Project Manager, Services

SOLV Energy is an engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) and solar services provider for utility solar, high voltage substation and energy storage markets across North America.

Job Description Summary:

The Services Project Manager will provide support to the SOLV team and will be responsible for newly onboarded PV Power Plants, ensuring peak performance of financials coupled with full compliance of all contractual obligations. The Project Manager will play a leadership role within the organization and work closely with all stakeholders to provide best in class fleet operations.

Job Description:

*This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned

Position Responsibilities and Duties:

• Able to perform Business Operations Coordinator role responsibilities (refer to position descriptions).

• Negotiate cost-effective subcontract and material purchases.

• Manage subcontractors and vendors to ensure their compliance with contract terms, scope of work, and schedule.

• Develop and maintain good relationship with Owners, subcontractors and SOLV team.

• Encourage positive relationships between SOLV field teams and the Owners through conversation.

• Support SOLV Field team to meet contractual terms, maximize plant production and availability, and enhance fee.

• Responsible for on-boarding of all aspects of facility

• Responsible for providing accurate cost and revenue accruals on a monthly basis

• Manage DSO of projects to ensure compliance with contract terms

• Manage project costs and approvals of AP invoices to ensure proper cost coding and verification of expenditure

• Manage owner invoicing process to ensure all invoices are submitted accurately and in a timely manner, prior to deadlines

• Maintain timely and accurate reporting to management on all pertinent issues

• Manage, train, and supervise project team according to Company policy

• Review contract conditions; ensure compliance with all contract terms

• Supervise documentation of all significant project events, e.g., accidents, Change Orders

• Supervise the negotiation, preparation and issuance of subcontract bid packages

• Maintain quality control (integrity and excellence of completed project)

• Analyze best practices in industry for system operations.

• Ensure full compliance of services obligations.

• Ensures that all contractual obligations for power plants including laws, ordinances and contracts (i.e. PPA , LGIA land leases) are met.

• Drives continuous improvements and best practices in O&M

• Interface regularly with project owner and others to deliver enhanced customer satisfaction, communication and reporting.

• Work closely with outside resources to resolve long term systemic plant performance issues to provide root cause analyses

• Prioritization of day-to-day Service teams’ departmental tasks, delegate and accomplish goals through collaboration with strong leadership and management experience.

• Fulfill role as the Project Management team executive for multiple team members and projects across North America.

• Providing leadership, guidance and support to both team members, as well as members of the extended team

• Contribute as thought leader for business and resource planning, charting and initiating challenging project strategies, and developing new processes.

• Proactively manage and identify project risks through problem solving.

• Coordinate with other internal Directors across various project disciplines to lead the organization into the future.

• Play a key strategic role in portfolio planning, valuation, transaction and construction of new projects.

• Perform other duties and special projects, as assigned.

• Complete other responsibilities as assigned

Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent

• Degree in Business Management preferred

• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills

• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills to work with others under all situations

• Ability to work collaboratively within a project team, as well as to analyze, troubleshoot and prioriti