Solar & EnergyManagementProject Management
Solar Project Manager
You own delivery: permits, materials, crews, and inspections, across many jobs at once.
What you'd actually do
- Schedule crews and material deliveries
- Manage permits and utility interconnection
- Track budgets and change orders
- Coordinate inspections and closeout
The facts
- Training time
- 4-7 years
- Experience expected
- 4-7 years
- Physical demand
- low
- Room to advance
- strong
- Path to ownership
- high
- Level
- Management
Work environment
Office · Site visits · Team leadership
Skills
Core to the job
- Project management
- Scheduling & logistics
- Codes & permitting
- Clear communication
- Inventory & procurement
Helps you stand out
- Estimating & bidding
- Software & apps
- Crew leadership
- PV system knowledge
Education & credentials
- High school diploma or GED
- Field experience or construction management degree
- PMP or CAPMCommonly expected
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