Solar Assistant Electrical Project Manager

Company Overview Moss is a national privately held construction firm providing innovative solutions resulting in award-winning projects. With regional offices across the United States, Moss focuses on construction management, solar EPC, and design-build. The company’s diverse portfolio encompasses a wide range of sectors, including luxury high-rise residential, landmark mixed-use developments, hospitality, K-12 and higher education, justice, solar energy and battery storage, and sports. Moss is ranked by Engineering News-Record as the nation’s top solar contractor and one of the top 50 general contractors. Moss prides itself on a strong entrepreneurial culture that honors safety, quality, client engagement, and employee development. Its employees consistently rank Moss as one of the best places to work.

POSITION SCOPE AND ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACT

Moss’ Solar Assistant Electrical Project Manager will play a pivotal role in ensuring the seamless execution of solar projects through effective engineering, procurement, and materials management. Your responsibilities will encompass being on a dedicated team, overseeing project schedules, and managing the procurement process from start to finish.

Essential Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Work hand-in-hand with Electrical Self-Perform and Procurement to ensure success as it relates to safety, design, quality, schedule, and budget
• Manage the warehousing process including lease, security, utilities, labor, equipment, inventory, and all other operational issues; work with Accounting to perform journal entries for inventory
• Ensure the correct material shows up at the correct site at the correct time and notify the project staffs regularly; check material against delivery tickets, update delivery log and CMiC; notify Supplier of any deficiencies
• Key orchestrator for communication for all Electrical functions working on a project
• Exhibit the Moss safety culture by inspiring an empowered culture that creates a healthy environment by honoring relationships through providing clear vision, process, and tools
• Own our safety Team Agreements
• Assist Project Management with the management of the Owner contract, including all deliverables, notices, and costs / change orders
• Work with Project Management to create the project budget, as it relates to Electrical, and upload into CMiC, using the Estimate Summary as the basis of the budget
• Work with Project Management on buyout of all electrical-related subcontracts, vendor agreements, professional service agreements, etc. while prioritizing schedule over cost if required
• Assist Scheduling with creating Project Schedules; work with Scheduling to update Project Schedules
• Review all subcontractor, vendor, and supplier payment requests and work with Accounting to ensure timely payments
• Approve all subcontractor, vendor and miscellaneous invoices thru Workflow on a weekly basis at a minimum
• Approve all Electrical expense reports
• Work with Quality to manage Moss Solar’s Quality Management Plan (QMP) as it relates to electrical
• Ensure that underground locates and dig permits to prevent underground cable strikes are performed timely; work with Operations and Safety on enforcing the completion of locates and dig permits prior to any ground penetrations
• Work with Project Management, Mechanical and Electrical to order, track, and call off all rental equipment
• Review all Moss-owned equipment charges for accuracy
• Procure all testing equipment, obtain and file calibration certificates, and manage a re-calibration program to ensure all equipment meets Industry Standards for calibration; coordinate with Commissioning
• Conduct regular staff meetings with Electrical staff
• Conduct weekly meetings with all major subcontractors, vendors, suppliers, and Moss field staff
• Help Project Management prepare for and present Project Risk Reviews (monthly)
• Perform cost projections for Electrical Work and permanent electrical material on a bi-monthly basis
• Participate in 30/60/90/IFC drawing reviews with a focus on lessons learned
• Work with Engineering, Mechanical & Electrical to plan flow of work by analyzing PV module bin class layout vs. PV module delivery schedule vs. civil flow vs. circuit turnover dates
• Coordinate PV module whip lengths with Mechanical as it relates to skip-stringing / module orientation approach; installing service loops is costly and slows production, so we must price and qualify accordingly
• Work with Project Management & Electrical to update Self-Perform Budget Tracker (i.e., cost/actual installed to be entered by Mech/Elec and amount earned to be entered by Project Management)
• Perform a Bill of Materials (BOM) takeoff of the entire electrical system to identify discrepancies (preferably by PEs to learn the system)
• Assist Project Management with the project cost control process, including assigning PCI numbers in CMiC to all cost impacts
• Assist Project Management with the construction RFI process, and work with Engineering on the preconstruction RFI process
• Document all meetings, where necessary
• Communicate regularly with Commissioning on schedule, manpower, and any other needs
• Take an active role on internship recruiting as interns are the lifeline of our project teams
• Send immediate notices to Suppliers if material is out of conformance with agreements; maintain constant communication with Supplier until issue is resolved
• Work with Suppliers to ensure proper packaging is provided to prevent damage during storage; work with Electrical Self-Perform to provide adequate site storage and/or cover per manufacturers recommendations
• Participate in Preconstruction meetings at the jobsite with subcontractors to include setting safety expectations, where applicable
• Perform other duties as assigned

Education And Work Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management or related field
• 2 years of construction operations experience
• Strong finance/Accounting knowledge
• Emphasis on scheduling and forecasting
• Microsoft Office
• CMIC/Project Management software
• Blueprints / PlanGrid – Bluebeam / Take Off Software
• Great Communication and Interpersonal Skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and juggle multiple projects at once
• Possesses a “Field First” Mentality

JOB TITLE: ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER, PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS, ELECTRICAL

JOB LOCATION: FORT LAUDERDALE, FL

CLASSIFICATION: FULL TIME – EXEMPT – SALARIED

REPORTS TO: VICE PRESIDENT OF ELECTRICAL

Moss is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.