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***SEEKING PRE-CON MANAGERS WITH EXPERTISE IN RENEWABLES FOR A SENIOR LEVEL ROLE AND 100% REMOTE OPPORTUNITY MANAGING GROWING US PORTFOLIO***

We have been hired by a fully integrated energy company that develops, constructs, owns and operates renewable energy projects and transmission assets to find a Senior Pre-Construction Manager that can successfully manage and oversee all the Pre-Construction aspects of Utility-Scale Wind and Solar renewable energy, high-voltage transmission line and energy storage projects across North America.

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Key Responsibilities

• Complete cost analysis and budgetary estimates for the engineering, procurement and construction of the facilities in North America as well as managing the preliminary engineering for the projects.

• Manage and Develop Request for Proposal’s (RFP’s) that will be issued to potential contractors for the competitive bidding process.

• Engage in close coordination and constant communication with the development, construction and operations teams located across North America

• Work in teams with environmental, resource analysis, procurement, initiation and transmission groups.

• Provide Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) cost estimates, commercial and technical due diligence and support of solar, wind, transmission and energy storage projects to the development team during development/pre-construction phase.

• Review developer construction related documents for completeness and compliance with utility interconnect agreements, power purchase agreements, land lease agreements, environmental permits, and ensure good industry practice.

• Coordinate with development team to understand the geotechnical, civil, electrical, and major equipment supplier specifications for project estimates and RFP’s.

• Manage preliminary engineering to support preconstruction development and contractor section phase

• Responsible for leading the RFP process, in conjunction with the Capital Procurement Manager, with qualified contractors and vendors so bids can be accurately evaluated.

• Responsible for evaluating thorough comparison metrics to determine most commercially and technically responsible bidders. Must ensure RFP’s establish basis of scope and pricing from contractor/supplier.  

• Develop construction project cashflows and milestone completion dates 

• Must be capable of developing a contracting plan on how to build and schedule the project

• Works with the project stakeholders to review and approve components of the bid package, submittals and decisions through the process.

• Prepare and present pre-RFP meeting and review process with project development team

• Have sufficient knowledge of construction to manage a project into the early phases of construction as required.

• Manage the turnover process from preconstruction to the construction execution team

• Manage other staff at the manager and associate levels.

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Qualifications

• 5 years of progressive experience as a Pre-Construction Manager in the renewable power industry with significant wind/solar/transmission experience at the pre-construction phase.

• 10 years or more work experience since graduation in a related field (Construction planning; pre-construction; Construction PM)

• Knowledge of basic engineering concepts associated with renewable energy facilities (geotechnical, civil, structural, electrical).

• Knowledge in engineering and cost estimating of utility-scale energy storage projects

• Ability to work within a cost analysis database that allows for evaluation of past project build costs to effectively estimate future build costs in a targeted market.

• Ability to simultaneously prioritize and resolve multiple issues on multiple projects under demanding schedule constraints.

• Knowledge of trending constructability costs in the wind and solar market

• Proficient in typical software applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Project.  

• Must be willing and capable of traveling across North America as the role requires.

• Experience specifically in solar project development, pre-construction and/or construction.

• Direct experience with project and engineering management for wind/solar/ transmission

• Experience in medium voltage and high voltage work. This includes MV collections systems, substations, switchyards, and transmission lines.

• Prior site and estimating experience are advantageous.

• Relevant and specific software experience, such as Primivera or estimating software (e.g. CostOS).

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