100% Remote Sr. Project Manager Solar/Electrical Construction

Customer Complaints – determine legitimacy of home or business owner complaints, log on compliant tracker and work with all necessary parties (Contractor, Customer, NYSERDA legal team/governmental affairs team, or DPS) to resolve issue. Leadership / Interpersonal Relations / Judgement: Has demonstrated ability to act as team leader and thought leader of interdepartmental working groups on complex and/or sensitive assignments.

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Job Summary:
Tryfacta is seeking a Sr Project Manager for our client in Albany, NY, 12203. This is a temporary contract assignment. If you meet the qualifications listed below and are interested, please Apply Now!

Position Title: Sr Project Manager
Location: Albany, NY, 12203
Duration: 6 months
Where the work will be performed: Remote
Location of Resource: Remote
Is travel required for this position: No

Responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to:

Interaction with Contractors and Customers

• Interact with Contractors to answer technical or Program related questions.
• Interact with installers to provide clarity on Program rules, answer technical questions.
• Customer Complaints – determine legitimacy of home or business owner complaints, log on compliant tracker and work with all necessary parties (Contractor, Customer, NYSERDA legal team/governmental affairs team, or DPS) to resolve issue.
• As assigned, respond to emails sent to inboxes such as: SolarQuestions@nyserda.ny.gov; Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Team Technical Resource.
• Assist other team members, potentially including Client LI staff, with technical and code, mostly on Residential PV + Storage projects.
• Code Official Training, online using Articulate.
• NY-Sun Solar Guidebook Updates.
• Assist NYSERDA's siting team, as needed.
• Stay abreast of changes to major industry changes, for instance the release of changes to the National Electric Code. Project Technical Design Reviews.
• NY-Sun project applications design review includes: - Briefly review submitted projects documents for accuracy: project application, wiring diagrams, shading, site plans, and site photos. These reviews typically take no more than a few minutes and are meant to catch high-level issues. - Correspond via email with Contractors when there is a missing or rejected item - Follow up on responses from Contractors.
• Residential Energy Storage design reviews - provides technical review of project designs, with expertise in reviewing for compliance with the Fire Code and NEC Code requirements.
• Provide Quality Assurance inspection checklist modification. Quality Assurance Corrective Action Response (CAR) Review Program Implementor for NY-Sun and Storage Programs Corrective Action Requirements (CAR) review (often requires time researching codes for the appropriate section).
• Review the issued (failed) inspection report to familiarize with cited issues.
• Review contractor response to determine if proof of corrective action is acceptable.
• If corrected, is the correction sufficient to resolve the issue approve (completed) or reject and resubmit (Corrective action required).
• Other duties as assigned that contribute to the key outcomes of the NY-Sun team.

To be considered for this position, you should have:

• Excellent communication skills Experience in solar or electrical construction industry (having worked with or as a solar installer a plus).
• Working knowledge of NYS Uniform Codes.
• Ability to communicate clearly with solar installers, contractors, inspectors, and customers by phone and email.
• Works well in a team environment.
• 10+ years of experience in the solar or electrical construction industry as well as working knowledge of NYS Uniform Codes.
• Candidates should have appropriate public-private partnership demeanor for this role.

General Guidance for Expected Years of Experience:

• 10+ Years

Technical & Professional Skills & Knowledge:

• Has in-depth analytical and technical expertise to act as duty subject expert in a technical or programmatic area.
• Has demonstrated sound judgement based on extensive experience.
• Has extensive awareness of social, economic and environmental contexts of energy technology of Deployment issues.
• Recognized outside of NYSERDA as a known expert in the field.

Creativity in Project & Program Development:

• Has demonstrated ability to develop and manage major complex projects.
• Is the creative force behind at least one whole technical or Deployment area within a program.
• Has demonstrated capability to build/maintain a new multi project program in at least one program element involving several interrelated projects to meet a technical or program goal.
• Has demonstrated ability to obtain co-funding or leverage private resources for projects with little or no assistance from the supervisor.
• Proposes new program directions and technical strategies.
• Works closely with Program Manager in developing the Program and in developing junior staff.

Organization Skills & Productivity:

• Has consistently demonstrated the ability to put required level of program in place.
• Is Authority resource capable of leading difficult technical and project management work groups and assignments.
• Prioritizes, manages and self-initiates multiple assignments while consistently taking charge of work groups.

Leadership / Interpersonal Relations / Judgement:

• Has demonstrated ability to act as team leader and thought leader of interdepartmental working groups on complex and/or sensitive assignments.
• Supervises the day-to-day work and structures assignments to enhance the development of junior staff. Inspires trust and respect at all levels throughout the organization.
• Has a well developed bureaucratic and policy sense.
• Is able to identify, distinguish and maintain focus on primary objectives in developing program initiatives or resolving problems.

Communication Skills & External Relations:

• Produces effective and purposeful written material that requires no editing.
• Constructively edits work and mentors junior staff.
• Effectively represents Authority in difficult or complex negotiations with outside contacts and customers.
• Presents ideals clearly and concisely in oral and written format.
• Makes presentations or serves as a panelist or workshop leader at professional meetings, conferences and seminars.

Education, Certifications, Degree requirements:

• Preferred to have: NYS Professional Engineer License, NABCEP PV Installation Professional or UL PV System Installer or IBEW Journeyman with 40 hour PV training.
• Required to have: Bachelor's degree, Working knowledge of NYS Uniform Codes.

IT systems that will be used:

• Salesforce
• Microsoft Word
• Excel
• PPT
• MS Teams
• Asana

Tryfacta is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.