Solar Construction Manager

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse's mission to provide clean energy solutions? At WECTEC Staffing Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

Opportunity Overview:

Solar Construction Manager is onsite position based in Belen, NM 87002 and Per diem at GSA rates. This is a 1-year contract assignment.(W-2) The Construction Manager oversees the on-site construction of utility-scale solar projects from Notice-to-Proceed to Commercial Operation Date. You will be our client's representative and main contact for EPC contractors. You will be responsible for oversight of the execution of the construction work and ensuring contractors are maintaining contractual obligations. Specifically, this includes ensuring they meet obligations regarding safety, quality, schedule, and budget. You will report to the onsite Manager.

Your Day-to-Day:

- Review agreements, contracts and permits to verify requirements are 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.

- Attend EPC Contractor Plan-of-Day meetings to review previous day and current planned activities.

- Ensure quality construction standards and the use of proper construction techniques per the EPC contract.

- Conduct site audits and participate in tailboards/safety all-hands meetings with EPC to assure that we follow the site safety plan and relay safety updates to the client.

- Ensure site team has reviewed and understand agreements, contracts, and permit applicable to their scope of work.

- Meet with site team for updates on site activity and join team allows.

- Verify QAQC reports submitted in Unifier by site team, and document upload and reporting.

- Communicate with the utility and project off-taker(s) on-site.

- Provide updates about project status and construction progress, and approval of construction status update(weekly), and incident reports submitted by EPC

- Review and approve requests for information (RFI) after submittal, and follow-up with pending, or open RFI's.

- Approval of 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 the EPC partner.

- Review of 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.

- Support the hand-off of project to the Power Generation Group at COD.

- In addition to these tasks, the Construction Manager will train the construction site team reporting to them, with support from the Project manager and Subject Matter Coaches.

Who You Are:

- Associate degree or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Power Generation, or a related field (or equivalent experience)

- Relevant Experience: 6 to 10 years of experience in power plant commissioning, working with EPC Contractors, engineering firms, and equipment suppliers.

Our Safety Pledge to You:

If you are as committed to your success as we are committed to your safety, then this is the position for you! For us, our guiding principle has always been and will continue to be the safety of our people. It's that simple!

Why WECTEC Staffing Services?

WECTEC Staffing Services delivers customer-focused solutions, offering everything from high-volume, cost-effective staffing to specialized niche roles, while maintaining best-in-class service. Our employees bring expertise across technical and corporate functions, supporting international contracts in over five countries. We invite you to explore opportunities within our distinguished global talent network.

WECTEC Staffing Services offers competitive pay to all of our employees. Additionally, most positions qualify for benefits including the following:

- Comprehensive Health and Income Protection Benefits

- 401(k) Savings Plan

- Paid Vacations for Qualifying Positions

We are committed to transparency and equity in all our people practices. The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be $70.00/hr. to $75.00/hr.

WECTEC Staffing Services continues to successfully place professional and technical resources into key roles globally. You can learn more by visiting www.wectecstaffing.com

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