PM III Solar

Overview

RES is seeking to grow our market leading Solar Vegetation planning, implementation, and management teams by hiring a Lead Solar Vegetation Project Manager III for our Midwest region. The position is flexible in-office or remote and will be supporting work throughout the Midwest with opportunities to base out of our regional offices in Chicago, IL, Hillsdale, IN or St Louis, MO. Traveling of up to 50% of the time may be expected. 

 

 

The mission:  to lead the project management, ecology, and implementation teams working on Utility Scale Solar site stabilization and vegetation projects, ensure timely execution through organization of project components and completion of the projects within budget. 

What your day-to-day might look like?

You will be leading the planning, management, and implementation of all aspects of solar site vegetation and stabilization work and will lead RES' Midwest Solar Team with a focus on client and ecology focused solutions. Up to 50% of your time may be field and jobsite focused.  

 

During your site visits, you will coordinate with RES' solar project field management teams, meeting with client stakeholder teams, providing guidance and strategy for our field managers, providing input for quality control and adaptive management, reinforcing safe work practices, coordinating with general contractors and subcontractors. 

 

You will be facing customers, and regularly communicating with engineers, construction managers, assigned to the project.  

 

You will also coordinate with the field teams, sometimes assisting them to find solutions and alternatives in field operations with vegetation implementation tasks such as seeding, mowing, and herbicide applications, GPS surveys, and production tracking.  

 

You will also oversee the administration of projects. This includes budget generation, creation and upkeep of project and job books, maintaining a construction & maintenance daily log for the job, setting up P. O's & running AP approvals, setting up Credit Applications on all new vendor accounts, materials ordering and staging, and timesheet reviews. 

 

You will also assist with bidding and proposal writing. 

Qualifications

We would like to talk to you if you have many of the following: 

 

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in heavy/civil construction project management, applied sciences, engineering, or similar field.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in a heavy/civil construction, applied sciences, or engineering field.
• 3+ years of progressive team managementValid Driver's license.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written, strong attention to detail, and ability to work well in a team environment. 

 

What will make you stand out? 

 

• Experience in large site stabilization and vegetation projects.   
• Experience working on large civil/site projects.
• Experience managing and coordinating subcontracting teams.
• Understanding of Agricultural and Civil heavy equipment.   

 

 

 

VEVRAA Federal Contractor 

  

 

RES is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by federal, state or local law. 

 

Employment Type: OTHER