The Senior Project Manager leads very large and complex projects, several project teams, or oversees entire customer portfolios, and works in partnership with our Project Operations and Field Management to foster great client relationships, develop our employees, and oversee the safe construction of high quality, profitable, and on schedule projects.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Passionately builds the team by attracting, interviewing, assessing, mentoring and retaining Top Performers
- Leads project teams by building and motivating their members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities
and project milestones - Oversees staff performance and performs detailed performance reviews
- Leads and enforces the safety policies and procedures and addresses non-compliance among all employees,
subcontractors and vendors - Manages a portfolio of complex projects that span one or more clients from inception of client engagement
through successful energization, full commissioning and closeout - Manages and oversees field operation and engineering processes and procedures
- Directs the execution of projects using the Quality Management System
- Oversees the development of the project schedule and ensures the team is executing to the plan
- Maximizes cash flow by ensuring the team is adhering to the project invoicing schedule and ensures the team
accurately documents and submits all receivables, quantity as-builts, change orders and claims - Oversees the production of complete subcontracts and ensures all subcontractors execute to the agreement
- Estimates, prices and negotiates owner initiated extra work, change of scope items, and contract deletions to maximize profits
- Manage project and program issues and risks to mitigate impacts
- Participate in establishing practices, templates, policies, tools and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for the organization
- Participates in Marketing and Presales department activities to develop capture plans, teaming strategies, technical approach and bid strategies for new work
- Ability and willingness to travel to project sites up to 50% of the time; remote work is available for the remainder.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Construction Management or related field combined with 10+ years of experience or equivalent
- Experience leading, motivating and managing various project and program team sizes, including internal and external resources, while holding team members accountable
- Demonstrated decisiveness in resolving project issues, prioritizing and decision-making
- Successfully led and managed complex portfolios valued at $30 million or a series of complex projects simultaneously with a similar aggregate value
- Demonstrated success in the Project Management function of a construction firm
- Proven success managing subcontractors and developing and executing innovative project changes
- Proven success developing cost to complete estimates, costing and pricing Change Orders, and maximizing profits
- Demonstrated ability to read, understand and interpret contract and insurance documents
- Background in project start-up meetings, subcontractor and vendor buyouts, owner estimates, sub / vendor requisitions and cost to completes
- Expertise in successfully leading projects and programs to on-schedule and within budget completion
- Experience influencing and gaining buy-in from stakeholders, executives, team members, and peers
- Entrepreneurial with a well-rounded business perspective
- Excellent teamwork, communication, leadership, people skills, and solid time management skills are key to success in this position
- Working Knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Project (or similar scheduling software), and Bluebeam (or similar) with experience presenting to stakeholders and senior leadership
About CS Energy
- CS Energy is an industry-leading renewable energy firm that develops, designs, and builds optimized projects in solar, energy storage, and emerging energy industries, with over 1.5 GW of solar and 300 MWh of energy storage projects installed across the US. CS Energy leverages strong relationships with solar developers, IPPs, utilities, off-takers, suppliers, and landowners to help our customers streamline the project development process, lower project costs, and create value for all stakeholders. Owned by American Securities, a leading US private equity firm, CS Energy has an experienced and committed management team and robust financial backing that enables us to be a trusted and long-term partner for our customers.
- Top Solar Contractors, #1 in New York (Solar Power World 2022)
- Best Places to Work in New Jersey (NJBIZ 2022)
- Great Place to Work Certified, May 2022-May 2023
- Rising Star Under 40, Kevin Magayah (The Cleanie Awards 2021)
- Utility-Scale Project of the Year, Rockport Maces Pond (Solar Builder Magazine 2021)
CS Energy has achieved its success through attracting and retaining highly talented and motivated people who are passionate about the company’s success. We celebrate diversity in all areas of our company and are very committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We are committed to doing right by our employees, our partners, and the communities in which we work so that everyone benefits from our efforts. Our company’s vision is based on the following principles: Safety, Quality, Integrity, Collaboration, Expertise and Diversity.
Some of our recent notable team achievements are:
*All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment must take a pre-employment drug test and receive a negative result as a condition of hire.
*Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
*The State of New York requires CS Energy, LLC to include a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role. A reasonable estimate of the range for this role is $130,000.00 – $170,000.00. Starting rate of pay may vary based on various factors, including, but not limited to an individual’s experience and expertise. Certain roles are also eligible for bonuses, subject to CS Energy’s discretion and based on factors such as individual and/or organizational performance.
*CS Energy does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters and/or third parties in response to our job postings. Any unsolicited resumes become property of CS Energy and we reserve the right to pursue and hire any such candidate.
Benefits
CS Energy provides great benefits to our valued employees.
CS Energy is an equal opportunity employer.