Director of Operations - Solar Construction - CS Energy

The Director of Operations works alongside Project Operations and Field Management to foster great client relationships, work effectively alongside our employees, and oversee the construction of safe, high quality, profitable, and on schedule renewable projects.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Enforces all Environmental Health & Safety policies and leads by example and drives a culture of Safety & Quality as a core value across project teams.
• Ability to manage multiple large portfolios and multiple teams
• Create and/or update policies in conjunction with the management team
• Manage to achieve positive outcomes with clients on project disputes
• Works to hire, train and instill company culture into all team members in their area.
• Actively plans and participates in team building events in their area.
• Lead Project Management team in conjunction with Business Development team to carry area portfolios through pipeline process, FMEA process, contract signing and project start-up.
• Responsible for ensuring the project teams have all risks identified and planned for.
• Provide support and escalation for Senior Project Management/Business Development to maintain good client relations.
• Identify gaps in training and coordinate with HR and PMO to address these gaps.
• Hire and train senior project managers and project managers in job function. Provide additional support for development and training of Team members.
• Responsible for multiple portfolio level schedule and P&L responsibility Cross Functional Management
• Ensure there is collaboration between senior management in all departments.
• Foster a motivating Team environment across all project teams within multiple portfolios
• Work with cross functional departments to ensure all processes and documents are accessible to all departments and all processes are followed.
• Onsite presence during active construction

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management, Renewable Engineering, Engineering or a related field
• 5-9+ years of relevant construction industry experience, with progressively greater responsibility
• Successfully led and managed complex project or portfolios valued at $100+ million
• Success leading, motivating and managing various project team sizes, including internal and external resources, while holding team members accountable
• Success in decisiveness in resolving project issues, prioritizing and decision-making
• Success in leading projects to on-schedule and within budget completion
• Success in managing project start-up meetings, project drawings, project execution plans, and subcontractor and vendor buyouts
• Ability to completes themselves and manage others to read, understand and interpret prime contracts, subcontracts, and purchase orders
• Success in managing subcontractors and developing and executing project changes
• Success in managing cost to complete estimates, costing and pricing Change Orders, and maximizing profits
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a well-rounded business perspective
• Experience influencing and gaining buy-in from stakeholders, executives, team members, and peers
• Strong proficiency in Word and Excel and a working knowledge of Microsoft Project and Bluebeam (or similar)
• Excellent teamwork, communication, and people skills are essential
• Effective time management skills capable of multitasking in a fast environment
• Ability and willingness to travel to project sites or office up to 75% of the time

*All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment must take a pre-employment drug test and receive a negative result as a condition of hire.

* An offer of employment is conditioned upon complying with CS Energy's requirements including, but not limited to, signing a separate disclosure and consent form prior to any background check.

* Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis

*The State of New York requires CS Energy, LLC to include a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role. A reasonable estimate of the range for this role is $150,000.00 - $185,000.00. Starting rate of pay may vary based on various factors, including, but not limited to an individual's experience and expertise. Certain roles are also eligible for bonuses, subject to CS Energy’s discretion and based on factors such as individual and/or organizational performance.

* CS Energy does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters and/or third parties in response to our job postings. Any unsolicited resumes become property of CS Energy and we reserve the right to pursue and hire any such candidate.

ABOUT US

CS Energy is an industry-leading engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) renewable energy company that develops, designs and builds optimized solar, energy storage, and emerging energy projects. CS Energy has successfully designed and installed over 1.8 GW of solar and 650 MWh of energy storage projects across the United States. Owned by American Securities, a leading US private equity firm, CS Energy leverages strong relationships with solar developers, IPPs, utilities, off-takers, suppliers, and landowners to help our customers streamline the project development process, lower project costs, and create value for all stakeholders as a trusted long-term partner. 

CS Energy has achieved its success through attracting and retaining highly talented and motivated individuals who are passionate about the company’s success. We recognize the value of diversity and are committed to protecting, training, enriching, and empowering our team members as they grow their careers in the renewable energy space.

We work hard, are mindful of our social and environmental responsibilities, and continuously give back to our local communities. Our commitment is based on the following principles: safety, quality, integrity, collaboration, expertise, and diversity. We are proud to be continually awarded as a great place to work by nationally recognized programs based on employee feedback.

Benefits

CS Energy provides great benefits to our valued employees.

CS Energy does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.

CS Energy is an equal opportunity employer.