Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Hanwha Qcells USA Corp specializes in utility-scale solar photovoltaic and battery energy storage system project development, manufacturing, and engineering, procurement, and construction services. The Project Controls Manager leads project controls across scope, cost, schedule, risk, reporting, and process optimization for renewable energy projects. This role supports strategic decision-making, supervises compliance and technical planning, coordinates project teams, and develops team capabilities while traveling up to 30% of the time.
Responsibilities
- Responsibility for project controlling including development and management of procedures and processes for project cost and schedule reporting
- Develop and review project schedules, cost estimates, bill of materials, budgets, scopes of work, standards and quotes from suppliers
- Aide in the management and organization of information flow between designated projects and office teams
- Must be able to monitor multiple EPC projects at the same time and manage risks
- Project cost and productivity analysis / Risk Analysis
- Prepares weekly and monthly reports in terms of engineering progress, schedule and budgets per Projects while handling engineering project management system, account master files and Percentage of Completion (“POC”) in corporate with project team, engineering team, and others
- Research on market news to provide input for appropriate strategy and planning
- Coordination of project meetings for EPC group
- Extensive technical experiences on photovoltaic and energy storage projects
- Supervise the technical planning for contract preparation
- Report on the planning and technical design, and present it to the HOD
- Responsible for reporting the planning process to the client
- Preparation of technical documentation in the quoting process
- Develop the planning abilities and processes within the team
- Work in a team to develop and improve the system standards
- Assist with technical training to other team members and new employees
- Work closely with the team to define company processes and metrics, and plan and allocate resources across existing programs to ensure strategic alignment and needed technical trainings
- Build a quality culture of continuous improvement that enhances company efficiency and engineering quality
- Drive a safety culture that embraces both a “Responsibility to act” and “Show by Example” approach
- Supervising compliance with Hanwha Q CELLS – project specific standards
- Supervising compliance with the requirements of the Hanwha Q CELLS quality management system
- Perform other duties and special projects, as assigned
Skills
- Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related Renewable Energy field
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in EPC related to renewable energy projects
- At least 2 years in a leadership or management role, and mentoring engineering teams
- Willingness to travel, at least 30% of the time
- Experience working internationally
- Ability to motivate and develop others
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Benefits
- Remote or hybrid schedule of working out of their home office and/or the Houston, TX office
- An additional discretionary bonus structure or incentives may be offered as part of the overall compensation package, dependent on the level and position offered
- The full range of medical, dental, and/or other benefits may be offered as part of the overall compensation package, dependent on the level and position offered
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