Senior Project Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $135K - $145K

Senior Project Manager

Supervisor : Director of Construction

Classification : Full-time, Exempt

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for overall planning and executing operations pertaining to solar installations. This includes project-specific construction management, crew oversight, as well as all project planning to maintain readiness and to promote efficiency. Duties also include Process Improvement, PMO Team Management Training, and Mentoring. This is a hybrid position, with the ratio of office / remote work, determined by operational demands. You must currently reside in San Diego or Riverside Counties.

Job Duties :

• Safety promote and foster a Work Safe environment by facilitating Safety Planning on all assigned jobs and assist Direct Reports with Safety Planning on their assigned jobs.
• Crew Scheduling Work with Construction Manager to maintain a minimum of 3 week look ahead schedule at all times, coordinating with General Foremen and Crew Leads on work in progress and crew size needs.
• Apprentices - Coordinate apprentices with the Labor Compliance department, and ensure that the company is hitting the required ratios on ALL projects.
• Project Coordination - Coordinate with all GCs / Clients to ensure critical path construction activities are mobilized in a timely manner and in conjunction with other trades. Ensure that all work on each jobsite is completed in accordance with the overall project scope and schedule.
• Coordinate with other tradesmen / contractors working on the project to ensure that our excluded work (rough in conduit, power, low voltage, etc) gets installed properly - as needed and in conjunction GC / Owner construction management team.
• Subcontracting Negotiate and contract with subcontractors, as needed, for labor compliance and scope of work requirements.
• Procuremen t Order all materials for projects in conjunction with General Foreman. Review all orders from main vendors to ensure accuracy.
• Project Budget and Labor Tracking - weekly meetings to review man hours, billing projections, P / L, upcoming manpower needs, WIP, etc.
• Installation Quality PM must have a definite understanding of what the quality standards should be across the company for their managed scope(s) of work, and rigorously promote them.
• Installation Efficiency - Cost per Watt OR per Sq Ft - Actively engage in month-to-month monitoring of the installation cost per watt (or Sq Ft for solar hot water) as well as the number of man hours per module and actively identify measures to reduce these costs where practical and so long as it does not conflict with safety or installation quality.
• Production Capacity and Readiness This is generally measured by an ongoing focus on the daily production per crew per day. Acceptable minimums, as well as desired goals should be discussed at recurring operations meetings in consultation with the COO & Construction Director.
• Process Improvement Initiate and collaborate to improve processes for PMO operations.
• Train and Mentor Train and Mentor PMs and Construction Admins on Industry Practices and Cal Solar SOPs.
• Manage PM, PC and CAS positions as assigned. Providing guidance, training, management and support to
• Conduct Financial Review Meetings with each Direct Report PM to confirm Budget Accuracy, timely Billing, AR collections, CO Management, Scheduling and Closeout procedures.

Activities to Promote the Above Performance Goals

Sr. PM will also attend Project Contract Kickoff, Design Review and Pre-Mobilization meetings to ensure proper preparations and due diligence are in place.

Required Skills :

About Cal Solar, Inc. :

Passionate About Renewable Energy? Then were looking for you!

For more than 10 years, California Solar Integrators, Inc. (Cal Solar Inc.) has developed multi-family and commercial solar projects throughout California. Our systems reliably deliver low-cost solar energy to businesses and multi-family housing communities. We are revitalizing the solar industry with the help of Utility Incentive Programs as well as supporting the state and federal legislative push towards renewable energy. Our experienced sales and estimating teams, engineers and installers, combined with our post-installation system support, provide complete turn-key solutions for new construction and retrofit properties. Service streams include Solar Photovoltaic, Solar Hot Water, EV Chargers, and Energy Storage.

The starting annual base pay for this role is between USD $135K - $145K. The actual base is dependent upon many factors, such as : location, training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Cal Solar, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

Benefits :

Competitive hourly and salary rates DOE

Health, vision and dental insurance

401(k) plan (6% match)

Paid holidays

Flexible PTO

Salary : $135,000 - $145,000