Project Manager
Remote
Full Time
Mid Level
Title: Project Manager
Location: Remote (East Coast hours preferred) | 25% Travel
About Lightstar Renewables:
Lightstar Renewables develops and operates community solar projects that deliver clean, affordable energy to homes and businesses. We’re committed to responsible development and building long-term partnerships with landowners, contractors, and communities alike.
Position Overview:
We’re hiring a Project Manager to support the delivery of solar projects from pre-construction through commissioning. Reporting to the Director of Construction, this role involves EPC oversight from contract negotiation through project closeout.
Key Responsibilities:
Location: Remote (East Coast hours preferred) | 25% Travel
About Lightstar Renewables:
Lightstar Renewables develops and operates community solar projects that deliver clean, affordable energy to homes and businesses. We’re committed to responsible development and building long-term partnerships with landowners, contractors, and communities alike.
Position Overview:
We’re hiring a Project Manager to support the delivery of solar projects from pre-construction through commissioning. Reporting to the Director of Construction, this role involves EPC oversight from contract negotiation through project closeout.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee project schedules, budgets, and documentation
- Maintains a complete understanding of all contractual obligations for the project and documentation of deviations
- Ensures the project team and all associated subcontractors understand and adhere to the client contract, related exhibits, and project-specific agreements.
- Allocates budget, costs to date, forecasts cost to completion, procurement, and materials management.
- Perform light engineering reviews using AutoCAD and PVsyst
- Coordinate with internal teams, contractors, and EPC partners
- Travel to sites (approx. 25%)
- 4–5 years in solar project management, preferably with a developer
- Track record of end-to-end management on 3rd Party-owned solar assets with challenging topography, technological requirements, and permitting hurdles
- Understanding of Production Modeling software and key variables that can impact PV array output
- Familiarity with AutoCAD and PVsyst
- Strong communication and multitasking skills
- Experience or familiarity with AgPV a strong plus
- Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PPT, Outlook)
- Job costing or accounting software experience
- Contract Management
- Sub-Contractor, vendor, and materials management
- Construction drawing review
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