Regional Solar Construction Manager

Summary

The construction manager leads, plans, and coordinates activities pertaining to the construction and maintenance of solar projects in accordance with company policies and governmental regulations. 

Job Responsibilities

• Organizes, plans, directs, coordinates, and reports onsite construction activities under the pillars of Safety, Schedule and Cost. 
• Responsible for managing construction managers, assistant construction managers, and field crews for an entire region where NES is in active construction. 
• Assure compliance with Company safety policies and OSHA,NFPA 70eand/or MSHA safety standards.  
• Works with Project Management team on the construction effort from estimating, management, and scheduling. 
• Manages all sub-contractors for timely completion, quality; ensures project is built according to design plans, specifications, schedule, quality standards and budget.? 
• Key participant in design and constructability reviews and project turnover from engineering to construction.  Train, mentor, and lead Construction Managers and Assistant Construction Managers on Novel and customer safety, quality, and other applicable standards 
• Works with construction management teams and foremen to manage all field crew personnel: 
• Electricians 
• Laborers 
• Operators 
• Coordinating QAQC 
• Coordinating Staking 
• Negotiates pricing with suppliers and subcontractors to fall within industry market pricing and provides competitive customer bid. 
• Reads, interprets and understands all project documentation such as insurance, permitting and project scheduling.  
• Ensures region compliance to all safety, environmental, quality and commissioning requirements. 
• Makes daily updates to current project schedules via Procore. 
• Documents delays/changes; sets up staging areas as needed. 
• Maintain, document, and monitor quality standards. 
• Report to the management team all projects progress, new issues, resolutions, and budget and schedule compliance on a consistent basis. 
• Act as a trouble shooter on current projects.  
• Seek cost savings through vendor negotiations, market analysis, and eliminating waste. 
• Provide daily reports to the Director of Construction. 
• Inventory project materials. 
• Maintain a culture of continuous improvement and problem solving. 
• Other duties as assigned  

Competencies

Managing Self 

1. Technical or professional proficiency to be highly competent in their work  
2. Problem-solving 
3. Putting the team first, working well with others  
4. Develop next leaders and support succession planning 
5. Relationship building and Intrapersonal skills 
6. Using Company tools and processes 
7. Daily Discipline of time management, learning on the fly, and accepting feedback  
8. Delivers results consistently  
9. Creates a process for one's own work 
10. Creates a process for improving the work and incorporating into existing processes via process mapping
11. Communication skills: Written and verbal communication, Presentation skills, Running meetings, Email, Conflict Management, Building a Business Case, and Listening  

Manager of Others 

1. Designing work to be done, including: 
2. Communicating with boss and others about needs and expectations 
3. Designs work with the customer in mind 
4. Designing and filling jobs, assigning work 
5. Delegating 
6. Enabling direct reports to do the work by: 
7. Motivating 
8. Measuring the work of others and performance monitoring 
9. Coaching and giving feedback 
10. Acquiring resources, planning and budgeting 
11. Project managing 
12. Problem solving 
13. Making time to meet with direct reports (1-on-1s) 
14. Building the team (Color wheel, cross-training, deep bench) 
15. Building relationships with direct reports, bosses, and support groups that facilitate open dialogues and trust (intrapersonal skills a must) 
16. Creating a process for the team's work by integrating multiple team members’ individual processes 
17. Get the team to deliver results consistently 
18. Note: Avoid the common trap of doing all the work. Get your work done through others. 

Supervisory Responsibility

This position manages all subcontractors and direct employees for assigned projects, while reporting to the Construction Leadership time the status of assigned projects 

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to frequently inspect the project and will be exposed to ongoing construction and various weather conditions.  This position is performed in outside weather conditions. 

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must also occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close vision and color vision. Must be able to drive a vehicle. 

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position and requires longer hours and frequent weekend work.  

Travel

Frequent Travel between Illinois and Minnesota  

Required Education and Experience

• Associate degree or comparable experience in construction technology  
• Five years minimum of supervisory experience in related field? 
• Experience working on +1MW Solar Projects with leadership experience 
• Experience dealing with subcontracts, subcontractors and/or self-perform work? 
• Proficiency with reading blueprints, plans, specs, contracts, subcontracts, and purchase orders? 
• Proficiency with Office 365 software and programs 
• Proficiency with Procore or other construction management software 
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail 
• Valid driver’s license and clean driving record 
• OSHA 10 Certified 

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Preferred bachelor’s degree in construction management or a related field 
• OSHA 30 Certified  
• Proficiency in Gantt charts and MS Projects 
• First aid certified 
• Fall training certified 

Novel Energy Solutions is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.  

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