Project Executive - Strata Clean Energy, LLC

Strata Clean Energy is a leading developer, EPC, and service provider for utility-scale solar and storage systems in the United States. We control and self-perform all processes from our nationwide solar and storage developments, to construction, O&M, and Asset Management.

Our employees are empowered to drive our business in a collaborative, creative, and passion-driven environment that fosters long-term professional growth. There is a lot to learn at Strata, but we’re here to help you give your best and have a good time doing it.

At Strata, you’re part of something big. We’re leading the industry in sustainable energy careers. We are driving innovation to make a difference for our customers, our employees, and our planet. Join us in powering the future.

Strata Clean Energy is looking for a Project Executive who is responsible for leadership and oversight of the day-to-day operations of a project management team in addition to planning, directing, coordinating, and budgeting activities concerned with large, complex Utility Solar and Battery Storage construction projects. The desired results are 1) our projects are run efficiently with maximum profitability and high customer satisfaction, and 2) our project management processes are standardized and efficient.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Oversee and direct large, complex construction projects from conception to completion.
• Lead Project Managers and maintain oversight of their projects. Assess performance and deliver feedback regularly and in quarterly discussions.
• Engage regularly with our customers and respond with urgency to build trust. Partner with Project Manager to develop relationships with key clients.
• Result-focused and adept at working under pressure with tight schedules/budgets in rapidly changing and unpredictable environments.
• Create and execute project work plans and revise them as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements, including identifying resources and delegating task assignments to proper personnel. 
• Exceptional experience in building + leading cross-functional and high-performance teams that achieve results.
• Coordinates vital functions such as financial feasibility analysis, engineering/design, project legal review, permitting activities, and financial negotiations
• Expert understanding of contractual terms, estimating, cost management, project scheduling, and the supervision of project teams
• Build trust by consistently meeting project deadlines and customer expectations.
• Leverage relationships to identify future work opportunities.
• Ensures accurate and timely project documentation, including but not limited to RFI's submittals, schedule updates, time records, supplemental work orders, change order pricing, and general project correspondence.
• Establishes, maintains, and tracks performance standards for all work performed on assigned projects.
• Adheres to the Company's uniform project management procedures and cost accounting standards.
• Participate in estimating hand-off meetings to establish project budgets and initial project expectations.
• Establish project schedule.
• Ensure manpower is appropriately assigned to projects by working with Pre-Construction and Field Operations.
• Create cost code allocations from the initial estimate.
• Enforce compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, safety standards, and contracts and report all variances to Executive Leadership.
• Work with the corporate Safety Manager to ensure job site workers are adhering to rules and regulations.
• Maximize project profitability and identify ways to reduce installation costs.
• Price and negotiate project change orders.
• Manage vendors and track all deliveries with the assistance of project coordinators.
• Identify all constructability concerns and issue timely RFIs.
• Coach and train Project Managers on effective project management principles and consulting skills.
• Collaborate with Project Coordinators as required for assistance in Purchase and delivery tracking, software inputs, permit pulling, change order management, project close out materials, clerical duties, etc.
• Coordinate with Accounting to resolve any project cost issues.
• Identify process improvements to ensure we are continuously improving.

Skills:

• P/L Accountability
• Financial Analysis 
• Project-level fiscal responsibility, Budget creation, and management
• Support the responses to Requests for Proposals and support the bid process to negotiate new projects.
• Qualify, negotiate, and secure contracts with subcontractors.
• Budgeting & Estimation
• Forecast
• Contract Management
• Compliance & Governance
• Eng. Design Verification
• Strategic Planning
• Revenue/Profit Optimization
• Start-ups & Initiatives
• Risk Management
• Process Control
• Loss Prevention
• Collaborative Negotiation
• Coaching & Mentoring
• Stakeholders' communication
• Supply Chain Mgmt.
• Emergency Preparedness
• Turnaround Strategies
• Hi-Performance Team Bldg.
• Setup a performance framework

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements: 

• 15-20 years of EPC Operation Experience Required
• Minimum 15 years of Renewable Construction Experience, including a minimum of 10 years of P&L responsibility
• Engineering Degree or Construction Management Major Required
• PMI/PMP certification
• Knowledge of OSHA safety and construction regulations. OSHA 30 certification preferred
• Experience and proficiency with Microsoft Project
• Experience and proficiency with MS Office including MS Excel and MS Word
• Solid knowledge and understanding of key value drivers for renewable power projects and developer/owner/operator company objectives
• Strong oral and written communication, project management, leadership, and team-building skills, including experience working with cross-functional internal and external technical advisors and stakeholders

No third party solicitations or resumes will be accepted for this or any other Strata Solar position. 

Strata Solar is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.  Strata Solar is an equal employment and affirmative action employer whereby we do not engage in practices that discriminate against any person employed or seeking employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other status or characteristic protected under applicable law.