Assistant Project Manager - O&M

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Assistant Project Manager - O&M

Reports To: Senior O&M Specialist

Location: Urbandale, Iowa (Hybrid) | Remote

Salary Range: $68,250 to $89,000

Eligible for annual performance bonus plan.

This position primarily involves working remotely or in an office.

Since 1954, Cupertino Electric, Inc. (CEI) has been powered by people who've built a reputation for delivering high-profile, complex projects. Real, tangible things that alter the landscape and improve lives. And we've done it with integrity for more than 70 years. We're problem solvers and innovation seekers. We're team players and safety fanatics. And we're proud to be part of Quanta Services (PWR:NYSE), North America's largest employer of skilled craft labor.

Because what we do is important, but how we do it is everything.

Our Energy Group at CEI builds projects from the field to the grid. Whether it's a solar, battery storage, substation, EV charging, microgrid or converter station project, our skilled project managers, engineers and field employees deliver when it matters most. We work with customers on programs of all sizes-those spanning several smaller sites or spanning several thousand acres. Besides building some of the nation's largest utility-scale solar plants and installing more EV charging stations in California than any other contractor, we are dedicated to running a business that is environmentally responsible.

At Cupertino Electric,
Assistant Project Managers (APM) are key to coordination between the field team, project team, and our customers. By partnering with the Project Manager, the APM will learn the processes and witness the critical thinking required for approaching our projects from a strategic lens. The APM will gain a deep understanding of CEI's scope of work on a project. Additionally, they contribute to, review, and track project activities including change orders, submittals, tracking logs, and related project documents.

• Lead team meetings and provide guidance to Project Engineers and Project Coordinators in partnership with the Project Manager, Production Manager, field team and Trade Partners.
• Identifies cost and schedule impacts associated with RFIs, submittals, and design changes and provides timely notification.
• Prices change orders consistently and in a timely manner for project manager review and approval.
• Develops and manages close out documents as the Project progresses.
• Coordinate commissioning activities w/ 3rd party. Tracks and follows up on open items.
• Maintain strong working partnerships with vendors and subcontractors. Coordinates accurate material releases on time and consistent with project documents. Track material releases, changes and coordinate delivery with construction schedule.

• Serve as the go-to person to help resolve any issues or potential problem areas.
• Actively thinks about new ways to improve or change processes. Brings innovative and entrepreneurial thinking to a project.
• Prior experience working on semi-remote jobsites, supervising others. Renewables/Large Electrical/Data Center build experience highly desired.
• Good working knowledge of MS applications including Excel.
• Prior experience in electrical estimating and the ability to accurately estimate change order pricing.
• Knowledge of Electrical Code and Civil Construction.

As an Assistant Project Manager (APM) at Cupertino Electric, you will be empowered to learn the skills and competencies required to become a successful Project Manager. APMs have the opportunity to execute Project Manager level activities within the safety of the larger Project Team. This is when all of the deep, technical, and process-guided learning comes into play. Partnered with a Project Manager, through practice and feedback, you will learn the processes, and witness the critical thinking required for strategic project approach, which will in turn set you up for a successful future on your career path.

You will be interacting extensively with the CEI Production Team, customers, and vendor and subcontractor partners, giving you opportunities to cultivate relationships and build your professional network.

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