Project Manager
Sun Tribe
- Charlottesville, VA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Ensures all company HSSE systems and processes are in place and followed and that safety first culture is established and maintained.
- Leads the organization’s delivery of projects in line with key objectives
- Responsible for bottom line performance and P&L of all assigned projects.
- Directs and guides the project team, ensuring that project objectives and priorities are understood, and that plans are formed and executed.
- Follows established processes to ensure that plan implementation is consistent across the project team and organization; challenges established processes in pursuit of perpetual improvement
- Manages partners including subcontractors, vendors, and consultants, in support of project execution
- Directs daily activity of project’s Assistant Project Managers including the assignment of specific project tasks
- Serves as organization’s SME on project source documents including prime EPC agreement and developer deliverables
- Develops and manages a plan to execute the project within contractual limitations and in alignment with project charters
- Coordinates project kick-off meetings (internal and external).
- Works in collaboration with Preconstruction Managers to review the estimate and allocate estimated items to the final project budget
- Develops, maintains, and leverages comprehensive project schedules; actively uses schedules to plan and manage work, including labor, equipment, and material requirements
- Prepares and submits all non-discretionary permit applications to local, state, and federal authorities having jurisdiction; obtain permits; always maintains full compliance with all permits
- Manages system interconnection agreement requirements with the local utility
- Coordinates system commissioning and performance testing with the Sun Tribe-internal quality and engineering departments, utilities, owners, third-party engineers, and others
- Develops and maintains contingency plans; implements as needed
- Manages project budgets; report weekly costs-to-date, estimated costs to complete, committed costs, cost risks and mitigation strategies, cost-saving opportunities, etc.
- Interfaces with accounting department to process incoming and outgoing invoices and forecast and manage project cash flows
- Approves subcontractor pay applications
- Manages the project quality control program to ensure that processes are consistently implemented according to the plan; delivers the specified product
- Ensures Sun Tribe site personnel are procuring materials, equipment, and labor in accordance with the project budget and company processes.
- Accurately identifies risks to project outcomes in advance and undertakes mitigating activity
- Identifies and documents project restraints in systems of record including their impact on project outcomes
- Marshalls internal and external resources as necessary to resolve project restraints
- Secures Change Orders from clients as appropriate.
- Evaluates and negotiates Change Orders from subcontractors
- Effectively manages contracts (prime, subcontracts, purchase orders) including exhibits and ancillary documents
- Drafts, reviews, manages, and improves subcontracts; identifies and negotiates key terms; manages risk
- Develops RFP packages, administers RFP processes, evaluates proposals, value engineers, negotiates contracts and subcontracts
- Ensures that owner reporting occurs in line with contractual obligations
- Leads effective internal and external weekly project meetings
- Maintains accurate schedules and cost estimates in systems of record
- Ensures timely and accurate project reporting to internal and external stakeholders
- Delivers to the organization concise status and actionable intelligence
- Communicates effectively with clients to continuously earns their respect
- Degree required: Bachelor's Degree in construction management, business, engineering or other related field is required
- A minimum four (4) years’ experience in project management required
- Hold following certification(s) or are in the process of obtaining:
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification through the Project Management Institute or Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
- Procore certification(s)
- Honest, reliable, tactful, respectful, and conscientious
- Self-motivated to perpetually improve as an individual, to help others improve, and to contribute to improvement as part of a team
- Ability to leverage project scheduling software such as MS Project (or equivalent CPM scheduling software) and construction management platforms such as Procore
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills, both verbal and written
- Strong personal organizational skills to manage time, prioritize effectively, and manage multiple tasks, projects, and deadlines
- Ability to lead and work well with others in a collaborative team environment; capable of delegating effectively; capable of inspiring others to action
- Demonstration of company core values; Community, Safety, Perpetual Improvement, Nature, Joy, and Respect
- Current, valid Driver’s License, eligible for corporate vehicle insurance coverage
- Ability to work & thrive in a generally fast-paced office environment
- The ability to travel regionally is required.
- Some evening and weekend work is required