Construction Manager

Role Overview

Pivot Energy is seeking a determined Owners Construction Manager to join the team. The Owners’ Construction Manager will be responsible for overseeing field EPC operations of corporate rooftop projects in Northern IL to verify construction status, progress, building means & methods, QA/QC, and safety compliance on a regular basis before, during, and after major construction activities on rooftop and carport sites with both Photovoltaic and Battery aspects. This will be a local position within the defined region (Chicago suburbs). The Owners Construction Manager will split their time between 2-5 active project sites at a time. They will be responsible for reviewing EPC progress reports and compare to actual production on-site. The Owners Construction Manager will help set Pivot up for success by helping to review and provide insight to the accuracy of EPC schedules, deliverables, and quality, making sure that projects close out on, minimizing late-term construction surprises.

Strong problem-solving abilities are a must to deal with inevitable discrepancies between EPC reports and actual site findings. A strong understanding of small utility-scale and commercial photovoltaic construction and order of operations is essential. This role will be required to interface directly with EPC build crews and field management. This role will best suit someone who is organized, self-managing, and comfortable with continual site oversight.

This position offers a great opportunity to join a best-in-industry Project Management team and growth potential at a cutting-edge company with a national footprint.

Primary Responsibilities

• Experiences with rooftop construction building means & methods
• Perform site visits from an Owners perspective to verify accuracy in EPC schedule reporting, progress, QA/QC, and Safety
• Review EPC weekly & monthly status reports – opine for accuracy
• Review drawings and specifications and have a thorough understanding of the scope of work
• Review project execution plans, schedule, and safety plans
• Review site photos to identify accuracy in construction schedule and progress reporting
• Take site photos that will serve as historical records for projects and upload photos to Procore tools as applicable
• Collaborate with the Project Engineering team to perform remote and on-site QA/QC inspections
• Perform safety audits
• Identify project constructability improvements and lessons learned
• Host system outages with utility and EPC subcontractor
• Oversee mobilization and/or major procurement deliveries to ensure on-time execution
• Oversee challenging and/or risky scope activities that require additional Owner representation (e.g. site underground drilling and pile driving)
• Monitor subcontractor construction progress regularly, reinforcing safety and quality with subcontractor and addressing any issues that arise during construction.
• Interface with local neighbors to provide notice of upcoming activities or help resolve any concerns/complaints that arise during construction
• Willing to travel up to 75%+ of the time depending on locality to construction sites
  
  

Required Competencies

• 4+ years of related solar ground mount, rooftop, and/or carport construction management experience
• Minimum 4 years of professional experience required
• Experience in the solar industry or comparable energy experience
• Strong understanding of site diligence documents to ensure the EPC scope accurately captures the site constraints, including Geotech, ESAs, permits, interconnect agreements & land-use agreements
• Driver's license, comfortability on roofs of varying degrees, ability to climb up ladders, comfortability working in or around electrical panelboards and switchgear
• Ability to book and manage own travel to best support Owner’s obligations and budgets; Forecasting travel costs
• Ability to clearly communicate complex technical or regulatory details with stakeholders
• Ability to motivate and manage teams of highly effective individuals to achieve project objectives
• Proven working experience in construction management and knowledge of construction means and methods
• Strong understanding of relevant engineering aspects
• Strong organization, leadership, negotiation, and delegation skills
• Working knowledge of scheduling concepts such as CPM, Gantt charts, etc.
• Working knowledge of spreadsheets, word processing, and scheduling software
• OSHA 30 is required
  
  

Preferred Competencies

• Solar project development exposure
• Solar engineering exposure (PVsyst, Helioscope, etc.)
• Utility Interconnection experience
• NABCEP certification is preferred
• OSHA 300 is a preferred
  
  

$70,000 - $100,000 a year

Compensation & Benefits

The base salary range for this position is $70,000 - $100,000 depending on relevant experience, along with eligibility for the company’s substantial bonus plan, with a target bonus of 30% of annual salary (prorated in the first year based on start date).

Benefits

Pivot Energy is dedicated to providing a great work experience for all employees, placing an emphasis on company culture, and a focus on our people. To that end, Pivot offers an outstanding benefits package that includes:

• Excellent health/dental/vision insurance benefits with up to 100% of premiums covered by the company
• Four weeks of vacation plus employment milestone bonus vacations
• Company paid life insurance and short- & long-term disability coverage
• Generous parental leave
• 401(k) matching (after vesting period)
• Work from home stipend for new employees
• Public transit reimbursement
• PTO for volunteering in the community
• Charitable donation matching up to $500/year
• Professional development and educational reimbursements
  
  

A complete list of all the benefits Pivot offers may be provided upon request.

Recruitment Agency Notice

We appreciate your interest in partnering with us; however, we are not seeking recruitment agency support for this role.

About Pivot

Pivot Energy is a national renewable energy provider that develops, finances, builds, owns, and manages solar and energy storage projects that help decarbonize our nation’s electricity, increase equitable access to clean energy for local communities, and provide real cost-savings to American businesses and

families.

We are fiercely dedicated to accelerating the rapid transition taking place in the energy industry to a more decentralized and cleaner approach to power generation. We are committed to positively contributing to the local communities and people we serve with more than clean energy. We believe global warming poses an existential threat to our planet and that we have a responsibility to help mitigate the threat. Our portfolio includes projects that reduce energy burden for income-limited families, create workforce pathways for under-represented groups within the solar industry, and include robust community investment opportunities.

As a Certified B Corporation and one of Denver’s “Best Places to Work” , we believe that company success is driven by a healthy environment, thriving society, and workplace where all individuals are respected. We evaluate every internal decision on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors to determine if our actions will result in a net positive impact on the community, our employees, customers, shareholders, and the environment. Learn more in our annual ESG Report .

At Pivot, our core values guide our work internally and externally:

• Impact – We hold ourselves accountable to having a measurable impact on our people, communities, and the planet
• Balance – Put family first; work hard/have fun
• Determination – Find ways to be successful no matter how difficult the challenge
• Professionalism – Impress everyone we touch, be a team player
• Honesty – Be truthful and transparent, externally and internally
• Kindness – Create an environment where kindness, empathy, and vulnerability are embraced
  
  

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION and JUSTICE STATEMENT

At Pivot, we are proactively developing and maintaining an inclusive culture, rooted in mutual respect, that supports a workforce of different generations, races, gender identities, sexual orientations, ability statuses, religions, and cultures to work collaboratively together for greater impact. We seek to build a team that invests in relationship building, celebrates each other’s successes, and makes space for the unique contributions and working styles people bring into Pivot.

Pivot invests in company-wide trainings, assessments, and programs to advance internal inclusion and equity practices, such as employee allyship building, cross-cultural communications, and equitable hiring and management protocols to increasingly recognize bias and ensure mutual respect and belonging.

EEO STATEMENT

Pivot Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its workforce. We actively work to cultivate an inclusive culture that welcomes, empowers, and enables equitable career growth for employees regardless of background.