ENGIE

Project Management Advisor

Posted on: 27 Nov 2023

Oakland, CA | San Jose, CA

Job Description

ENGIE is committed to reshaping the energy future through the global implementation of a lower carbon energy economy in order to preserve the world’s natural resources.  We are looking for talented and driven people who are committed to making the vision a reality.

The Project Manager is the primary manager of all phases of an energy project, with the objective of successful completion on time, and within budget, while maintaining quality, safety, and cash management standards, and producing strong customer references. Assigned projects will include a combination of energy efficiency measures, renewable generation installations, and various carbon reduction strategies, to help public sector, commercial and industrial customers around the United States become more sustainable, save money, and improve processes in their plants and services to their end-users. In this role, you will manage one to several projects simultaneously from early development through post-construction, including design, contract negotiations, and project implementation.

This position can sit in Oakland, CA or San Jose, CA and will report to the Director of Project Management.

What you’ll do:

Assign responsibilities to project team; establish schedules for individual team members
Serve as customer’s primary contact during the implementation phase
Manage all technical aspects of the project including scope development, savings analysis, and constructability of the measures
Assist Sales team in customer presentations and interviews during the development phase
Work with Legal to prepare and negotiate customer agreements and change orders
Ensure that the internal risk review package is complete and accurate, secures risk review approval for all project commitments
Manage all cost components of the project during implementation, and maintain precise and updated actual costs versus budget throughout the project
Responsible for immediately notifying the supervisor upon determining that a project budget or staffing plan needs adjustment
Work with the construction manager establishes a project schedule with adequate milestones for regular progress measurement
Ensure that the customer has signed off on the submittals
Manage the job to completion within the schedule
Issues regular job progress reports.
Work with Accounting to invoice the customer monthly on each project
Review the internal aging report to ensure customer payment to ENA
Proactively approaches customers regarding any payment delays or issues
Complete budget analysis and forecasting on monthly basis for each project
Ensure all projects are set up in Procore
Comply with all local labor regulations and ensure they are achieved
Ensure that the monitoring set-up package (if applicable) and final job close-out information are completed on time

What you bring:

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Construction Management, preferred
A minimum of seven (7) years of related work experience, including training 
State Professional Engineering license preferred / OSHA 10 preferred
Proficient in financial analysis skills to predict customer project economics and manage project budgets
Strong negotiation skills that protect ENGIE’s interests on a given project, while building customer and vendor/subcontractor rapport
Ability to prepare and write accurate customer reports and RFX responses, with attention to customer goals and needs
Capability to create and execute project development and delivery schedules
Excellent adherence to schedule, and collaborative problem-solving skills to maintain budget, schedule, and customer satisfaction
High standards of accuracy, appearance, and thoroughness of project documentation
Ability to review engineering work across all typical energy project scope types
Knowledge of contract scopes of work, and alignment with subcontractor scopes of work
Ability to review and improve energy analysis performed by others for all project sizes
Understands Project Engineer job responsibilities in project development
Knowledge of durations and requirements of energy measure development and delivery
Prepare and understand proformas
Superior understanding of general construction methods and can work with the construction manager to implement the project

Additional Information/Conditions:

Must be eligible to work for any U.S. employer without the need for sponsorship now or in the future
Must be available to travel up-to 25% of the time and with the need for some overnight trips
Must be willing and able to comply with ENGIE’s policy with respect to COVID vaccination and testing
Must be willing and able to comply with all ENGIE ethics and safety policies
Ability to handle multiple assignments on a timely basis with a high degree of accuracy
Ability to meet highest attendance requirements
Ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbally
Ability to handle multiple assignments on a timely basis with a high degree of accuracy
Ability to use personal computer

Why ENGIE?

At ENGIE, our goal is to support, promote, and thrive on diversity, equity, and inclusion.  We do so for the benefit of our employees, customers, products and services, and community.? ENGIE is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace, and we are firmly committed to creating an equitable and inclusive environment for all employees. 

We are committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.? All employment decisions at ENGIE are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications.? ENGIE is committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), gender identity, or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, civil union, or domestic partnership status, military service or veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, genetic information, or any other legally protected category (referred to as “protected characteristics”) as defined by applicable federal, state or local law in the locations where we operate. 

ENGIE

Houston, TX

ENGIE North America offers a range of capabilities in the United States and Canada to help customers decarbonize, decentralize, and digitalize their operations. These include comprehensive services to help customers run their facilities more efficiently and optimize energy and other resource use and expense; clean power generation; energy storage; and retail energy supply that includes renewable, demand response, and on-bill financing options. Nearly 100 percent of the company’s power generation portfolio is low carbon or renewable. In 2018, ENGIE recorded €60.6 billion in global revenues ($71.3 billion USD). More than 6,000 employees work in the region, and Houston serves as corporate headquarters. About the businesses:

Retail Electricity

ENGIE is one of the largest non-residential retail electricity suppliers in the United States and currently serves commercial, industrial, and institutional customers in 14 markets. Supplying energy to nearly 50 percent of Fortune 100 companies, ENGIE serves over 89,000 accounts, with an estimated peak load totaling nearly 13,000 MW. The company also offers electricity service to residential and small business customers in 12 U.S. markets under the brand Think Energy®.

Energy Services

Through the integrated facility management and commitment to energy performance improvement of customer facilities, ENGIE offers integrated management solutions—including on-site solar, battery and cogeneration design and installation—that enable clients to focus on their business. The company is a recognized leader in the operation and maintenance of infrastructure including airports, office buildings and industrial sites, as well as a wide range of technical infrastructure. In managing energy expenses and usage, ENGIE has identified more than $4.1 billion in savings for multi-site clients over the last three years and, in working with utilities, delivered nearly $15.4 billion in energy savings for consumers in the last 12 years.

Power Generation

In the United States and Canada, ENGIE owns and/or operates cogeneration, steam, and chilled water facilities, including more than 1,000 MW in the portfolio produced by combined heat and power (CHP) units located within commercial or industrial facilities and using waste heat from an onsite generation system to provide for heating and chilling needs. The North America renewables portfolio consists of wind, solar, and biomass/biogas assets, with a capacity of more than 1,200 MW in operation and another 2,300 MW under construction.

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