Associate Project Manager (Utility Scale Renewable Energy)

JOB DESCRIPTION 

 

Job Title: 

Associate Project Manager 

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x Employee (FT/PT)   ☐ Casual (PTAN)    ☐ Intern/Co-Op   ☐ Trainee 

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x Exempt               ☐ Non-Exempt    ☐ Hourly 

 

Job Summary: 

Associate Project Manager – Bureau Veritas, Power 

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

During preconstruction project assignments: 

• Assist with EPC estimating for renewable energy projects (wind, solar, battery storage, transmission) through performance of quantity takeoff and labor estimate calculations 

• Assist with design, project evaluation, studies, value engineering, scheduling, and constructability reviews 

• Assist with the preparation of RFP documents including instructions to bidders’ documents, bid form(s), scope(s) of work 

• Assist with management of RFPs through life of process including issuing addendums and answering RFI(s) and performing the analysis as listed below:  

• Conduct scope gap and level analysis of each proposal 

• Participate and lead follow-up interviews with each bidder to identify scope gaps, overlaps, double-ups, unnecessary contingencies, and other risk factors within each bidder’s proposal 

• Perform value engineering review and present any viable opportunities  

• Recommend EPC contractor based on weighted criteria process 

• Assist with update of contract exhibits as required for completeness and conformity to terms and stipulations within the overall agreement 

• Assist preconstruction team review of project documentation during client project M&A efforts to perform red-flag reviews of the project development and constructability aspects. Including, but not limited to, performing due diligence site visits to potential M&A projects, and developing due diligence reports highlighting opportunities, risks, and overall constructability of potential M&A projects. 

• Assist with review and development of project schedules for compliance with contract and RFP requirements. Including review of project details, work sequence, schedule logic, critical path review and provide comments and opinions on any issues or opportunities to improve project schedule  

• Support scheduling team in development and update of company schedule templates and reports  

• Support the BV project teams with design, estimates, file organization, documentation of meeting minutes and report drafting, as needed 

• Support communication with owners, engineers, suppliers, and consultants to clarify scope of work, materials, and schedule requirements 

• Manage the collection, organization and filing of all Project documentation, both internally and for external third-party stakeholders 

• Responsible for proper documentation and distribution of meeting minutes and action items from internal and external meetings to proper stakeholders.  

• Responsible for management and maintenance of preconstruction team action item dashboard 

During PM project assignments: 

• Assist assign BV Project manager in role of owner’s project manager for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract management on the assigned project(s) 

• Assist with review and management EPC contractor schedules, budgets, scope, subcontractors, environmental, health and safety (EHS) plans and permit compliance 

• Coordinate with BV Scheduling team with review of EPC baseline and working schedules as applicable if project includes scope for BV scheduling team 

• Assist with management and coordination of utility interconnection processes for construction projects and related documentation needed for project interconnection and testing 

• Monitor job books for compliance with mandatory engineering and construction standards.  

• Assist with coordination with EPC contractors and equipment vendors to ensure adherence to and compliance with contract terms and delivery of contractual deliverables in accordance with the project budget and schedule 

• Assist with management and coordination of activities of client’s team of project en