Senior Project Manager - Solar Construction

Cs Energy - Braintree, MA

Full-time - Senior

Braintree, MA

About the position

The Senior Project Manager at CS Energy plays a crucial role in overseeing the construction of renewable energy projects, ensuring they are completed safely, on time, and within budget. This position involves fostering strong client relationships, managing multiple project teams, and enforcing safety and quality standards across all operations. The Senior Project Manager is responsible for portfolio management, risk assessment, and leading project teams to achieve positive outcomes while instilling company culture and values.

Responsibilities

• Enforce all Environmental Health & Safety policies and drive a culture of Safety & Quality across project teams.
• Manage large portfolios and multiple project teams effectively.
• Monitor and ensure portfolio level cash flow, risk assessment, and mitigation.
• Provide necessary guidance to the project team as a subject matter expert.
• Create and/or update policies in conjunction with the management team.
• Achieve positive outcomes with clients on project disputes.
• Present portfolio level updates to management comfortably.
• Hire, train, and instill company culture into all team members in the project portfolio.
• Plan and participate in team building events within the project portfolio.
• Collaborate with Business Development to carry projects through the pipeline process, FMEA process, contract signing, and project start-up.
• Identify and plan for all risks associated with projects.
• Resolve client issues to avoid legal actions and work with legal teams on dispute resolutions and claims when needed.
• Assist teams with training and development activities.
• Hire and train project managers in their job functions and support the development of team members.
• Manage portfolio level schedule and P&L responsibility.
• Practice cross-functional management between all project entities (internal and external).
• Foster a motivating team environment across all project teams within a portfolio.
• Ensure all processes and documents are accessible to all departments and followed accordingly.
• Maintain an onsite presence during active construction.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Renewable Engineering, Engineering, or a related field.
• 4-7+ years of relevant construction industry experience with progressively greater responsibility.
• Experience leading and managing complex projects or portfolios valued at $30+ million.
• Proven success in leading, motivating, and managing various project team sizes, including internal and external resources.
• Ability to decisively resolve project issues and prioritize effectively.
• Experience in leading projects to on-schedule and within budget completion.
• Experience managing project start-up meetings, project drawings, project execution plans, and subcontractor and vendor buyouts.
• Ability to read, understand, and interpret prime contracts, subcontracts, and purchase orders.
• Experience managing subcontractors and executing project changes.
• Experience managing cost to complete estimates, costing and pricing Change Orders, and maximizing profits.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a well-rounded business perspective.
• Experience influencing and gaining buy-in from stakeholders, executives, team members, and peers.
• Strong proficiency in Word and Excel, and working knowledge of Microsoft Project and Bluebeam (or similar).
• Excellent teamwork, communication, and people skills.
• Effective time management skills capable of multitasking in a fast environment.
• Willingness to travel to project sites or office up to 75% of the time.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401k plan
• Paid time off
• Professional development opportunities
• Employee discounts
• Flexible scheduling options