Solar Project Manager
Solar Project Manager
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06-04-2025
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Monthly Salary
$ 75000 - 130000
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1 Vacancy
Posted on :
06-04-2025
Job Description
ROLE OVERVIEW
Pivot Energy is seeking a motivated and organized Project Manager to plan resource and implement Community Solar and Commercial & Industrial ground mount rooftop and carport projects across the nation. The Project Manager will be responsible for the planning and management of all aspects of the construction process for a set of projects and working with owners subcontractors engineers and vendors.
The position requires an understanding of the construction business safety compliance and the ability to work under deadlines. Strong problemsolving abilities are a must to deal with inevitable shifts in project scope schedule and other elements of the project lifecycle. Expectations are focused on managing budgets and schedules while maintaining a high level of communication both internally and with the various external stakeholders.
This position offers a great opportunity to join a bestinindustry Project Management team and growth potential at a cuttingedge company with development and operations in more than ten US markets. Pivot is rapidly growing its EPCM team and this position is crucial to the success of its growing pipeline of projects.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Review contracts and ensure that all contractual obligations are met
- Review drawings and specifications and have a thorough understanding of the scope of work
- Develop project plans schedule and budget
- Ensure that all projects are delivered ontime within scope and within budget
- Manage all subcontractors internal resources third parties and vendors to implement the project plan
- Monitor subcontractor construction progress on a regular basis reinforcing safety and quality with subcontractor and addressing any issues that arise during construction
- Manage contractors and utilities to achieve Commercial Operations Date (COD)
- Coordinate internally to monitor project schedules and assure timely completion of all deliverables
- Manage that projects forecast milestone deliverable dates and complete data room deliverables in conjunction with project finance or owner responsibilities for tax equity construction lending or private owner partnerships
- Assist the preconstruction department in developing project estimates and schedules during the sales process
- Approve invoices and manage progress billings
- Initiate closeout procedures and prepare closeout documents
- Perform procurement activities such as quoting and creating purchase orders and coordinate logistics of material purchases arriving at project sites
- Manage lessons learned process for assigned projects
- Travel to sites as necessary (up to 25 travel expected)
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES
- 3 years of related solar ground mount rooftop and/or carport construction management experience
- 4 years total professional experience
- Proven working experience in project management; knowledge of construction means and methods
- Understanding of basic site diligence documents to ensure the EPC scope accurately captures the site constraints including Geotech ESAs permits interconnect agreements & landuse agreements
- Experience managing frontofthemeter interconnections contractors and other details related to larger interconnections
- Ability to clearly communicate complex technical or regulatory details with stakeholders
- Ability to review and navigate contracts and contract negotiation.
- Strong organization leadership negotiation and delegation skills
- Working knowledge of scheduling concepts such as CPM Gantt charts etc.
- Strong working knowledge of spreadsheets word processing and scheduling software
PREFERRED COMPETENCIES
- Experience as an owners representative to manage a project per AVLs installation standards and into operation phase
- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Construction Management or related discipline (or equivalent relevant experience)
- Experience managing onsite witness testing commissioning inspection turnover procedures and COD requirements
- Knowledge of migrating portfolios of projects between land development finance and into the construction process
- Experience managing large groundmount solar installations
- Solar project development exposure
- Solar engineering experience (PVsyst Helioscope etc.
- Utility Interconnection experience
- NABCEP certification is preferred
- Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) is preferred
- OSHA 30 is a preferred
$75000 $130000 a year
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
The base salary range for this position is $depending on relevant experience along with eligibility for the companys substantial bonus plan with a target bonus of 30 of annual salary (prorated in first year based on start date).
Pivot Energy is dedicated to providing a great work experience for all employees placing an emphasis on company culture and a focus on our people. To that end Pivot offers an outstanding benefits package that includes:
Excellent health/dental/vision insurance benefits with up to 100 of premiums covered by the company
Four weeks of vacation plus employment milestone bonus vacations
Company paid life insurance and short & longterm disability coverage
Generous parental leave
401(k) matching (after vesting period)
Work from home stipend for new employees
Public transit reimbursement
PTO for volunteering in the community
Charitable donation matching up to $500/year
Professional development and educational reimbursements
A complete list of all the benefits Pivot offers may be provided upon request.
Recruitment Agency Notice:
We appreciate your interest in partnering with us; however we are not seeking recruitment agency support for this role.
ABOUT PIVOT
Pivot Energy is a national renewable energy provider that develops finances builds owns and manages solar and energy storage projects that help decarbonize our nations electricity increase equitable access to clean energy for local communities and provide real costsavings to American businesses and
families.
We are fiercely dedicated to accelerating the rapid transition taking place in the energy industry to a more decentralized and cleaner approach to power generation. We are committed to positively contributing to the local communities and people we serve with more than clean energy. We believe global warming poses an existential threat to our planet and that we have a responsibility to help mitigate the threat. Our portfolio includes projects that reduce energy burden for incomelimited families create workforce pathways for underrepresented groups within the solar industry and include robust community investment opportunities.
As a Certified B Corporation and one of Denvers Best Places to Work we believe that company success is driven by a healthy environment thriving society and workplace where all individuals are respected. We evaluate every internal decision on environmental social and governance (ESG) factors to determine if our actions will result in a net positive impact on the community our employees customers shareholders and the environment.Learn more in our annual ESG Report.
At Pivot our core values guide our work internally and externally:
Impact We hold ourselves accountable to having a measurable impact on our people communities and the planet
Balance Put family first; work hard/have fun
Determination Find ways to be successful no matter how difficult the challenge
Professionalism Impress everyone we touch be a team player
Honesty Be truthful and transparent externally and internally
Kindness Create an environment where kindness empathy and vulnerability are embraced
DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSION and JUSTICE STATEMENT
At Pivot we are proactively developing and maintaining an inclusive culture rooted in mutual respect that supports a workforce of different generations races gender identities sexual orientations ability statuses religions and cultures to work collaboratively together for greater impact. We seek to build a team that invests in relationship building celebrates each others successes and makes space for the unique contributions and working styles people bring into Pivot.
Pivot invests in companywide trainings assessments and programs to advance internal inclusion and equity practices such as employee allyship building crosscultural communications and equitable hiring and management protocols to increasingly recognize bias and ensure mutual respect and belonging.
EEO STATEMENT
Pivot Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its workforce. We actively work to cultivate an inclusive culture that welcomes empowers and enables equitable career growth for employees regardless of background.
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