Senior Manager Bess

The Harry James Group is working with a global EPC within the renewables space, who is looking to add a Senior Manager for BESS projects. You will be accountable for all battery storage project design, technical innovation, estimating activities and preconstruction project management as detailed further below.

The Senior Manager will help drive company profitability and value by delivering creative, cost-competitive technical solutions, executable project budgets, and advanced project leadership.

Responsibilities:

– Recruit and develop engineering, estimating and project management team members that embody Core Principles of the company.

– Develop, implement and continuously improve a robust set of best practices, standards and review processes for the Engineering and Estimating teams.

– Champion innovation and creativity in design tools, processes and plant technology to make company an industry leader in all areas of engineering, procurement and construction.

– Continuous engagement with Engineering, Estimating and Procurement teams to insure BESS process are consistent with company standards and best practices.

– Act as subject matter expert to identify and account for all technical aspects and site conditions while maintaining cost-competitiveness, constructability and risk avoidance.

– Direct BESS engineering activities to ensure customer expectations are met and exceeded and that company consistently delivers innovative, best in class technical solutions.

– Drive internal and external collaboration and reviews to ensure all conceptual designs meet project requirements and optimize project cost, performance, constructability and risk.

– Manage the pricing efforts for detailed and indicative BESS opportunities.

– Ensure accuracy and completeness of all estimates prior to submission.

– Oversee all detailed engineering efforts to ensure all deliverables are submitted on time, comply with all customer and AHJ requirements, meet quality standards and align with budget assumptions.

– Facilitate technical reviews of all selected materials to affirm compliance with all internal and external specifications.

– Support Operations through resolution of RFIs, field changes and other design-related issues, including technical evaluations of any proposed changes to project design requirements, material specifications or means and methods.

– Support contract negotiations for client and subcontractor scopes.

– Coordinate Lessons Learned process with Preconstruction and Construction Teams to ensure best practices are incorporated into future projects.

Attributes and Competencies:

– Effective leader focused on developing and empowering team.

– Highly organized, with ability to prioritize and track multiple, concurrent, high impact activities.

– Driven by desire to continuously improve process, tools and technology.

– Operate with positivity and enthusiasm, especially in high-stress situations.

– Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

– Creative problem solver; ability to balance tactical and strategic decisions.

– Ability to synthesize data and insights into actionable decisions.

– Proficient in all applicable engineering and estimating software including AutoCAD, PVSyst/SAM, Microsoft Office and industry leading estimating software.

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