SCADA Project Manager

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 SCADA Project Manager is responsible for the management of all aspects of utility-scale solar projects related to SCADA, including project planning, budgeting, buyout, project controls/reporting, scheduling risk management, etc. The Project Manager will also provide both leadership and technical expertise internally and externally for project success.

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:

• Participate in RFP reviews with business development team by providing guidance on our approach to fulfill the SCADA scope of work

• Support our business development and estimating groups with project proposals and pricing

• Manage SCADA project budgets and provide monthly status reports to management team

• Support procurement and contract execution activities with 3rd party vendors, activities include; scope of work coordination, scheduling, material procurement, closeout

• Manage SCADA project implementation and provide monthly status reports to management team.

• Interface directly with project stakeholders to collect project documentation; stakeholders may include, owner / operators, utility personnel, field personnel

• Interface directly with our clients to provide system training, collect user feedback and punch-list items for system handoff

• Interface directly with our clients for ongoing support triage and status updates

• Participate in system design review’s, participation includes capturing and managing meeting minutes, action items, RFI’s, change requests

• Assist in the development and management of project schedules

• Support a culture of continuous improvement and look for opportunities to improve processes and manage projects more efficiently

• Maintain relationships with SOLV Energy business partners

• Maintain working relationships with clients and industry vendors

• Industry awareness of the competitive landscape

• Keep tabs on industry pricing and fair market value of our SCADA platform

Objectives or Goals to Measure Performance:

• Successful project completion – On time and within budget

• Customer/client satisfaction and retention

• Enable our SCADA and Network engineers to be self-sufficient in managing their projects

• Strong collaboration with project teams on managing project scope, schedule, and budget

• Promote a culture of collaboration and knowledge sharing

Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements:

• Minimum of 4 years project management experience preferred but not required, proven experience managing multiple projects within multidisciplinary teams required.

• PMP Certification desired but not required

• General knowledge of SCADA system design, setup, commissioning and support (desired but not required)

• Customer escalation and conflict resolution skills desirable

• Resource planning and mitigation management

• Cost budget management

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Experience working with schedule software including but not limited to Oracle P6 and/or Microsoft Project

• Proficient use of Microsoft office tools including but not limited to Word, Excel, Outlook, Sharepoint, Power BI

• Experience using task management tools including but not limited to; MS Teams, Smartsheet, Asana, Jira or others.

• Experience working for a diverse multi-disciplined employee owned company

• Strong team building and leadership skills

• Energetic, enthusiastic, charismatic

• Strong communication skills to clearly articulate vision into an executable plan

• Entrepreneurial