Utility Scale Solar - Project Manager

About the Role

The Utility Solar Project Manager establishes project objectives and monitors construction and financial activities, either directly or through on‑site PMs, and serves as the primary company representative responsible for overall project completion and financial outcomes. This role ensures full understanding of Baker Electric’s Project Management process and adherence to it to satisfy the Vice President of Commercial and Utility Solar. Key duties include overseeing construction in accordance with contract documents and building codes, ensuring all Baker Electric employees understand project specifications, managing labor, material, equipment, and subcontract budgets, and controlling the submittal and delivery process to meet milestones. The manager also produces accurate bills of material, scopes and negotiates subcontract agreements, prepares change request estimates, and maintains precise project logs and tracking tools. Additional responsibilities involve becoming the expert on the project’s general and special conditions, conducting weekly manpower reviews with superintendents or executives, updating production trackers, monitoring job progress and cost‑to‑complete estimates, drafting correspondence on delays, ensuring compensable overtime, and maintaining positive cash flow and client relationships. The role also monitors field housekeeping for safety compliance, anticipates long‑lead item delays, verifies timely material ordering, resolves material issues, manages pre‑construction activities such as permits and procurement, and works closely with assigned project engineers. Within the first 30, 60, and 90 days, the manager is expected to navigate Baker’s subcontracting processes, use Spectrum software and project tracking systems, report on project risks, understand work planning and scope, and grasp all management requirements for the assigned project. • Oversee construction to meet contract documents and building codes. • Ensure staff understand project specifications and contracts. • Manage labor, material, equipment, and subcontract budgets. • Control submittal and delivery processes to meet project milestones. • Generate accurate bills of material for major equipment purchases. • Scope, negotiate, and issue subcontract agreements for all work. • Prepare and support change request estimates. • Maintain precise project logs and tracking tools. • Serve as the company expert on project general and special conditions. • Conduct weekly manpower reviews with superintendents or executives. • Update production tracker weekly and keep manpower within budgeted hours. • Monitor job progress and provide cost‑to‑complete and labor estimates. • Draft correspondence to owners about conditions, delays, and impacts. • Ensure overtime is compensable and maintain positive cash flow and billing. • Foster cooperative relationships with clients and internal personnel. • Monitor field housekeeping for safety compliance. • Anticipate and communicate long‑lead item delays to avoid schedule disruptions. • Verify timely ordering and delivery of competitively priced materials. • Resolve material issues with purchasing or vendors. • Manage pre‑construction tasks including permits, procurement, and prefabrication. • Coordinate closely with assigned project engineers.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸construction oversight
• ▸budget management
• ▸submittal control
• ▸materials billing
• ▸change estimates
• ▸project tracking

What You Bring

Candidates should have 5+ years of experience in electrical construction management, estimating, or project management, along with 5+ years of knowledge in contract law and project accounting. A bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g., Electrical Engineering, Construction Management) or an I.B.E.W. journeyman certification is preferred, as is proficiency with MS Office, Bluebeam, Procore, MS Project, and the ability to travel throughout California and Nevada. • Demonstrate proficiency in Spectrum, Bluebeam, Procore, MS Project, and MS Office. • Possess 5+ years of electrical construction, estimating, or project management experience. • Hold 5+ years of knowledge in contract law and project accounting. • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or I.B.E.W. journeyman preferred. • Ability to travel throughout California and Nevada for on‑site work.

Requirements

• ▸spectrum
• ▸bluebeam
• ▸procore
• ▸ms project
• ▸electrical engineering
• ▸5+ years

Benefits

At Baker Electric we are energized by truly living our values – Team Builders, Relentless Follow Through, All‑In, and Care for Others. Our employee‑owned structure drives sustainable, long‑term growth and enhances the lives of our team members. Baker Electric offers an employee‑ownership program (ESOP) that provides shares of company stock, allowing employees to benefit from the company’s growth. Compensation includes a competitive salary, bonus eligibility, health insurance, wellness programs, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays, and paid time off. • Benefit from employee ownership through the ESOP and potential wealth‑building. • Receive competitive salary, bonus eligibility, health insurance, wellness program, life/disability insurance, retirement plan, paid holidays, and PTO.

Work Environment

Onsite