The Role
Plans and manages hydropower capital improvement projects from design and bidding through construction and commissioning. Responsibilities include budgeting, cost control, contractor and engineering resource management, permitting support, field inspections, construction meetings, regulatory compliance, reliability improvements, issue resolution, and project documentation. The role requires a mechanical or civil engineering degree, at least five years of project engineering experience, construction and contract administration knowledge, strong communication and negotiation skills, and travel within New York State.
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Project Manager
Fayetteville, WV
Job description
Reporting to the Technical Manager, the Project Manager will plan, organize and direct engineering activities to optimize hydropower facilities throughout New York State.
Responsibilities
- Manage the design, specification, cost, construction and commissioning of capital improvement projects.
- Prepares tendering documents, reviews and comments on bid packages to ensure design adequacy and constructability.
- Assist in capital and maintenance budget preparation. Plan and prioritize budgeted work for implementation.
- Provide engineering support to operational staff to improve reliability and performance.
- Manage internal and external engineering resources to develop documents needed for construction and permitting.
- Provide field inspection of all work in place to ensure that work performed is in accordance with the contract drawings, specifications, regulatory requirements and applicable codes.
- Conduct pre-bid and preconstruction meetings with multiple contractors.
- Recommends corrective courses of action to management as issues arise.
- Apply the Brookfield Health, Safety, Security and Environmental policies and procedures to all projects. Manage contracted work within the requirements.
- Provide cost control and monthly spending forecasts on assigned projects.
- Ensure engineering records from assigned projects are properly stored for future reference.
Requirements
- Strong time management skills with the ability to organize, plan, prioritize and manage multiple tasks and projects.
- Ability to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team and to manage concurrent projects.
- Good negotiation skills with clients, contractors, and vendors.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to view tasks logically, break them down into essential requirements, and generate a solution to meet the project goals.
- A practical, adaptable, innovative, collaborative, and solution-focused approach to issues.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical or Civil Engineering required.
- Professional Engineers license not required, but is desirable.
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience in progressive experience in project engineering.
- Core knowledge of construction techniques, construction/project management, and basic contract administration.
- Ability to travel within New York State.
- Strong computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
Budget: $90k-110k/yr.
Bonus: 10%
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Skills Required
- Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical or Civil Engineering
- Minimum of five years of progressive experience in project engineering
- Core knowledge of construction techniques, construction and project management, and basic contract administration
- Ability to travel within New York State
- Strong computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
- Professional Engineer license
- Strong time management and ability to manage multiple concurrent projects
- Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team
- Good negotiation skills with clients, contractors, and vendors
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Logical problem-solving and solution-generation ability
- Practical, adaptable, innovative, collaborative, and solution-focused approach
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The Company
What We Do
Brookfield Renewable, a core business of Brookfield Corporation, is one of the world’s largest owners, operators and developers of renewable power. Its portfolio spans hydro, wind, solar, distributed energy, storage and sustainable solutions across five continents, with more than 46,000 megawatts of generating capacity. It uses its operating expertise, scale and global reach to develop and operate clean-energy assets responsibly and help accelerate the transition to net zero.
