Solar Project Engineer
Helix Electric
- San Diego, CA
- $70,000-90,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Close support of senior project management team.
- Develop project teams while delivering quality output, meeting customer expectations, managing to scope, delivering on time, and delivering within budget.
- Develop and support project management techniques and schedule goals, procurement and contractual requirements, personnel assignments, and capacity planning.
- Evaluate and continually improve the systems and processes used by the department to effectively meet customer requirements and profitability goals with an emphasis on strong internal unit tracking methods.
- Manage, mentor, and develop colleagues.
- Ensure schedule requirements are met. Readily adjust priorities and milestones based upon changing customer needs, resource availability, and job requirements.
- Interact with the customer to validate expectations are understood and met before, during, and after project completion.
- Provide close support and oversight for third-party construction firms and subcontractors.
- Manage project review process with particular emphasis on financial forecasting.
- Ensure high-quality engineering, studies, and Helix project delivery.
- Proactively and systematically communicate challenges, risks, and successes.
- Oversee monthly invoicing process per project terms and negotiate appropriate change orders.
- Coordination with Site Superintendent(s) to understand and assess installation methods, labor needs, and manpower forecasts.
- Close support and oversight on adherence to the Quality Control process.
- Close support to ensure that all downstream team members are meeting deadlines on assigned tasks.
- Minimum 3 years of project engineer experience in heavy commercial/private electrical construction.
- Understand engineering in electric power.
- Field experience coordinating with construction management.
- Extensive knowledge of project scheduling, bids, take-offs, change orders and contracts.
- Demonstrated ability to develop relationships and assist in winning projects.
- Demonstrated ability to closely support the running of a profitable portfolio.
- Exceptional initiative, execution, and communication skills, both oral and written.
- Exceptional analytical, motivational, and leadership skills.
- Electrical Engineering or Construction Management degrees are strongly preferred.
- Journeyman or Master Electrician's license a plus.