Strata Clean Energy

Owner's Senior Project Manager

Strata Clean Energy  •  Durham, NC / Richmond, VA (Onsite)  •  1 hour ago
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Job Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Onsite and offsite project representation of Owner's interests with internal and external stakeholders
  • Project P&L / budget responsibility for pre-construction stage and construction-stage projects
  • Assist commercial and legal teams with negotiation of EPC, equipment, O&M, and asset management contracts.
  • Coordination, contract administration, risk mitigation, and construction-period closeout of key project contracts (EPC, owner-supplied equipment, O&M, asset management, offtake, & interconnection)
  • Management of key support staff, consultants, & advisors (e.g., subject matter experts, owner's engineer, independent engineer, legal counsel, etc.)
  • Coordinate with Strata development, asset management, power marketing, financing, and other teams as necessary.
  • Tracking, management, and reporting of project risks and KPIs.
  • Interaction with AHJs and other local stakeholders
  • Assistance with hiring additional project staff as required.
  • Support company continuous improvement activities

Development Stage Pre-Construction Duties:

Mid Stage

  • Review of Crossings and site plan optimization for access
  • Water source identified and cost estimated
  • Construction permit requirements identified and cost estimated
  • Coordination with Developer for Long Lead Equipment Planning, O&M Cost Estimate, Budget updates to P75, Project Schedule updates, Layout coordination and incorporation of study results
  • Provide EPC Constructability Review
  • Develop and administer EPC RFP for detailed pricing
  • Liaise with EPCs to solicit early indicative pricing, perform EPC bid reviews, and ongoing status of EPC price to maintain pricing inputs for the project model

Late Stage

  • Accountable for retail/station power agreements
  • Support requirements to meet LGIA NTP
  • Support decommissioning plan finalization
  • Review scope and results of geo-technical evaluations
  • Support budget (P95) and schedule updates
  • Support review of design basis layout completion and design/energy/cost optimization
  • Coordinate with Dev Engineering on IE report drafting and diligence
  • Support evaluations and planning for equipment selection and optimization
  • Perform EPC RFP, levelized bids, make award recommendations to management
  • Develop O&M scope and coordinate O&M RFP
  • Provide recommendation for O&M award in concert with internal O&M / Asset management teams
  • Lead formal handoff meeting/workshop from Development to Execution team

Pre-construction Stage

  • Ministerial permitting completed by EPC (building, grading, drainage, etc)
  • Support Dev Engineering and Capital Markets on Diligence and IE report finalization
  • Execute EPC contract
  • Execute O&M contract
  • Coordinate with procurement execution of equipment contracts
  • Support Capital Markets on diligence and Financial Close
  • Participate in IC approval

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree, PMP, or equivalent experience in construction, engineering, or related fields
  • Experience bringing an EPC or Owner's perspective into mid-stage development (schedule, constructability, permitting, and pricing)
  • 5+ years construction/power industry experience, including 3+ years supporting solar or storage development or pre-construction
  • Strong understanding of the utility-scale solar and storage development process, including site design, permitting, interconnection, and EPC pricing
  • Working knowledge of PV and energy storage systems
  • Working understanding of EPC contract structure, pricing, and administration
  • Command of capital project execution fundamentals (safety, quality, schedule, budget, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and compliance)
  • Familiarity with non-EPC power project agreements (offtake, interconnection, lease, O&M, etc.)
  • Strong project management skills & ability to work with limited supervision.
  • Self-motivated with a high level of initiative, attention to detail, and accountability
  • Ability to multi-task and work in a deadline driven environment.
  • Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
  • Proficiency in using MS Office Suite
Strata Clean Energy

About Strata Clean Energy

Strata Clean Energy is a privately owned and operated company, headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, with multiple service and operations centers throughout the Southeast of the USA. As a vertically integrated renewable energy company, we control and self-perform every process, from our nationwide solar and storage development, to construction, O&M, and Asset Management.

Our construction operation consists of Industry leading Engineering competence centers, a team of global supply chain experts, and an industrial scale project and construction management center. Each and every department is fully committed to making sure safety and quality are our top priority.

As an independent power producer, Strata Clean Energy is one of the very few companies that has proven competence across the full spectrum of the solar/storage process and value chain. We are focused on delivering best in class cost of ownership by imposing and enforcing very strict QA standards on our global manufacturers and suppliers. Our approach continues to provide superior value and customer experience.

Strata’s customers include long term project owners, such as large utilities and IPPs, with very high safety and execution standards. Strata’s total quality management approach, combined with high productivity and operational excellence, has set us apart from traditional solar developers and EPC outfits.

Please visit our facilities or tour our project sites and experience the Strata difference.

We appreciate the long-term relationships that we have built with so many of our repeat customers and want to thank them for their ongoing loyalty and support.

For more information please visit www.stratacleanenergy.com

Industry
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Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Durham, North Carolina
Year Founded
2008
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