Preconstruction Project Manager

SOLV Energy is a leading provider of infrastructure services to the power industry, designing, building and maintaining utility scale solar, battery storage and high voltage substation projects nationwide.

Job Description Summary:

The Preconstruction Project Manager is responsible for leading the Preconstruction Group’s efforts with daily management, coordination, and successful completion of the project scope, budget, and schedule from notice of award to project mobilization. Additional responsibilities include managing project meetings, performing cost comparisons, updating project schedules, managing contract exhibits through execution, and strategic buyout negotiations as needed to maintain budget.
This role is based full-time in our office in San Diego, CA. Specific location details and expectations will be discussed during the interview process.

Job Description:

• Able to perform all Preconstruction Project Engineer job responsibilities

• Maintain cost control ledger and job cost statements

• Prepare billings and expedite payments

• Set up and maintain all aspects of the CMiC system

• Prepare bid packages and solicit and evaluate bids

• Write project procedures

• Review plans for completeness and accuracy

• Supervise and train Preconstruction Project Engineers and clerical staff

• Ensure procurement activities align with LNTP scope, budget, and schedules

• Collaborate with the business development, engineering, accounting, construction, and legal departments to create contract scopes of work

• Work with Engineering and Procurement to understand design constraints and material lead-times to ensure long lead procurement items are appropriately released during the LNTP phase

• Define and create LNTPs

• Research and understand project specific design requirements (internal requirements, owner/contract requirements, and permit requirements)

• Liaison with the Engineering Manager to track changes that impact project schedule and/or budget and provide those changes to the Project Executive

• Represent SOLV Energy in owner meetings

• Support estimating reconciliation for each design iteration

• Maintain timely and accurate reporting to the Project Team and management, specifically cost forecasting and estimated cost at completion

• Effectively manage project risk; evaluate probability and severity of risk events as they are identified / anticipated and prepare mitigation plans with project team operations management

• Develop and maintain good relationship with Owner, Engineers, Vendors and Subcontractors; develop strategies and skills to build a strong partnership with the Owner, while still ensuring prompt owner notification of impacts and preservation of rights under the EPC

• Support Operations and/or Contracts Teams in negotiating final EPC

  • Budget

  • Scope

  • Schedule

• Communicate final scope of work with Procurement team, Operations, and Business Partners

• Complete other responsibilities as assigned

Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements: 

• Engineering, Construction Management or Architectural degree, or equivalent experience

• Thorough understanding of plans and specifications

• Field experience (5-8 years, Project Engineer or Assistant Superintendent)

• Leadership ability – able to pull together team members from diverse backgrounds in a remote environment and organize them into a cohesive, high-performing project team

• Effective written and verbal communications skills and organizational skills

• Strong computer skills with MS Office suite, as well as other industry-standard tools, such as Bluebeam Revu

• Fundamental knowledge of contract law and project accounting

• Organizational and communication skills; must have strong people skills

• Detail-oriented, motivated self-starter

• Able to travel (estimated 25%)

• 5+ years construction experience

• 2+ years scheduling and estimating experience

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future.

SOLV Energy Is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At SOLV Energy we celebrate the power of our differences. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplaces that improve our communities. SOLV Energy prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind against an employee or applicant based on race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, or ethnicity, mental or physical disability, veteran status, parental status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Benefits:

Employees (and their families) are eligible for medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance. Employees can enroll in our company’s 401(k) plan and are provided vacation, sick and holiday pay.

Compensation Range:

$110,448.00 - $138,060.00

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

SOLV Energy does not accept unsolicited candidate introductions, referrals or resumes from third-party recruiters or staffing agencies. We require all third-party recruiters to communicate exclusively with our internal talent acquisition team. SOLV Energy will not pay a placement fee to any third-party recruiter or agency that has not coordinated their recruiting activity with the appropriate member of our internal talent acquisition team.

In addition, candidate introductions or resumes can only be submitted to our internal talent acquisition recruiting team if a signed vendor agreement is already on file and the third-party recruiter or agency has received formal instructions from our internal talent acquisition team to submit candidates for a particular job posting.

Any unsolicited candidate introductions, referrals or resumes sent by third-party recruiters to SOLV Energy or directly to any of our employees, or received through our website or career portal, will be considered property of SOLV Energy and will not be eligible for a placement fee. In the event a third-party recruiter submits a resume or refers a candidate without a previously signed vendor agreement, SOLV Energy explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire the candidate(s) without financial liability to such third-party recruiter.

Job Number: J13330

If you’re interested in a meaningful career with a brighter future, join the SOLV Energy Team.