Sr. Project Manager (Northeast)

Description

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The Sr. Project Manager ensures success by managing all aspects of the early stages of projects through the management of inhouse and outside stakeholders, including consultants, lawyers, engineers, permitting agencies, utilities, developers, analysts, financiers, construction personnel, management, and others. PM’s should have deep knowledge of commercial solar and storage projects with strong problem-solving skills, people & team management skills, and be able to work independently to push tasks and projects to be shovel ready or ready for the Execution Team. The Project Manager reports to the Director of Project Management, or another member of senior leadership as determined by the President of Q CELLS or a delegate.

This position will work remotely, or from one of our offices (if local) and requires flexibility to support travel for multiple projects in various geographical regions, anticipated to be 5% of the year, with a potential of travel up to 10% of the year

RESPONSIBILITIES

- Manage the due diligence, engineering, estimates, permitting, procurement, construction and close-out of multiple solar projects.

- Generate effective reports for company management on the status, progress, and relevant issues of the various solar + energy storage projects.

- Work with in house engineering and various consultants to support early designs and due diligence.

- Work with EPC’s to obtain cost estimates to support sales and development efforts in the pre NTP phase.

- Develop and implement achievable project work plans and schedules.

- Prequalify EPC partners.

- Create consultant and EPC bid packages, analyze bids, and assist in awarding contracts.

- Write and negotiate contracts from Qcells templates.

- Manage engineers and contractors in support of project goals.

- Produce detailed, logic-based schedules for each project.

- Work with our Project Management Solution software, Procore.

- Create order of magnitude and contractible budgets.

- Work with many internal and external stakeholders to ensure projects have achievable scope and timeline requirements.

- Project safety is of paramount importance, and the PM will enhance our safety culture at the project level.

- Coordinate with the Engineering, Procurement, and Business Development teams to maintain continued alignment with high-level company objectives and workflows.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor’s Degree in a related field. Engineering, Management, architecture, or another related engineering science is preferred.

- A minimum of 7 years of project management experience with an excellent track record of achievement in ground mount commercial solar development with minimum project size of 1 MW.

- High degree of knowledge on ground mount (fixed and single axis) projects in the Northeastern US. A plus if the candidate has experience on roof and carport PV projects.

- An understanding of power systems, electrical grid & smart grid concepts.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience, interest in, and general knowledge of the energy industry, especially the community solar and energy storage sectors.

- PROJECT MANAGEMENT experience developing projects involving commercial BESS projects, be then attached to PV or standalone.

- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple parallel projects and prioritize competing demands.

- Experience working with project management software platforms.

Hanwha Q CELLS America Inc. (“HQCA”) is a Qcells company, one of the world’s largest manufacturers and providers of solar photovoltaic (PV) products and solutions. Headquartered in Irvine, California, HQCA has been rapidly expanding its business in North America through the expansion of products and solutions, including distributed energy solutions, direct-to-homeowner solar sales and financing, and EPC services. We provide an opportunity to be part of an exciting and growing world-class global business in an interesting and expanding industry of the future.

PHYSICAL, MENTAL & ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS:

To comply with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 the essential physical, mental and environmental requirements for this job are listed below. These are requirements normally expected to perform regular job duties. Incumbent must be able to successfully perform all of the functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Mobility

Standing

20% of time

Sitting

70% of time

Walking

10% of time

Strength

Pulling

up to 10 Pounds

Pushing

up to 10 Pounds

Carrying

up to 10 Pounds

Lifting

up to 10 Pounds

Dexterity (F = Frequently, O = Occasionally, N = Never)

Typing

F

Handling

F

Reaching

F

Agility (F = Frequently, O = Occasionally, N = Never)

Turning

F

Twisting

F

Bending

O

Crouching

O

Balancing

N

Climbing

N

Crawling

N

Kneeling

N

The salary range is required by the California Pay Transparency Act and may differ depending on the location of those candidates hired nationwide. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to, skill set, education, licenses and certifications, essential job duties and requirements, and the necessary experience relative to the job’s minimum qualifications.

- This target salary range is for CA positions only and should not be interpreted as an offer of compensation.

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