Onsite Project Controls Specialist – IL

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Onsite Project Controls Specialist – IL

Invera Energy () provides commercial advisory consulting services to the renewable energy industry. We specialize in project development and project management consulting services, climate change policy analysis, and asset acquisition/divestiture services for utility-scale wind and solar power and energy storage projects. With experience in renewable energy and climate change dating to the late 1990s, Invera Energy provides consulting on a variety of projects in the US to utilities, developers, contractors, and equipment manufacturers.

Invera Energy Inc., headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado, is seeking a bright, motivated, and conscientious Onsite Project Controls Specialist to work full-time in Livingston and Kankakee Counties in Illinois. This position will be in a construction trailer for about twenty-one (21) months, then may transition to remote work or to another job site. Prospective applicants should have a passion for the field of renewable energy and/or construction management.

This position will primarily provide technical, project controls, contracting and administrative support as part of the construction team for a utility-scale wind project. This position will expose the employee to wind energy technologies, heavy construction, and other areas within the renewable energy market segment. This position is initially heavily involved with project controls and administrative efforts; however, depending on the skills and interests of the employee, there is the ability to grow your technical skills and experience over the course of the project and potential other roles within Invera Energy.

• Perform document controls, reporting and administrative functions in support of construction project staff
• Oversee training, set up, administration and monitoring for compliance of document controls software systems for Invera Energy’s staff on the project
• Prepare and modify construction progress documents, including correspondence for contract compliance, reports, drafts, memos, presentations, emails and other documents
• Respond to routine external correspondence
• Prepare, manage, and verify expense reports and assist in tracking Invera Energy’s project budget management
• Perform general office functions, including photocopying and mailing
• Provide basic document control training to the site team, EPC Contractor, and any other suppliers or contractors as required (training will be provided)
• Manage transmittals, requests for information, and submittals under the supervision of the project management team
• Assist with tracking construction progress and man-hour reporting, both as a technical inspector, and in keeping the tracking information up to date
• Assist with obtaining information for Independent Engineer requests for information and assist project manager with coordinating owner’s responses
• Assist in planning and monitoring the content of project quality control activities and documentation, maintaining documentation onsite and electronic filing and organization
• Schedule and coordinate meetings, onsite visits and travel arrangements
• Record, compile, transcribe, and distribute minutes of meetings
• Maintain most current drawing sets
• Interact with contractors, vendors, engineers, architects, landowners and clients to assist in communication and resolution of issues amongst them with respect to the project
• Support the construction team in the resolution of day-to-day project issues
• Elevate site issues or concerns to appropriate staff
• Ensure all EPC Contractor and equipment supplier logs and inspection reports are complete and filed onsite and electronically
• Ensure completion of closeout documentation onsite and in electronic format and provide updates as required
• Maintain workflow by following Owner procedures outlined in exhibits, contracts and at Owner direction
• Maintain supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed supplies, placing and expediting orders for supplies and verifying receipt of supplies
• Coordinate communications…