Senior Preconstruction Manager

About the Role

• Mentor and coach preconstruction managers to foster their professional growth and development, providing regular feedback and opportunities for skill enhancement. • Manage expectations with clients to ensure project success while forging lasting relationships with the client to promote repeat business. • Collaborate with legal, contract managers, and other departments to ensure contract deliverables are being completed and within the project schedule. • Lead and manage multiple preconstruction managers through the preconstruction life-cycle of Projects fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment. • Provide input on project schedules and provide insight on durations and relationships of activities. • Aid in the development of comprehensive project execution plans, identifying potential risks and mitigation strategies to ensure successful project execution. • Have insight to highlight key risk factors and provide and deliver best EPC cost estimates; • Engage with local AHJs to understand requirements and present Qcells as a partner of the community. • Ensure proper coordination with the Estimating department to ensure all activities and deliverables are being completed within the parameters of the project schedule and requirements. • Participate in commercial negotiations with clients, vendors, subcontractors, and suppliers to aid in securing favorable terms and pricing for project materials and services. • Carry Weight: infrequently carry weight and/or lift objects (light to heavy) weighing up to 10 pounds • Lead the drafting efforts for Owner requested LNTP’s. • Serve as a support system for individual preconstruction managers to help them resolve conflicts or disputes within internal teams or with external stakeholders, fostering positive working relationships and maintaining project momentum. • Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including clients, engineers, and regulatory agencies, to facilitate communication and ensure project alignment. • Work with internal departments such as Procurement, Engineering, Legal, EHSQ, Project Finance, Development, PMO, Systems Integration, Sales, among others to ensure alignment on project needs, expectations, and constraints.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸mentoring
• ▸contract coordination
• ▸schedule planning
• ▸risk management
• ▸cost estimating
• ▸stakeholder collaboration

What You Bring

• Capability to interact with leadership cross-culturally, both within and outside the organization; • Travel: up to 25% as needed • Hearing and Speech: frequently communicates with the ability to hear and talk on a regular basis with employees, coworkers, and all personnel matters; must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations • Solid experience with current solar EPC tools and processes, and remain current on best practices and trends in the industry; • Noise level ranges from low to moderate (if in office setting) • Extensive track record of successfully designing and building large scale solar power plants preferably in the Americas, and a demonstrated track record of delivering results; • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred; • Sight: frequent use of sight to detect images on computer, office documents, and office objects near and far • Graduate degree in engineering or another related field is highly preferred; • Demonstrated track record of initiating programs that lead to significant cost reduction and/or performance improvement; • Strong team player with high degree of professionalism in which one conducts self at all times; • Willingness to travel domestically and internationally; • Have both long-term strategic perspective and near-term action orientation, strong desire to continuously improve and push limits; • Minimum of 1 years of experience in solar development; • EPC Contract Management • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills; • Ability to manage and lead large technical organizations, including significant experience managing numerous suppliers and contractors; • Stationary Position: frequently remains stationary up to 90% of the time and sitting up to 8 hours in a day • Minimum of 3 years of experience in engineering, construction, or related industry; • Detailed knowledge and understanding of all phases of the renewables power plant development, including engineering, procurement, and construction and project management; • Understanding of solar module manufacturing and O&M experience is a plus; • Experience working with project developers and understanding of the RFP process; • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or another related field is preferred; • Noise level ranges from moderate to high (if on construction worksite)

Requirements

• ▸pmp
• ▸solar epc
• ▸engineering degree
• ▸epc contract
• ▸renewables pm
• ▸cross‑cultural

Benefits

• Regular professional, office business setting

Work Environment

Office Full-Time