Preconstruction Manager

Description

Title:

Preconstruction Manager

Department:
Execution Planning Office

Location:

Houston, TX

Supervisor:
Senior Project Planning Manager

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Position Status:
Permanent, Full-Time

Work Status:
Remote

PRECONSTRUCTION MANAGER

Hanwha Qcells USA Corp (Qcells USA), headquartered in Irvine, CA, specializes in providing utility-scale modules, solar photovoltaic (PV), and battery energy storage systems (BESS) project development, along with Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) services for solar and BESS projects nationwide. Qcells USA delivers comprehensive turnkey solutions encompassing the entire utility-scale project lifecycle. By choosing Qcells USA for turnkey solutions, customers can reduce uncertainty and risk, leading to enhanced investment returns and contributing to a more sustainable future.

Qcells USA’s complete turnkey solutions seamlessly integrate the expertise of our Development, Module, and EPC teams, while ensuring close coordination with other vital internal groups such as Project Finance, Systems Integration, and Legal. This collaborative approach ensures that Qcells USA projects deliver exceptional value and performance. With several multi-billion-dollar investments, Qcells is pioneering the establishment of the only complete module supply chain in the U.S., including the expansion of our Georgia module manufacturing facility, which stands as the largest in the Western Hemisphere.

As an integral part of the global Qcells brand, Qcells USA benefits from a legacy of excellence in photovoltaic manufacturing. Qcells is renowned worldwide for its high-performance, superior-quality solar cells and modules. With dual headquarters in Seoul, South Korea (Global Executive HQ) and Thalheim, Germany (Technology & Innovation HQ), Qcells operates under the umbrella of Hanwha Group, a FORTUNE Global 500 company and one of the top 8 business conglomerates in South Korea.

The Preconstruction Manager's primary focus will be supporting HQC US's commercial and execution teams with E&C related tasks, including but limited to, reviewing contracts for revisions to commercial terms that differ from HQC US's standard positions, compiling final forms of contracts and exhibits, tracking document revisions, coordinating internal review processes as well as other document management tasks for E&C and related agreements.

This position reports to the Senior Project Planning Manager, or another management personnel that the CEO of the Company may designate.

It is a remote position, working out of your home office and traveling to project sites. Working hours are Monday through Friday, ranging from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. local time. As necessary, you may be required to work overtime and on weekends. Travel, up to 25% of the time, is expected.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

• Regular attendance, in accordance with company's attendance policy and supervisory assignment, is an essential job duty requirement for this position
• Support pre-construction team in assisting the legal team on all issues arising during the process of drafting, negotiating, and managing full wrap engineering, procurement, and construction contracts
• Review, interpret, and assist with negotiations of contract documents to determine contractual obligations, including governmental regulations, company contracting guidelines, and other contracting requirements with necessary stakeholders
• Ensure contract compliance by developing compliance trackers for delivery to the execution teams
• Drive contract execution process by managing internal and external workflows, facilitating meetings, updating progress, and providing efficiency to the process
• Compile contracts, track document and exhibit revisions, and other related document management tasks
• Coordinate with legal and E&C commercial teams to ensure all comments are reflected in the latest document revisions
• Review contracts for accuracy
• Assist with establishing internal processes for the management of contracts between the Legal and the E&C teams
• Assist with updating contract templates
• All other duties as assigned by VP of Construction, Director of Preconstruction, Project Managers, or other senior management personnel
• Travel up to 20% as needed
• Perform other duties and special projects, as assigned by Management
• Regular attendance, in accordance with company's attendance policy and supervisory assignment, is an essential job duty requirement for this position

• Bachelor's Degree and/or relevant certificate from college or technical school
• 3+ years relevant experience (Construction. energy industry preferred)
• Background in commercial construction, equipment supply, and/or engineering contracts
• Strong understanding of legal terminology and processes
• Strong oral and written communication…