About GRID Alternatives:
GRID Alternatives is a national leader in making clean, affordable solar power and solar jobs accessible to low-income communities and communities of color. GRID is an entrepreneurial, high-growth non-profit organization that provides direct solar installation and project development; workforce training and service learning opportunities; and low-income solar policy advocacy.
Our vision: a transition to clean, renewable energy that includes and benefits everyone.
At GRID, we care about each other and know that each employee has a whole self that includes life outside of work. Our culture supports learning, growth and well-being of all of our team members.
Based in Oakland, California, GRID has 9 regional offices and affiliates serving all of California, Colorado, Washington D.C., Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware; GRID also works in Nicaragua, Mexico and Nepal. GRID has a dedicated staff of 350 and growing!
Every member of GRID Alternatives must participate in the organization's equity, inclusion, and diversity work.
Our Inland Empire region is seeking a Commercial Project Manager for our Riverside, CA office.
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
The Commercial Project Manager is responsible for GRID’s commercial solar construction projects (~20kW-1MW+) being built on time, to budget, and to the high standards we believe in. The candidate must be committed to GRID Alternatives’ mission of serving low-income communities while creating a successful transition to clean, renewable energy that includes everyone.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Interface with clients to help set and meet their expectations
• Bridge transition from development to construction execution and completion
• Create scopes of work and project schedules
• Estimating and budget development
• Oversee engineering and permitting, performing design and reviews and pulling permits as needed
• Work in partnership with the Construction Manager and team and provide direction and troubleshooting where necessary
• Prepare bid packages and conduct due diligence on subcontractors and vendors
• Negotiate contracts and manage subcontractor relations and ensure work is performed as negotiated
• Keep project built to or under budget
• Manage change orders
• Lead the interconnection agreements with the utilities, incentive applications, and other necessary paperwork to finance and energize the project
• Manage all steps of project execution ensuring all necessary steps are completed to high standards
• Lead project meetings and provide project reports and other status updates as required
• Manage and organize project documentation
