Utility-Scale Power & Renewables Project Manager

Utility-Scale Power & Renewables Project Manager Building Projects. Leading People. Owning Results. Position Summary At R-2 Contractors, we build the civil, structural, and underground infrastructure supporting America's utility-scale power & renewables industry. The Utility-Scale Power & Renewables Project Manager owns the commercial, contractual, financial, and administrative success of assigned projects from turnover through closeout. Working as a true partner to Field Operations, this leader anticipates risks, protects profitability, supports execution, and builds lasting customer relationships. Position: Utility-Scale Power & Renewables Project Manager Locations: Gilbert, AZ | Prineville, OR and or located on Project sites Travel: Up to 20% nationwide Compensation: $140,000–$220,000 annually, DOE Benefits: Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision benefits Work Arrangement: On-site; remote work is not available Project Leadership & Ownership Lead assigned projects from estimating turnover and preconstruction through execution, customer acceptance, and final closeout. Serve as the primary commercial and contractual point of contact for customers, general contractors, and project stakeholders. Establish project priorities, responsibilities, decision deadlines, and clear communication between all participating departments. Own commitments, solve problems proactively, and escalate material risks with recommended solutions. Financial Accountability & Project Controls Own project budgets, cost coding, commitments, and reliable estimates at completion, including labor, equipment, materials, subcontractors, and indirect costs. Review budget versus actual costs, production-based earned hours, margin trends, and projected cost to complete with Field Operations. Maintain accurate monthly forecasts, explain variances, and execute margin-protection and recovery plans. Manage progress billings, payment applications, receivables, cash flow, and timely financial closeout. Identify unbudgeted costs and pursue legitimate contractual cost recovery. Preconstruction & Mobilization Readiness Lead scope-letter, proposal, pricing schedule, contract, drawings, specification, and exclusion reviews at project turnover. Build a mobilization-driven preconstruction schedule covering permits, access, submittals, shop drawings, procurement, fabrication, and deliveries. Confirm material quantities, vendor lead times, subcontractor commitments, and approval requirements. Partner with Field Operations to align staffing, equipment, critical milestones, and the first two weeks of executable work. Identify scope gaps, design conflicts, and unresolved prerequisites before mobilization. Scheduling & Field Execution Partnership Own the contractual master schedule, milestone tracking, customer coordination, and documentation of schedule impacts. Coordinate with Superintendents on the two-week lookahead, predecessor work, constraints, inspections, and resource readiness. Communicate major foundation placements, shutdowns, mobilizations, and critical-path milestones early enough for operational support. Support recovery plans and timely decisions without displacing Field Operations authority over means, methods, crews, and daily production. Ensure current approved drawings, submittals, changes, and customer direction reach field leadership. Contracts, Changes & Risk Administer contractual notices, RFIs, submittals, correspondence, change directives, and required project records. Identify, document, price, submit, negotiate, and track change orders, delays, differing conditions, and disruptions. Capture supporting labor, equipment, material, and productivity records with Field Operations. Maintain visibility into open commercial exposure, unresolved claims, and decisions required to protect R-2. Coordinate safety, quality, testing, inspection, and corrective-action requirements with responsible field leaders. Customer Relationships & Reporting Build trust thro…

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