Renewables Project Manager

Overview
Colliers Engineering & Design is seeking a Renewables Project Manager to join our team in Houston, TX! Our Renewables Project Managers deliver thermal generation, offshore wind, energy storage, distributed generation/microgrid, utility scale solar, and onshore wind.
The Project Manager will provide leadership to these state-of-the-art projects to support business line growth and consistently deliver projects successfully. In this role, the Project Manager will work with the Regional Manager to support our culture of internal and external client service, build our strength in understanding and anticipate client needs and expectations. This role will also execute strategies, manage risk, establish priorities, promote alignment with the project team, and resolve emergent problems. This position is responsible for building and maintaining a strong relationship with the subcontractors, owner, architect, and engineers and is instrumental in our business line helping to lead the energy transition projects across North America.
Responsibilities

• Support Regional Manager with proposal scope, design hours, and schedule development.
• Prepare effective work plans and man-hour budgets for approval.
• Monitor time schedules and capital cost budgets on projects to satisfy the client as well as control work and productivity.
• Responsible for the quality control/quality assurance process on all assigned projects.
• Oversee the work and productivity on assigned projects.
• Strive to achieve predetermined goals for profit, productivity targets, and schedule of deliverables.
• Participates in formulating and coordinating proposals and provides other marketing support, including business development.
• Identify the project team, work packages and tasks, evaluation methods, productivity targets, schedule of deliverables and manpower needed on projects.
• Hold team meetings ensuring procedures governing review and approval of projects are followed prior to submission of completed work.
• Work with Regional Manager, negotiate with clients on any scope changes relative to project budgets and schedules subject to supervisors approval.
• Coordinate and communicate effectively with all internal employees and sub consultants involved in the project to ensure high utilization rates (i.e. Project team meetings).
• Review monthly man-hour and cost reports with Regional Manager to ensure projects are being completed at the pre-determined goal.
• Ensure everyone involved is working in accordance with all project planning and profit control procedures.
• Ensure that all scope revisions affecting the project schedule and/or budget are discussed with the client.
• Ensure that all out-of-scope work and associated fees are approved by the client prior to performing the services.
• Solicit help and involvement to troubleshoot any technical problems.
• Work efficiently with the billing department to authorize and transmit bills to clients. Follow up with clients for timely payments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree is highly preferred.
• 5+ years of experience is required. Preferably 3-4 years of design/engineering experience and 2-3 years of project management.
• Licensed PE is also preferred.
• Proven project design and engineering experience with Solar Collection / Solar Arrays / Wind Turbines / Transmission / Distribution / Substation / BESS.
• Constructability knowledge as well as supported construction as the engineer for Renewable, Substation, Transmission, and Distribution projects is preferred.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D or other job-related software such as ETAP, SKM, CYME, PLS CADD, PVcase, and PVsyst.
• Aptitude to learn, apply and teach others technical skills and knowledge.

What We Offer
At Colliers Engineering & Design, our people are our most important resource. That's why we are committed to providing all our employees with a safe, comfortable work environment, potential for career advancement, and the ability to impact society through their projects as well as Company sponsored activities.
This dedication begins with supporting a work life balance through a generous compensation package that includes: company paid medical, dental, and vision coverage; paid pregnancy disability leave; short- and long-term disability insurance; life insurance; a company-matched 401(k)/Roth; paid time off that includes parental and military leave; employee referral and professional license bonuses and a straight time policy that compensates exempt employees for billable hours worked in excess of 40 billable hours within a work week.
We have also created an internal culture that provides the resources and technology needed to encourage personal and professional growth opportunities through reimbursement for education; a free in-house resource for hundreds of educational and self-enrichment courses; mentorship program; wellness program; Women's Organization and ongoing philanthropic opportunities.
Apply today to learn how you can join our team of professionals, so we can help you Accelerate Your Success!
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