Solar Project Manager
fourfoundGarrett Park (MD)
Solar Project Manager
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fourfoundGarrett Park (MD)
SENIORITY
Manager
About the role
Lead commercial and utility-scale solar projects from early diligence through construction, commissioning, and handover. We are seeking a Solar PV Project Manager to take ownership of project delivery across scope, schedule, budget, safety, and quality. You will bring together development, engineering, construction, and finance teams, serving as the central point of accountability for successful execution. This position is based at our Rockville, Maryland headquarters, in person five days per week, with travel to local and out-of-state project sites.
What You’ll Do:
- Lead diligence and preconstruction
- Manage planning from initial site evaluation through mobilization, including feasibility assessments, constructability reviews, and diligence visits.
- Coordinate surveys, geotechnical investigations, site access, and third-party engineering services.
- Establish project scopes, budgets, schedules, risk registers, and execution plans with internal teams and external partners.
- Manage construction and contractor performance
- Oversee multiple solar projects at different stages of development and construction.
- Lead EPC and subcontractor qualification, selection, and coordination.
- Conduct site visits to monitor progress, quality, safety, and compliance with company technical specifications.
- Maintain oversight of applicable Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship requirements, environmental requirements, and site safety standards.
- Own budgets, contracts, and schedules
- Develop detailed capital expenditure budgets, cash flow forecasts, and construction schedules.
- Manage requests for proposals, compare bids, identify scope gaps, and drive value engineering.
- Prepare project-specific scopes of work and EPC contract exhibits; lead technical and commercial negotiations in coordination with leadership and legal counsel.
- Manage contracts, evaluate change orders, track costs, and address risks to budget and schedule.
- Use Critical Path Method and look-ahead planning to coordinate sequencing, logistics, mobilization, and major material deliveries.
- Coordinate engineering, permitting, and interconnection
- Work with internal and external engineers to incorporate constructability and cost efficiency into project designs.
- Engage civil engineers to develop permit matrices and oversee permitting activities carried out by EPC partners and subcontractors.
- Support utility upgrade coordination, interconnection activities, and witness test scheduling.
- Keep stakeholders informed and documentation current
- Lead internal project team meetings and external contractor calls.
- Provide clear updates on progress, costs, risks, and decisions to senior leadership and development partners.
- Maintain project records, including drawings, submittals, RFIs, change orders, meeting minutes, and deficiency logs.
- Keep SharePoint, Procore, ERP, and CRM records accurate and support Structured Finance documentation requests.
- Deliver quality projects and a smooth handover
- Develop and manage quality control plans and oversee commissioning, punch-list completion, and warranty follow-ups.
- Prepare closeout packages, including operations and maintenance manuals, and coordinate handover to asset management.
- Improve diligence and construction workflows, standard operating procedures, and stage-gate processes.
What You’ll Bring:
A bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Renewable Energy, or a related field.
At least five years of experience in solar PV project management or preconstruction.
Strong knowledge of EPC delivery, site development, permitting, and utility interconnection.
Experience managing budgets, schedules, contracts, contractors, and competing project priorities.
Proficiency with relevant project and business tools, such as Procore, NetSuite, Salesforce, Microsoft Project, and Bluebeam.
Strong communication, negotiation, and leadership skills, with the ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams.
Preferred certificationsPMP or an equivalent project management certification.
NABCEP PV Installation Professional (PVIP) certification. Candidates who do not hold this certification must obtain it within two years of hire.
Work Schedule, Travel, and Physical Requirements:
Full-time, in-person: Monday through Friday, typically 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., at our Rockville, MD headquarters.
Travel to local and out-of-state solar installations and construction sites, including visits with prospective customers and other stakeholders.
Ability to navigate uneven terrain and wear required personal protective equipment on active construction sites.
Duties may involve lifting up to 50 pounds; extended periods of sitting, standing, walking, reaching, or bending; and reading detailed information on screens and printed documents.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer: Minority/Female/Veteran/Disabled.
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