Construction Manager

RWE Renewables Americas LLC, Bright Arrow

To start as soon as possible, Full time, Contractor

Functional area: Operations & Maintenance 

Remuneration: Exempt

Oversight of on-site construction management acting as Owner’s Representative of the assigned Solar and/or Energy Storage Project Site. Construction management includes oversight of site Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) Contractor(s) quality, safety, schedule and general progress of the construction project to ensure compliance with Project requirements. General project management and construction support when projects are not under construction.

Construction Project Execution:

• Ensure the highest level of environmental health and safety on assigned projects and tasks.
• Develop a culture of cooperation, teamwork and cost control consistent with RWE’s business strategies.
• Maintain timely communication and reporting with the RWE Project Manager on all project activities.
• Perform daily on-site inspections for quality of workmanship, quality of materials, conformity with plans & specifications, code compliance, on-site safety, project schedule vs progress, and general progress of the construction project. 
  • Maintain observation reports/logs including but not limited to work description and work methods of EPC Contractor(s) on site, weather conditions, observations, photos, etc.
  • When issues are observed, provide a non-conformance report to the EPC Contractor for mitigation/remediation recommendations.
  • Work with the Project Manager to communicate all remediation recommendations by the EPC Contractor with the Project Team for acceptance or rejection.
• Review all test reports and ensure they are in compliance with the project specifications. E.g. soils, compaction, concrete, welds and other required tests.  Ensure that the EPC Contractor is submitting appropriate documentation and record-keeping.
• Review Request For Information’s (RFI’s) to ensure EPC Contractor and their design/engineer/consultants are providing thorough and efficient responses, and that RFI responses are being forwarded to/from the appropriate parties; advise RWE Project Manager and Engineer of RFI’s that may incur additional cost and/or scope change.

Qualifications: 

• Eight (8) years experience in either planning, scheduling, estimating, resource management or cost controls applicable to engineering and/or construction of power generation facilities and/or transmission or electrical substations.
• Four (4) of the 8 years can be satisfied with a Bachelors Degree in Engineering or related science from an accredited School.

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RWE represents change, innovation and sustainability. As one of the world’s leading generators of electricity from renewable energy sources, we aim to be carbon-neutral by 2040 and to enable a sustainable life for people around the world. To achieve this, we are looking for dynamic and motivated people to join us in creating a sustainable and secure energy future.

RWE Renewables GmbH, based in Essen, Germany, is RWE’s youngest subsidiary and one of the world’s leading companies in the field of renewable energies. With an international team of around 3,500 employees, we are drivers of the energy transition – and provide electricity for a sustainable life. Our total capacity of more than 9 gigawatts results from onshore and offshore wind parks, photovoltaic plants and battery storage. We focus on growth: on the American continent, on the European core markets and on new markets in the Asia-Pacific region.