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Senior Project Manager

Cypress Creek Renewables
Posted March 4, 2025

Location not specified

Solar Energy

Full Time

Job Description

The Senior Project Manager at Cypress Creek Renewables is responsible for overseeing utility-scale solar and BESS projects from late-stage development through commercial operation, ensuring adherence to safety, quality, and budgetary goals while managing third-party EPC contractors.

Responsibilities

  • Manage projects from late-stage development and financial close through commercial operation.
  • Ensure EPCM KPIs are exceeded in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Improvement.
  • Support constructability review for development projects.
  • Oversee all EPC activities during the construction phase.
  • Support closeout to final acceptance.
  • Track deliverables, schedules, cashflow, and manage change orders.
  • Identify risks to project success and establish mitigation plans.
  • Ensure internal and external teams satisfy closeout of zoning, construction, and financial conditions.
  • Organize and maintain regularly scheduled project meetings and delegate tasks.
  • Present and report to management on cash flow, schedule, and risks.
  • Review accurate input to financial models and close out financing milestones.
  • Understand compliance requirements of project contracts.
  • Maintain positive relationships with landowners, AHJs, and utilities during construction.
  • Work with procurement leads to ensure timing and costs are accurately reflected in schedules.
  • Manage deliverables from the Owner's Engineer.
  • Improve and develop project management tools and processes.
  • Coordinate Operations and Maintenance contract handoff and ensure closeout of EPC contract.
  • Act as a project liaison with all internal departments and external stakeholders.

Requirements

  • Undergraduate Degree in engineering, project management, construction management, or equivalent preferred.
  • Minimum of 5 years professional experience in utility scale solar projects or construction project management.
  • Proficient understanding of entire solar project life cycle.
  • Ability to travel 35% on average.
  • Strong organizational skills and high attention to detail, decision making problem solving, analytical and time management skills.
  • Experience with High Voltage Interconnection aspects of a project's scope of work.
  • Ability to effectively coordinate and handle, under pressure, multiple projects with a high degree of independence and professional judgment to deliver projects and meet Company Team KPI's of Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Improvement.
  • Proactive and solution-focused communication skills which extend across all organizational and management levels.
  • Exceptional ability to instill confidence as a credible, reliable and expert subject matter expert for team members in technical matters.

Benefits

  • 15 days of Paid Time Off, accrual up to 20 days
  • 11 observed holidays
  • 401 k Match
  • Comprehensive package including medical, dental, vision and health insurance
  • Wellness stipend
  • Family planning stipend
  • Generous parental leave
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Phone Bill Reimbursement
  • Fully expensed company travel
  • Mileage reimbursement
  • Annual Holiday Parties
  • Company Swag

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