PSEG Solar Source has bought a 25.2MW solar project in Arizona from juwi solar for US$75 million.

Construction work on the PSEG Queen Creek Solar Farm, which is being carried out by juwi, is expected to begin in January and finish in Q3. The 158-acre site, located 30 miles southeast of Phoenix, will be equipped with crystalline panels and a single-axis tracking system.

Last September, the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District signed a 20-year power purchase agreement to buy all the electricity generated by the plant. In addition to EPC duties, juwi is also in charge of Queen Creek’s operation and maintenance.

This is the fourth and largest PV plant PSEG Solar Source has purchased to date. The three other systems in its portfolio are the 15MW Jacksonville Solar Farm, 12MW Wyandot Solar Farm and 2.2MW Mars Solar Garden.

“juwi solar is proud to have closed its fourth deal in the United States with PSEG Solar Source, a company that is well-established in the utility-scale solar market,” juwi solar CEO Michael Martin said. “Our project development efforts for the Queen Creek project have been a great success, and we now look forward to building and operating a project in one of the most exciting solar markets in the United States.”

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(January 11, 2012 – Newark, NJ) – PSEG Solar Source today completed the acquisition of a 25.2 MW DC (19 MW AC) solar project developed by juwi solar Inc. The PSEG Queen Creek Solar Farm is expected to begin construction in January 2012 and be completed in the 3rd quarter of 2012.  The project will be located on158 acres of land approximately 30 miles southeast of Phoenix Arizona.  PSEG Solar Source paid approximately $75 million for the project.

The PSEG Queen Creek Solar Farm will use crystalline panels and a single axis tracking system.  In September 2011, the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District entered into a long term power purchase agreement to acquire all of the solar energy generated by the project for 20 years.

Under separate agreements, juwi solar Inc. will engineer, procure, and construct the facility as well as perform operation and maintenance services for the project.  The project will be owned by PSEG Solar Source, a subsidiary of PSEG, a diversified energy company based in New Jersey.

“PSEG Solar Source is pleased to add the PSEG Queen Creek Solar Farm to our portfolio of high quality solar projects,” said Diana Drysdale, president of PSEG Solar Source. “PSEG Solar Source will continue to seek opportunities throughout the US to provide clean, emissions-free solar energy and to help states meet their solar and renewable targets.”

“juwi solar is proud to have closed its fourth deal in the United States with PSEG Solar Source, a company that is well-established in the utility-scale solar market,” said Michael Martin, CEO of juwi solar Inc. “Our project development efforts for the Queen Creek project have been a great success, and we now look forward to building and operating a project in one of the most exciting solar markets in the United States.”

This is the fourth solar project for PSEG Solar Source.  It currently owns:

• The PSEG Wyandot Solar farm – a 12.0 MW DC solar farm in Wyandot, Ohio

• The PSEG Jacksonville Solar Farm – a 15.0 MW DC solar farm on 100 acres in Jacksonville, Florida

• The Mars Solar Garden – a 2.2 MW DC facility located adjacent to the Mars Snackfood’s US headquarters in New Jersey

PSEG Solar Source is one of two PSEG subsidiaries active in solar energy.  PSEG’s regulated gas and electric utility in New Jersey, PSE&G, currently owns 52 MW of solar in New Jersey, consisting of 18 solar farms and more than 150,000 pole attached solar panels.  In addition PSE&G is administering a $105 million solar loan program.

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About PSEG:

Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) (NYSE:PEG) is a publicly traded diversified energy company with annual revenues of more than $13 billion, and three principal subsidiaries: PSEG Power, PSEG Energy Holdings, and Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G). PSEG Energy Holdings has two main unregulated energy-related businesses: PSEG Global and PSEG Resources. PSEG Solar Source LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of PSEG Global.  It was formed to develop, construct, own and operate large-scale solar facilities outside of the PSE&G’s regulated service area. For more information on PSEG please go to PSEG.com

Disclaimer: PSEG Solar Source LLC is not the same company as PSE&G, the New Jersey based electric and gas utility.  PSEG Solar Source is not regulated by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.  You do not have to purchase any PSEG Solar Source products in order to receive quality regulated services from PSE&G.

About juwi solar Inc.:

juwi solar Inc. (JSI) is based in Boulder, Colorado and specializes in developing, building and operating utility-scale solar energy generation facilities in North America.  JSI is majority-owned by juwi Holding AG of Germany, whose solar subsidiaries have built more than 1,500 solar PV projects around the world — totaling 700MW of installed capacity.  (http://www.juwisolar.com).

The utility signed a 20-year power-purchase agreement with Juwi Solar Inc. The company is based in Boulder, Colo., and its majority owner is Juwi Holding AG of Germany, with minority owners in the U.S.

