Project Manager

Project ManagerThe Project Manager oversees complex technical projects from initiation through completion, ensuring that project scope, schedule, cost, and customer expectations are consistently met. This role maintains bills of materials (BOMs), manages supplier relationships, and administers product lifecycle management (PLM) systems while coordinating efforts across engineering, manufacturing, renewable energy, and other technical disciplines. Acting as the primary liaison between internal stakeholders, suppliers, and customers, the Project Manager drives alignment on objectives, deliverables, timelines, and budgets, proactively identifies and mitigates risks, and maintains strong customer relationships throughout the project lifecycle.Responsibilities include leading projects from initiation through completion, maintaining and updating bills of materials (BOMs), managing supplier relationships, administering product lifecycle management (PLM) systems, developing, managing, and tracking project schedules, resources, budgets, and scope, serving as the primary liaison between internal stakeholders, suppliers, and customers, proactively identifying project risks, issues, and conflicts, managing customer expectations, overseeing change orders and contract-related activities, coordinating field operations, balancing customer requirements with business objectives, preparing and delivering clear, concise presentations and reports, conducting project kick-off meetings, maintaining strong analytical, organizational, communication, and leadership practices, and fostering and maintaining long-term customer relationships.Essential skills include minimum of 3 years of project management experience managing multiple projects simultaneously, experience managing technical projects in areas such as product development, construction, oil and gas, solar, or energy-related industries, proven ability to manage project cost, scope, schedule, and contracts across multiple concurrent projects, demonstrated experience managing customers, preferably external, including handling complex expectations and requirements, strong conflict management skills with the ability to resolve issues between stakeholders, suppliers, and customers, excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel for data analysis, tracking, and reporting, strong proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint for preparing and delivering project presentations, and ability to travel approximately 2 to 5 times per year for project kick-off meetings and site visits.Additional skills and qualifications include experience in the commercial solar industry, experience in renewable energy, solar trackers, or energy storage projects, experience working in engineering, manufacturing, or other technical environments, strong analytical and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and deadlines, demonstrated leadership capabilities in cross-functional project teams, familiarity with product lifecycle management (PLM) systems and change order processes, ability to build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, suppliers, and customers, comfort working in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment with evolving priorities, and interest in contributing to the renewable energy sector and supporting large-scale solar and energy initiatives.Work environment is primarily onsite four days per week, Monday through Thursday, providing regular in-person collaboration with cross-functional teams. The role involves occasional travel, approximately 3 to 5 times per year, to various customer or project sites for kick-off meetings and alignment sessions, with most travel concentrated on the West Coast to align project managers with customers in similar time zones. The work environment centers on renewable energy projects, including solar and energy storage, and offers exposure to advanced technologies and large-scale commercial solar initiatives. The organization promotes a professional, results-oriented culture with strong benefits, performance-based bonuses, and equity opportunities, supporting long-term career growth in the renewable energy space.This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Fremont, CA. The pay range for this position is $55.00 - $62.50/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)This position is anticipated to close on Oct 30, 2026. This is a hybrid position in Fremont, CA.About Actalent: Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. 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