Project Manager - Solar EPC

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Company : Black & Veatch Corporation

Req Id : 111191

Opportunity Type : Staff

Relocation eligible : No

Full time/Part time : Full-Time

Project Only Hire : No

Visa Sponsorship Available: No

Why Black and Veatch
Black & Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanity’s biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities. We offer competitive compensation; 401K match and benefits that start day 1.

Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life. At Black & Veatch, you own your career with purpose and meaning. You are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities at every step of your career journey. Bring your big ideas knowing you are safe to be who you are and speak up with concerns or questions and put your diverse talents and perspectives to use.

The Opportunity
The Project Manager for EPC Utility-Scale Solar will function in a mid to senior level project manager capacity. The expectation for this position is that you would be able to hit the ground running on utility-scale Solar EPC projects between 150MW to 350MW. You will own large EPC projects encompassing solar and renewable energy. There is also potential to own projects in other areas of renewable energy such as wind. In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Own the bottom-line for some of the largest EPC Solar projects in the renewable energy space
• Own execution of projects with high-visibility within Black & Veatch
  
  

Please note: This role has 25% to 50% travel to project and client sites.

The Team
Black & Veatch’s Power Providers focuses on the holistic demands for energy generation markets that include utilities, independent power producers and new non-traditional entrants adding to the much-needed supply of secure, clean power to our industries and communities. By joining our market sector, you will have the opportunity to put sustainable energy solutions into practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Actively promotes Black & Veatch's safety culture
• Serves as the key resource for executive management advisory on overall project health
• Oversees planning, developing, issuing, and progress tracking of all assigned projects from notice-to-proceed through commercial operation
• Manages schedule, budget, and scope of EPC projects.
• Works with Engineering, Procurement, and Construction to identify and resolve problems or issues related to design information, schedule, material deliveries, change management, safety, and quality
• Manages escalated problems or issues
• Owns commercial recovery process and close-out
• Manages the application of quality and control procedures
  
  

Management Responsibilities
Acts as a project manager. Among responsibilities is management of a project team. The individual comprising this team may vary by project.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant industry experience including utility-scale solar EPC project management on the EPC execution side (this excludes roles as an owner's engineer overseeing an EPC contractor).
• Experience as a Project Manager having direct responsibility for the execution of engineering, procurement, and construction for EPC projects.
• We will also consider experience as a Construction Manager if you have managed full construction scope on multiple 150MW+ utility-scale solar projects.
• We will also consider current APMs and PMs who have managed full construction scope for at least one 300MW+ utility-scale solar project or multiple 150MW+ utility-scale solar projects.
• Experience managing construction teams directly in both a direct-hire and union construction environment.
• Experience being the single point-of-contact, including managing the bottom-line, for at least 1 utility-scale solar EPC project (150MW+) from cradle-to-grave (i.e. from notice-to-proceed through commercial operation).
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

• Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments.
• Typical office environment, typical construction environment, extreme weather conditions, high noise level, safety hazards (electric currents, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to chemicals), atmospheric conditions (fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, poor ventilation). Sitting, walking, talking, hearing, reading, writing, keyboarding, driving, filing, reaching, stooping, crouching, bending, standing for extended periods of time, lifting or carrying up to 40 pounds.
  
  

Salary Plan
PMT: Project Management

Job Grade
018

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