Senior Pre-Construction Project Manager

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What we’re looking for :

Nexamp is looking to hire a Senior Pre-Construction Project Manager. In this role, you are an experienced manager with scheduling, contract, and project management experience focused on developing and building solar PV plants.

You will play a critical role in guiding the project management teams through the project lifecycle and overseeing multiple projects at any given time.

You will work directly with the Director, Pre-Construction to support pre-construction and project financing tasks.

We are accepting remote / hybrid candidates, ideally near our hub offices in Boston, MA, Chicago, IL, and Washington, DC.

You will report to the Director, Pre-Construction.

What you’ll do :

• Lead Nexamp business units to bring qualifying projects to NTP through scheduling, budget review, and reporting on open items.
• Communicate with business development, channel, CED business units, and key internal stakeholders to ensure all projects are ready for handoff to the Deployment (Construction) teams by tracking at-risk items that remain in place at the time of mobilization.
• Build out project schedules to set milestones Pre-NTP and work with the scheduling team to update from project origination to handover to the Deployment Team.
• Work with the Supply Chain Team to forecast required equipment orders by dates.
• Identify and escalate risks to schedule, budget, and constructability in the Pre-Deployment phase.
• Prepare bid package, negotiate with Subcontractors, and finalize Contract.
• Work alongside the Deployment Team to develop and maintain strong vendor and subcontractor relationships that deliver quality work and support the company’s cost reduction objectives.
• Lead process improvement efforts within Pre-Deployment and ensure alignment of Pre-Deployment schedules, tax equity commitments, and Nexamp SOPs and KPIs.
• Support the due diligence process undertaken by independent engineers supporting Nexamp’s project portfolio’s Tax Equity Financing review in Pre-Deployment.
• Monitor critical project milestones through the Deployment Stage (Mechanical Completion, Permission to Operate, Substantial Completion) and coordinate necessary third-party certifications required for financing.
• Manage deliverables of independent engineers (reports, certificates, etc.) in tandem with applicable financing schedule.
• Act as liaison between Nexamp technical experts and IE technical leads.
• This role has the potential to have direct reports in the future.
• Other tasks assigned by the Director of Pre-Deployment based on the Company’s needs.

What you’ll bring :

• 5+ years of renewable energy project management or leadership in the construction field with working knowledge of civil construction, electrical construction, and utility construction.
• 5+ years of scheduling experience.
• Experience in Pre-Construction or early-stage Construction.
• Cross-functional experience with Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Finance, Business Development, Project Acquisitions, and Asset Management.
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university or equivalent.
• Commitment to Nexamp's mission and have a passion for solving tomorrow's climate crisis today.
• Demonstrated experience in effectively communicating information, ideas, and perspectives with people inside and beyond your organization.
• Experience in showcasing initiative to make improvements to current work, processes, products, and services across the organization.

We value accountability and an ownership mentality.

• Ability to ask appropriate questions, analyze data, identify the root causes of problems, and present creative solutions.
• Expertise in building strong internal and external relationships with customers and stakeholders, instilling trust and loyalty across the industry.
• Eagerness to develop a fundamental understanding of how Nexamp operates and then apply that knowledge effectively to inform business decisions.

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