culture within a successful organization and we strive to infuse this element into our training, communications, and business practice.