Project Management Advisor

Overview

What You Can Expect

The Project Manager Advisor is the primary manager of all phases of an energy project, with the objective of successful completion on time and within budget, while maintaining quality, safety, and cash management standards, and producing strong customer references. Assigned projects will include a combination of energy efficiency measures, renewable generation installations, and various carbon reduction strategies, to help public sector, commercial and industrial customers around the United States become more sustainable, save money, and improve processes in their plants and services to their end-users. In this role, you will manage one to several projects simultaneously from early development through post-construction, including design, contract negotiations, and project implementation.

 

In addition to assigning responsibilities to the project team and establishing schedules for individual team members, the Project Manager Advisor oversees various technical aspects of the project. This includes developing the project scope, conducting savings analysis, and ensuring the feasibility of proposed measures. Collaborating closely with the Sales team, they assist in customer presentations and interviews during the project's development phase. They liaise with the Legal department to prepare and negotiate customer agreements and change orders, ensuring all contractual obligations are met. The Project Manager Advisor is also responsible for managing all cost components throughout project implementation, maintaining precise budget records, and promptly notifying supervisors of any necessary adjustments. Additionally, they work alongside the construction manager to establish a comprehensive project schedule with regular progress milestones, ensuring timely completion. Alongside these responsibilities, they actively engage with Accounting to facilitate monthly customer invoicing and address any payment delays or issues proactively. They will ensure compliance with local labor regulations and oversee the timely completion of monitoring set-up packages and final job close-out information.

 

This position will sit in Oakland, CA and will report to the Director of Project Management.

Responsibilities

What You’ll Bring

• A minimum of a four (4) year degree in which you have gained a knowledge of construction management, engineering elements, and project management functions.
• A minimum of seven (7) years of related work experience, including training.  
• Proficient in financial analysis skills to predict customer project economics and manage project budgets.  
• Strong negotiation skills that protect ENGIE’s interests on a given project, while building customer and vendor/subcontractor rapport.  
• Ability to prepare and write accurate customer reports with attention to customer goals and needs.  
• Capability to create and execute project development and delivery schedules.  
• Excellent adherence to schedule, and collaborative problem-solving skills to maintain budget, schedule, and customer satisfaction.  
• High standards of accuracy, appearance, and thoroughness of project documentation.  
• Ability to review engineering work across all typical energy project scope types.  
• Knowledge of contract scopes of work, and alignment with subcontractor scopes of work.  
• Ability to review and improve energy analysis performed by others for all project sizes.  
• Understands Project Engineer job responsibilities in project development.
• Knowledge of durations and requirements of energy measure development and delivery.  
• Superior understanding of general construction methods and can work with the construction manager to implement the project.

Qualifications

Additional Details

• This role is eligible for our hybrid work policy.
• Must be available to travel domestically up to 20% of the time and with the need for some overnight trips.
• Must be willing and able to comply with all OPTERRA ethics and safety policies.

Compensation

Salary Range: $113,900 – $174,570 USD annually

 

This represents the average expected pay range for a qualified candidate.

Actual offered salary may depend on geography, experience, industry knowledge, education, internal pay alignment, or other bona fide factors.

 

OPTERRA complies with all federal, state, and local minimum wage laws. Actual salary offered may vary depending on geography, experience, education, internal pay alignment, or other bona fide factors. 

 

In addition to base pay, this position is eligible for a competitive bonus / incentive plan.

 

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