Project Manager, Project & Program Management, Contracts Manager

Compensation

$40-$49/hour + Discretionary Bonus + Comprehensive Benefits

Rethink Electric is a leading commercial and industrial solar electrical contractor with more than 15 years of experience and more than 1,000 projects installed. We specialize in the construction and installation of commercial and industrial solar projects across the United States, including rooftop and ground-mount systems.

Rethink partners with solar developers, EPCs, building owners and other project stakeholders to safely and efficiently construct high-quality solar energy systems.

Rethink Electric is seeking an experienced Project Manager - Solar EPC Construction to lead the execution and delivery of commercial and industrial solar projects throughout the United States.

This is a construction-focused EPC Project Manager position, not an owner/developer project management role. The Project Manager will be responsible for managing projects from Notice to Proceed (NTP) and mobilization through construction, commissioning, Substantial Completion and final turnover to the customer/O&M team.

The Project Manager will serve as the primary point of coordination between Rethink's field operations, engineering, procurement, subcontractors, customers and other project stakeholders. The successful candidate will be accountable for delivering projects safely, on schedule, within budget, in accordance with contract requirements, and to Rethink's quality standards.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on construction project manager who understands how solar projects are actually built and can effectively manage the people, materials, schedule, costs, contracts and issues required to successfully execute a project.

• Lead the execution of commercial and industrial rooftop and ground-mount solar projects from NTP through final completion.
• Develop and maintain project execution plans and coordinate project mobilization.
• Establish clear project objectives, responsibilities, milestones and deliverables for internal teams and subcontractors.
• Coordinate engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning activities to ensure successful project execution.
• Work closely with the Superintendent, Foremen and field crews to identify and resolve construction issues.
• Monitor daily and weekly construction progress and take corrective action when performance does not meet the project plan.
• Develop and implement recovery plans when projects fall behind schedule.
• Ensure construction activities are performed in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, contract requirements and applicable codes.

• Develop, maintain and actively manage the project baseline schedule.
• Establish and manage critical path activities and contractual milestones.
• Develop and maintain three-week and other short-term look-ahead schedules as required.
• Track project progress against planned production and milestone dates.
• Identify schedule risks and develop mitigation and recovery strategies.
• Coordinate schedule impacts associated with engineering, permitting, procurement, material deliveries, weather, subcontractors and customer requirements.
• Communicate schedule status and potential delays to project leadership and customers in a timely manner.

• Manage and coordinate subcontractors throughout project execution.
• Establish clear expectations for schedule, production, quality, safety, documentation and contract compliance.
• Monitor subcontractor performance and address deficiencies promptly.
• Review subcontractor schedules, manpower levels and productivity.
• Coordinate with field leadership to ensure adequate manpower, equipment and materials are available to maintain the project schedule.
• Support subcontractor procurement, scope alignment, negotiations and performance management.

• Coordinate project procurement activities with the estimating, procurement and operations teams.
• Track major equipment and material procurement from purchase through delivery to the project site.
• Identify long-lead items and material risks that could…