Project Manager - Cerritos, United States - CSI Electrical Contractors

    CSI Electrical Contractors
    CSI Electrical Contractors Cerritos, United States

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    Description
    About the Role:

    As a key part of the integrated design build team, the Project Manager for the EPC Team works to drive high quality, efficient and quick engineering, estimating, contracting, and execution of utility scale solar and BESS energy projects in California. The Project Manager is responsible for leading and managing the successful completion of a utility scale solar + BESS project. The Project Manager ensures the project is completed in a safe, quality, timely, and cost-effective manner. The Project Manager is the primary responsible individual for managing all project activities from the pre-construction stage through commercial operation and leads the client management responsibility.

    Company Overview

    Founded in 1990, CSI has emerged as a leader in highly technical and innovative electrical design and construction. We are a full-service firm with the resources and expertise to handle any commercial, industrial, or one-of-a-kind challenge. We are a trusted contractor to diverse industries, such as aerospace, biotech/pharmaceutical, education, healthcare, entertainment, hospitality, manufacturing, and retail, to name a few. Our services also include energy solutions and have earned a reputation as a premier provider of energy development, installation, and maintenance. In July 2019, CSI proudly joined the MYR Group family expanding our commercial and industrial reach. We're proud to celebrate 31 years of commitment to do all things with excellence for our customers, ourselves, and our craft. We Build Better.

    Essential Functions

  • Ensures the project establishes a safety program and culture that is positive, respectful, and
    proactive at the project. Works with the Project Safety Team to continually review and improve the
    safety program.
  • Ensures the Project Execution Plan (PEP) is developed and implemented, trained, and proactively
    managed by the Construction Site Manager to prevent quality defects on the project and ensures
    supervision is proactively trained and utilizes our PEP to create a safe and efficient workplace, and
    to prevent reworks on the project and to provide a superior product to the client.
  • Develops and manages the client relationship during the project lifecycle with the goal of
    collaborating, serving, and building a mutual and trusting relationship. Proactively shares with the
    client project status and any events needing attention and provides solutions to the client.
  • Leads and ensures the upfront planning of the project and manages and ensures the development
    of and the adherence to the project schedule including engineering, permitting, procurement,
    construction, testing, and commissioning with the project team. Ensures the team is conducting
    effective meetings and reviewing the metrics, key performance indicators, and the dashboard to
    understand actuals versus planned as well as the associated productivity of the work.
  • Scenario plans, develops alternative work plans, and helps the team overcome schedule
    constraints during the project.
  • Develops and appropriately staffs the project organizational chart and ensures adequate resources
    are provided to the project to meet schedule and budgetary requirements.
  • Manages and owns all financial aspects of the project while coordinating with Project Controls.
    Facilitates understanding of financials and cost to the project and construction team and ensures
    the supervision understands and is actively managing against budget.
  • Facilitates the transition of the estimate from the business development team to the construction
    team. Establishes and owns the budget, cashflow, payment structure, and invoicing process.
  • Provides monthly project forecasting of financial conditions.
  • Ensures receivables are collected in accordance with terms with clients and payables with supplier.
  • Leads the change management process with client, vendors, and subcontractors.
  • Manages and controls the administration of the contract agreement between CSI and the client, as
    well as major supplier agreements, and ensures adherence to them by project team.
  • Ensures the growth and skill development of the project team on and off the project.
  • Brings the business development and construction teams together and leads the closeout process
    focusing on all critical aspects of the project and capturing lessons learned, project metrics, and
    considerations for future projects.
  • Communicates, collaborates, and updates leadership on overall project status and any help
    needed for improving safety, quality, schedule, risks, opportunities, financials, changes, people,
    and client relationships.
  • Works with purchasing team to coordinate equipment selection and ensure quality and timely
    delivery of all material and equipment to the project site.
  • Troubleshoots issues as they arise, evaluates alternatives, proposes solutions, and gains project
    team buy-in.
  • Makes recommendations to the leadership team which can possibly affect better safety, and higher
    quality and profitability.
  • Makes independent decisions and judgments to improve overall well-being of the project and the
    project team.
  • Responsible for observance and adherence of corporate policies and objectives. The preceding functions have been provided as examples of the types of work performed by employees assigned to this job classification. Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind work
    assignments and to make reasonable accommodations as needed. This position is classified as exempt meaning more than 50% of the employee's time is spent performing exempt job duties consistent with this job description. If the employee finds the actual job duties change from those described herein, so the employee is not performing exempt duties more than 50 % of the time, the employee must immediately inform management. About You: Qualifications
  • The Project Manager preferably have a B.S. in an accredited Engineering, Business
    Administration, Project Management, Construction Management, related field and/or equal
    experience. (

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  • 5-years or more experience with a proven construction related background and 3-years or more
    of self-perform construction experience. Experience in utility scale solar projects is required. (

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  • LEED AP is recommended.
  • Cal OSHA 30-hour Construction training certification is required.
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    • ) Can be a combination of trade, education, and relevant work experience.Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
  • Proficiency in MS Office Suite (including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio).
  • Database experience is a plus.
  • Experience with Primavera 6 and Microsoft Project scheduling software.
  • Demonstrated experience in Construction Management and leadership.
  • Proactive attitude and initiative.
  • Excellent reasoning skills..