Site Manager

Description

Title : Site Manager

Department : Operation 1

Location : Ankeny, IA

Supervisor : Field Operations Manager

FLSA Status : Exempt

Position Status : Permanent; Full-time

Work Status (Remote / Hybrid / In-Office) : Project Site

SITE MANAGER

Hanwha Qcells USA Corp (Qcells USA), headquartered in Irvine, CA, specializes in providing utility-scale modules, solar photovoltaic (PV), and battery energy storage systems (BESS) project development, along with Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) services for solar and BESS projects nationwide. Qcells USA delivers comprehensive turnkey solutions encompassing the entire utility-scale project lifecycle. By choosing Qcells USA for turnkey solutions, customers can reduce uncertainty and risk, leading to enhanced investment returns and contributing to a more sustainable future.

Qcells USA’s complete turnkey solutions seamlessly integrate the expertise of our Module, Development, and EPC teams, while ensuring close coordination with other vital internal groups such as Project Finance, Systems Integration, and Legal. This collaborative approach ensures that Qcells USA projects deliver exceptional value and performance. With several multi-billion-dollar investments, Qcells is pioneering the establishment of the only complete module supply chain in the U.S., including the expansion of our Georgia module manufacturing facility, which stands as the largest in the Western Hemisphere.

As an integral part of the global Qcells brand, Qcells USA benefits from a legacy of excellence in photovoltaic manufacturing. Qcells is renowned worldwide for its high-performance, superior-quality solar cells and modules. With dual headquarters in Seoul, South Korea (Global Executive HQ) and Thalheim, Germany (Technology & Innovation HQ), Qcells operates under the umbrella of Hanwha Group, a FORTUNE Global 500 company and one of the top 8 business conglomerates in South Korea.

SUMMARY

The Site Manager holds critical accountability for the comprehensive management of project scope, ensuring all construction activities align with strategic objectives and contractual requirements. This role is pivotal in maintaining rigorous adherence to the project's timeline, orchestrating on-site operations, and preemptively identifying and mitigating scheduling risks. Furthermore, the manager is responsible for strict oversight of project costs and monitoring budget adherence for all facets of the construction process, from procurement to quality control and subcontractor management. This position reports to the Field Operations Manager, or another management personnel that the CEO may designate. This position is onsite and working hours are Monday through Friday, from 8 : 00am to 5 : 00pm or 9 : 00am to 6 : 00pm local time. This position is expected to travel up to 100%.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTION & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversees and directs daily construction operations on-site, ensuring strategic sequencing, meticulous planning, and adept execution align with the project's timeline and financial objectives.
• Overall responsibility for all stages of construction projects in tens to hundreds of millions of dollars.
• Develop and review project schedules, cost estimations, bills of materials, budgets, scopes of work, standards, and quotes from suppliers.
• Supervise project implementation to ensure cost, time, quality, and execution guidelines according to schedule.
• Develop work breakdown structures.
• Manage all parties involved (internal and external) and ensure professional project management from system design to construction phase.
• Represent project towards external parties such as investors, public authorities, grid operator and others.
• Collaborate with team members when necessary to ensure effective communication and results.
• Provide cost estimation, identify and project costs related to time, materials, and labor
• Track actual costs and assess the cost-effectiveness of products, projects, or services
• Cost reporting : Prepare reports on a project's current status, showing estimated costs, revenues, and timeline.
• Promptly addresses all on-site challenges during construction, guaranteeing safe progression and providing explicit directives to craft personnel and subcontractors.
• Collaborates closely with the Director of Projects to confirm that all aspects of engineering, procurement, submissions, and work plans are well-established, supporting the seamless execution of work in accordance with the project schedule.
• Manage the construction planning process alongside the Director of Projects, facilitating the hiring of subcontractors, and interfacing with engineers and vendors. Skillfully negotiates contracts with these parties.
• Administers the performance of subcontractors on-site, assuring adherence to the terms of the subcontract agreements.
• Communicates pertinent project details relating to on-site activities to the Director of Projects, clients, and additional stakeholders, which include landowners, as necessitated.
• Establishes the initial site layout and infrastructural services, ensuring the provision of essentials such as water, power, internet, office trailers, and other necessary facilities.
• Orchestrates and guarantees suitable staffing levels for daily construction tasks through the coordination of employees, temporary staffing agencies, and subcontractors.
• Ensures that construction disciplines are synchronizing daily activities to avert potential scheduling discrepancies.
• Detects impending alterations to the schedule, workflow, and staffing requirements in a proactive manner.
• Supervises the construction site vigilantly to monitor work progression, including the productivity and fiscal performance of each installation activity.
• Anticipates changes and risks promptly in relation to project schedules and budgets, implementing proactive measures.
• Oversees a robust quality control program to ensure that all processes are consistent and executed as per the established plan.
• Supplies necessary documentation, schematics, and additional materials to the EHSQ for the oversight and upkeep of the EMS.
• Guarantees that training and certification requirements for field staff are met in compliance with EMS stipulations.
• Coordinates employee leave scheduling to ensure continuous management coverage.
• Monitors subcontractor activity on-site diligently.
• Serves as the primary liaison between the construction team and on-site client representatives, fostering transparent communication and ensuring that client requirements and expectations are effectively managed and aligned with the project's progress and outcomes.
• Coordinates external communications, articulating project updates, milestones, and adjustments to stakeholders, media, and the public as appropriate, while safeguarding sensitive company and project information.
• Operates the company vehicle for comprehensive site supervision; capable of driving to and on-site during varying hours and in diverse weather conditions.
• Regular attendance, in accordance with the company’s attendance policy and supervisory assignment, is an essential job duty requirement for this position.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned by Management.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

EXAMPLES OF PHYSICAL DEMANDS

EXAMPLES OF WORK ENVIRONMENT

Hanwha Qcells is proud to be an at-will Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination against race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status and any other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local law.  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

It is important to note that the job descriptions provided by Qcells USA Corp are intended to be comprehensive lists of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the positions. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice, reflecting our dynamic and evolving work environment.

We are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.  As part of this commitment, Hanwha Qcells will provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and / or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.  Please contact us to request accommodations at hr-usa@qcells.com .

Nothing in this statement shall imply implicitly or explicitly a guarantee of employment outside our at-will employment opportunity.

I hereby, accept and acknowledge this job description as my own and am committing to these responsibilities and required qualifications.

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