Construction Manager

Position Summary: The Construction Manager supports the company’s construction administration and design-build services. The Construction Manager’s primary responsibility is to manage construction administration and design-build projects the company develops from post-engineering through permitting, subcontracting, construction and close out to ensure project success. The Construction Manager is the primary conduit between Pisgah Energy and the project owners and subcontractors we use for construction.

The Construction Manager is responsible for facilitating the delivery of successful construction projects through:

• Design-Build Services including project management, oversight of subcontractors, upholding NC lien law posting and notification requirements, reviews of shop drawings and submittals, change order reviews, review and approval of design changes, providing documentation for keeping roof warranties intact, developing site hazard assessment plans for design-builder and reviewing site hazard assessment plans from subcontractors, conducting inspections at key milestones, receiving/inspecting materials received, ensuring timely delivery and creation of close out documents including as-built drawings, O&M manuals, warranties, punch-list walkthrough, consent from surety, reviewing and approving pay applications, providing construction field reviews during completion/commissioning.
• Construction Administration including project management, primary coordination between owner and construction contractor, plan-review, reviewing shop drawings and submittals, change order reviews, reviewing and approving design changes, providing documentation for keeping roof warranties intact, reviewing site hazard assessment plans, inspections during construction at key milestones, receiving/inspecting materials, leading on-site meetings between owner and contractor, ensuring timely delivery and creation of closeout documents including as-built drawings, O&M manuals, and warranties, punch-list walk-throughs for projects, reviewing and approving pay applications, providing a construction field review at the end of construction/commissioning.
• Commissioning services as needed including insulation testing, voltage testing, IV curve tracing, energizing equipment inverter/meter setup, verifying proper operation, web monitoring set up, documentation, etc.
• Materials management including setting up on site storage, receiving deliveries on-site, unloading and loading with a telehandler, inspecting deliveries for damage/accuracy/completeness.
• Maintaining project schedules
• Participating in weekly team meetings
• Providing regular project reports including work schedule, materials, safety, budget.
• Maintaining and reporting project and department metrics.
• Quality Assurance and Quality Control in the field. The construction manager is the primary person responsible for continuing to improve QA/QC in our field operations at Pisgah Energy. In addition to carrying out the current policy, including on-site management, inspections at key milestones, reporting, punch list creation and management, the construction manager is responsible for continuing to develop and look for ways to improve our QA/QC process as it relates to field operations.
• The Construction Manager is the primary person in charge of jobsite safety. This starts with reviewing subcontractor safety and site safety plans, writing Pisgah Energy site safety plans including emergency actions plans, site safety orientation with contractors and subcontractors, performing daily job hazard analysis, ensuring subcontractors are following their plans on a day-to-day basis, spot inspections with report to safety manager, tracking and reporting near misses and accidents, accident investigations. Site safety is of critical importance and the Construction Manager is given latitude to require jobsite safety measures above and beyond subcontractors submitted plans based on their best judgement. The Construction Manager has the authority to stop work due to safety concerns.
• Attending monthly field operations safety meetings and report on near misses, accidents, and work collaboratively to continue to improve safety and safety policy at Pisgah Energy.

This is a living document and subject to change over time as needed. All employees may be asked to perform additional duties as needed.

Requirements: The Construction Manager must have a comprehensive understanding of construction management, photovoltaic systems, and the electrical and mechanical integration of system components. This position will enforce code requirements and must have knowledge of the NEC, IFC, OSHA, state, and applicable AHJ codes. The position requires electrical and mechanical construction experience, and the Construction Manager must be comfortable working at heights, and with electrical components during inspections. The Construction Manager must have experience with developing standard operating procedures for best practices during construction. Significant travel will be required. Clear communication and analytical skills are a must. This position is based approximately 10% in the office and 90% in the field with some occasional lifting required.

• Valid Driver’s License
• Minimum 3-5 Years in Commercial and Industrial Construction
  o Solar construction experience required
  o NABCEP certification preferred
• Experience using MS Office, Excel, Outlook, MS Project/Smartsheet (or similar Gannt software)
• Experience with Adobe Acrobat Pro
• Experience using Project Management Software

Travel: This role requires availability to travel to assigned jobsite(s) on a weekly basis with overnight stays Monday through Thursday.

Compensation: $75k-$95k Annual Salary, DOE

Work Schedule: 8:30-5pm M-Th, 8:30-12:30 F, Occasional after hours and weekend work required.

Benefits:

• Company Vehicle or Monthly Vehicle Stipend ($350/month)
• Company Credit Card
• Company Laptop Computer
• 50% Insurance Premium Coverage, max of $250/month, whichever is less.
• Company Cell Phone or Monthly Stipend ($60)
• Paid Vacation (4 weeks per full calendar year)
• Paid Holidays (10 days per full calendar year)
• Paid Sick Days (5 days per calendar year)
• Paid Parental Leave (4 weeks)
• Professional Training and Certification Opportunities
• Bonus Opportunities Depending on Company Performance