Project Manager, Execution

About us:

BlueWave's mission is to protect our planet by transforming access to renewable energy. As a pioneering renewable energy company that develops and owns solar and battery storage projects, BlueWave has a long track record of success and is developing several gigawatts of solar and battery storage projects throughout the United States to ensure our grid is reliable and efficient in a clean energy future. BlueWave is proud to be a certified B Corp, recognized by B Labs as "Best in the World" in Governance.

About the role:

Bluewave is seeking an Project Manager to join our Project Execution Team. This position will be reporting to the VP of Project Execution and as such, the key responsibilities will include but not be limited to being responsible for executing projects which BlueWave both develops and/or has purchased. Additionally, supporting preconstruction and directly managing multiple projects at any time in a variety of phases including but not limited to design and engineering, procurement, permitting, construction and close-out. Planning, coordinating and executing work with and through the use of contractors, utility representatives and AHJ officials will also be required. The Project Manager will be responsible for reporting to a variety of stakeholders internally and externally as well as maintaining real time updates to BlueWave’s construction management software. The successful candidate must have excellent organizational, time management, problem solving, leadership and decision-making skills.

What you'll do:

• Budget and P&L responsibility for multiple individual projects or a portfolio of projects tied to multiple tranches of funding
• Maintaining all project controls in real time by documentation and communicating project progress, issues, concerns and budget or schedule risks as well as physical progress
• Maintaining up to date in real time, company’s construction management software including but not limited to, budgets, CPM Schedules, MM, RFIs, Submittals, planning Set version control and release, SWPPP compliance and all other project controls as well as the facilitation of weekly progress meetings with internal personnel, contractors, EPC's
• Providing reporting for executive consumption and construction lenders on a bi-monthly basis – these reports will report project progress against contract dates, incentive dates, utility interconnection dates and include budget variance – on track, risk of going over budget, etc.
• Participating in, as requested, preconstruction monitoring of project scoping from developed to create scopes of work for EPC contracts and trade partner agreements
• Assisting in selecting contractors, as needed
• Managing procurement, contractor and subcontractor buyout at the project-level
• Managing design professional engineering consultants, EPC contractors (and subcontractors as applicable) to execute projects on schedule and on budget - responsible for scope of work, project schedule, budget, quality, safety, all reporting, as well as administering the contract and managing the company liability and overall compliance
• Liaising and coordinating with utilities and any other jurisdictional oversight to ensure they accomplish their scope in a timely manner and in agreement with financing needs
• Administering/managing construction contracts to ensure compliance with contract, utility, permits, AHJ, state and local building codes and zoning regulations.
• Overseeing pre-commissioning, start-up testing, acceptance testing and punch list to ensure high quality construction
• Overseeing project turnover from construction phase to the asset management team between the substantial completion and final completion
• Coordinating work with Independent Engineers, Special Inspectors, etc
• Making frequent site visits to check on progress, quality of work, and adherence to the trade contracts, plans and specifications Including but not limited to creating, issuing and checking on the progress and completion of punch list items
• Manage staff as appropriate and assigned

Qualifications:

• BA/BS Engineering, Construction Management or relevant curriculum or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Clear writing and communication skills
• Managed at least 5 ground-mounted solar photovoltaic projects from start to finish in the capacity of e