Senior Site Construction Project Manager

Description

The Senior Site Construction Project Manager will be responsible for managing and overseeing the construction of wind-powered and solar generation projects to ensure the fulfillment of project requirements in terms of schedule, cost, and quality.

Main accountabilities:

• Support the completion of preliminary engineering specifications of construction and supply contracts for assigned projects and review and provide constructability feedback
• Support the development of Project Construction Execution Plan to accomplish project goals and provide leadership on the project teams
• Participate in the supplier qualification process and in selecting qualified suppliers and contractors in the RFP process
• Assist in hiring competent field staff to ensure adequate resources are in place for effective and timely execution of the project
• Manage the project construction schedules and budgets and coordinate the same with other team participants including the Project Construction Manager
• Coordinate all the internal and external relations necessary to assure the development and delivery of the project site
• Manage contractors to ensure project construction activities and the execution of work are performed to ensure that quality, schedule, cost, safety, environmental, and landowner requirements are met
• Supervise field staff and maintain current knowledge of the overall project, leading the resolution of differences when required and reviewing plans and procedures to identify and effect changes when necessary
• Maintain familiarity with contracts and documents in order to ensure that work is executed in accordance with EDPR’s expectations and that the work fulfills contractual requirements
• Develop effective relationships with contractors, suppliers, engineers, consultants, local officials, and permitting officials to ensure successful, timely completion of deliverables that support the project goals
• Develop effective and supportive relationships with colleagues including those with responsibilities in other areas of the company such as development, operations, tax, accounting, finance, electric sale, insurance, legal, etc.
• Ability to mentor and oversee a more junior construction manager remotely
• Additional duties as required

Direct reports: 4 -7

Travel: 0 – 20%

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or an equivalent amount of relevant experience
• 10+ years in construction, energy project execution, an environmental or engineering field, or a directly related field
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office software
• Experience with power plant construction, wind turbine installation and maintenance preferred
• Wind farm and solar construction experience preferred

Behavioral requirements:

• Ability to operate a motor vehicle and possession of a valid driver’s license
• Ability to work around low, medium, and high voltage equipment
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability and willingness to travel occasionally to other development, construction or operational sites within the US, Mexico and Canada as needed
• Ability and willingness to work overtime on holidays and weekends and to work on short notice as needed due to on-call scheduling
• Ability and willingness to respond to site emergencies 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as needed
• Ability to quickly understand the basics of a variety of subjects relating to wind energy, including wind studies, environmental and cultural studies, transmission issues, public relations, public policy, sales, and civil and electrical engineering

Physical demands & working conditions:

• Sitting/Standing/Flexibility: Ability to frequently perform physical tasks including standing, sitting, walking, kneeling, bending, twisting, squatting, and reaching approximately 75% of the time while on wind farm sites; ability to stand and sit for 8 or more hours when in an office environment
• Walking: Ability to walk .25 to .5 miles per day, including across unpaved and rough surfaces when on wind farm sites
• Speech/Reading: Ability to speak, read, and write English proficiently and deliver a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form
• Lifting: Ability to lift items weighing up to 60 pounds
• Vision/Hearing: Ability to interpret and follow a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form
• Tolerance to Extreme Weather Conditions: Ability to work in adverse weather conditions 25% of the time while on wind farm sites
• Safety: Ability to understand and communicate safety precautions when necessary

Qualifications

Education

Required

Experience

Required

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)