Project Manager

Project Manager

Candidates must reside in Minnesota or Illinois at time of hire. Candidates residing in Illinois may be eligible to work remotely, based on business needs and position requirements.

Summary: The Project Manager’s responsibilities include coordination and completion of projects on time, within budget and within scope, to ensure and meet the customer’s satisfaction. The Project Manager oversees all aspects of the project, sets deadlines, assigns responsibilities and monitors and summarizes progress of project.

Essential Job Functions:

• Manage all projects from job start to job completion in collaboration with Construction Managers
• Monitor projects through all phases of construction and following Premise milestones to ensure budget and schedule goals are met, decision maker.
• Track and control construction schedule and associated costs to achieve completion of projects within the time and budget allocated
• Create and execute project schedules which meet customer expectations and achieve Premise billing and budget goals
• Monitor and understand project challenges and contingencies through the entire construction process of each project to ensure budget and schedule goals are met
• Maintain a strong customer relationship through positive communications, regular and prompt project updates and daily reporting
• Act as the primary contact between the customer and Premise throughout all phases of the project
• Ensure specialized and customer supplied materials are available, on time, as needed per project
• Identify, create, submit and track job change orders using the Premise change order process
• Assure all project documentation is completed on time as the project progresses
• Understand and communicate project specific safety precautions and quality standards to Construction Managers to ensure requirements are met per project
• Monitor project performance, track progress against key performance indicators (KPIs), and create status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across all stakeholders

Qualifications:

• All employees must demonstrate the ability to promote and embody the Premise Core Values: Be Ready to Learn, Own the Result, Build Trust, Do the Right Thing, and Drive to Complete.
• In addition to the above, other required qualifications for this role are:
• BS Degree in Project Management, Engineering or related discipline, PMC/PMP, or combination of education, training, or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• 5+ years of experience in project management, project controls, construction operations, or capital project oversight, ideally in field of Solar EPC infrastructure construction.
• Working understanding of construction procedures and equipment, quality, safety and OSHA guidelines
• Understanding & ability to read drawings, plans and blueprints
• Ability to develop and track project schedules and step-by-step action plans, preferably using MS Projects, Outbuild or an equivilant Project Scheduling tools.
• Financial aptitude and understanding to monitor and report revenue, goals, budgets, margins and invoicing
• Strong working knowledge of construction cost controls, earned revenue/WIP, forecasting, change management and construction contracts.
• Demonstrated ability to challenge assumptions and communicate clearly with senior leadership
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Able to communicate effectively, clearly and succinctly through spoken and written forms with peers, management, and customers. Able to effectively communicate with people at all levels and from various backgrounds
• Effective use of Premise provided software and tools including: Microsoft Office Suite, PDF Software, Project Management Software (Procore and Outbuild), and ability to learn other software as needed
• Preferred qualifications are:
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• 3+ years of construction, utility, or infrastructure experience in the field of Solar EPC infrastructure construction/Solar fields strongly preferred

Other Required Competencies:

• Adaptability, Change Management - Maintains effectiveness when experiencing major changes or ambiguity in work tasks or the work environment. Adjusts effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures. Uses different skills and modifies personal style depending on the situation. Can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
• Problem Solving - Uses rigorous logic and methods and honest analysis to solve difficult problems with effective solutions. Can see hidden issues. Looks beyond the obvious and doesn’t stop at the first answer. Is skilled at using analysis skills to define the problem and identify the solution.
• Decision Making - Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities. Compares data from different sources to draw conclusions. Uses effective approaches for choosing a course of action to develop appropriate solutions. Takes action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences. Most solutions, suggestions and decisions turn out to be correct and accurate when judged over time.
• Managing Work and Priority Setting - Effectively manages one’s time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently. Can identify and concentrate efforts on the more important priorities. Can quickly sense what will help or hinder accomplishing a goal and creates focus. Can attend to a broader range of activities and gets more done in less time than others.
• Planning & Organizing - Establishes courses of action for self and others to ensure that work is completed efficiently. Prioritizes activities and assignments, identifies tasks and resources and develops schedules and timelines. Plans and adjusts for problems and roadblocks. Can organize multiple projects or tasks into work streams or project plans that are comprehensive and facilitate understanding of roles. Stays focused on the work completion. Measures performance against goals.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to, stand, sit, walk, lift, talk, hear, see, reach, grasp and use hands and fingers to operate a computer key board, telephone, and other office equipment. The employee must have the ability to occasionally lift up to 15 lbs.

Working Environment:

While performing the essential functions of this job, the employee will work both inside in a normal indoor office environment and outside at remote job sites. The employee may be exposed to extreme weather conditions, including heat and cold and wet or humid, equipment and noise. The employee must have the ability to occasionally travel to remote job sites.

Premise Inc. is an equal opportunity, affirmative action, veteran-friendly employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or physical requirements. The duties and responsibilities listed in this job description are not all-inclusive and other duties may be assigned. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.