Construction Manager

Strata Clean Energy is seeking a Construction Manager in Ridgeland, SC, to oversee utility-scale solar project construction. Responsibilities include managing schedules, subcontractors, and resources while ensuring compliance with designs and safety standards. The role requires 10+ years of construction management experience, preferably in utility work, and familiarity with contract requirements and scheduling. The company emphasizes employee development and sustainable energy solutions.
The Construction Manager is responsible for overseeing the construction portion of utility-scale solar projects. The Construction Manager establishes the work schedule, manages sub-contractors, assigns the proper crews and trades to a project, ensures that proper tools and materials are available, reviews designs with engineering and ensures the project is built according to design.

Summary

We’re leading the industry in sustainable energy careers. We understand that our employees are the lifeblood of the company. We strive to align company goals with those of our employees. We're constantly innovating to make a difference for our customers, our employees, and our planet. Our mission is to make a difference by developing cost-efficient alternatives to traditional energy sources, without long-term dependence on government subsidies. We’re leading the industry in sustainable energy careers. We hope you’ll join us.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities
• Aligning individual and team objectives to department and company objectives.
• Managing and supporting employee development and growth.
• Providing regular and direct feedback on performance and goal progress.
• Setting up initial layout and site infrastructure services to include water, power, internet and office trailers and required facilities.
• Scheduling and ensuring appropriate staffing for daily construction activities with employees and sub-contractors.
• Supporting the PM and APM for required management coverage.
• Creating and implementing daily work plans.
• Ensuring construction disciplines are coordinating daily functions to minimize schedule delays.
• Identifying potential employee relations issues.
• Identifying potential schedule changes, workflow and staffing issues.
• Shutting down a construction site when conditions warrant it, such as weather or safety.
• Performing site investigations for potential construction sites.
• Recommending and evaluating sub-contractors for use on project.
• Daily monitoring of the construction site to oversee work in progress.
• Acting as the primary on-site leader and managing execution teams, including all subcontractors, on assigned projects.
• Evaluating the contractual scope of work and the impact of client issued bulletins, field directives and / or scheduling changes.
• Managing and developing a viable long-term relationship with customers, consultants, prime contractors and subcontractors.
• Attend job safety, plan of the day, quality, security and progress meetings as required.
• Ensuring project document controls are in compliance with contract requirements.
• Overseeing the production of multiple job sites.
• Ensuring the safety of each employee, vendor, sub-contractor and temporary labor employees.
• Coordinating schedules with the construction department, engineering department and purchasing department.

Education And/or Work Experience Requirements
• High School diploma.
• 10+ years of direct construction management experience in utility work or heavy construction projects.
• OSHA 10 and/or 30 certification preferred.
• Must have a valid current driver license.
• Experience with fundamentals of contract requirements
• Change orders
• Understanding Scheduling concepts and exceptions
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word)
• Understanding environmental concepts (BMP’s and SWPPP)
• Interpreting state rules and regulations
• Able to travel based on assigned projects, up to 95%.
• Management experience with solar projects desired.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

Work is performed in an office environment and in the field. Must be able to sit, stand, bend, twist and lift up to 20 pounds.

About Us

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 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.