Combined with another solar- power plant yet to be announced, SRP has nearly enough renewable energy under development to meet its alternative-energy goals through about 2017, officials said.

SRP issued a request for proposals last year for as much as 50 megawatts of solar power to be operational by late 2012 and another 50 megawatts to be online by late 2013, said Chico Hunter, SRP principal analyst for resource planning and development.

The 19-megawatt deal with Juwi (pronounced you-we) is the utility’s selection for the first part of that request for proposals.

One megawatt of energy capacity is enough electricity to power about 250 homes at once, or in the case of a solar-power plant, while the sun is shining directly on it.

SRP still has to announce a winner or winners of the second portion of its request for proposals. The company received about 100 responses to its requests for solar plants, including multiple offers from some companies, Hunter said.

SRP does not disclose the price of its power-purchase agreements.

“We evaluated the projects on a number of criteria,” Hunter said. “Most important was price. (Juwi’s was) one of the lowest-cost projects. We also looked at experience and financial strength.”

Tempe-based First Solar Inc. had a deal to purchase nearly $10million worth of land in the far East Valley from Mesa as part of its response to SRP for solar projects, which the city disclosed in August.

It is unclear if First Solar remains in the running for the SRP projects and whether that land sale will proceed now that Juwi has been selected for the first phase of the SRP request for proposals.

“We are in negotiations with other projects,” Hunter said, adding that SRP has non-disclosure agreements with all the companies that provided proposals.

First Solar spokesman Alan Bernheimer said the company maintains an option on the Mesa land.

Juwi does not make solar panels but develops, builds and operates solar plants with panels from various companies.

It has often used panels from First Solar in the past for its solar plants, and the companies co-sponsor an amateur U.S. road-cycling team. But Seth Kassels, Juwi’s director of project management, could not say what kind of solar panels will be used for the Queen Creek project.

Bernheimer declined to say whether First Solar will supply panels to Juwi for Queen Creek.

The plant will mount solar panels on a single-axis tracker that allows them to face the sun for more hours of the day than stationary solar panels, Kassels said. A variety of companies, including First Solar, use such trackers.

Juwi has a lease at the northeastern corner of Crismon and Queen Creek roads on about 140 acres of land that currently is farmed, and the town recently approved a zoning change to allow the power plant, Kassels said.

SRP officials have set a goal to meet 20percent of the municipal utility’s demand for electricity with conservation and renewable sources like solar and wind by 2020. It meets about 7percent of its demand with those sources now, exceeding its goal, which increases each year until 2020.

With two wind farms being developed in the Seligman area, a new 20-megawatt solar array in Florence and another solar project or two that will come from its request for proposals, the company should meet its goals until about 2017, depending on how much electricity demand grows, Hunter said.

He said SRP is in negotiations for renewable power that was not put out in a public request for proposals and could announce a project from those discussions, but otherwise won’t need more renewable projects until 2017 or so with those that are now under development.

“A lot of that depends on when the housing market will come back,” he said. “That is really what dictates our resource planning.”

SRP will not own any of those power projects because, as a municipal utility, it cannot take advantage of federal tax credits and other incentives that can cover 30percent of their costs. So, SRP signs long-term deals to purchase the power from the plants while companies such as Juwi own them.

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Salt River Project and Colorado-based juwi solar Inc. have signed a 20-year power purchase agreement for 19 megawatts of solar photovoltaic energy from a facility to be built in Queen Creek.  SRP will purchase all of the solar energy produced at the Queen Creek power plant, which is expected to be online by the end of 2012.

The plant will utilize approximately 90,000 photovoltaic modules mounted on a single-axis tracking system that follows the sun.  The solar power generated by the project will offset approximately 21,000 metric tons of CO₂ emissions each year, the equivalent of taking approximately 4,100 cars off the road. The plant will require about 140 acres of land and will create approximately 150 jobs during the construction of the project.

Combined with the 20-megawatt Copper Crossing Solar Plant in Florence, SRP will now have nearly 40 megawatts of solar energy generated from utility-scale facilities in the Valley.

The Queen Creek plant, which will produce an amount of energy equal to that needed to serve about 3,300 SRP customers’ homes, will require minimal water use and supports development of the solar energy industry within Arizona.  The agreement was made in response to a request for proposals and was the lowest cost solar option available.

“Not only are we adding another renewable-energy resource to our sustainable portfolio to serve the needs of our customers, we are purchasing that energy from a solar plant located in Arizona – which also benefits our economy,” said SRP General Manager Mark Bonsall.

“We are pleased to have signed a power purchase agreement with SRP and look forward to building and operating a project that supports SRP’s goals and provides benefits to the Town of Queen Creek and the State of Arizona,” said Michael Martin, CEO of juwi solar Inc.

The SRP Board has set a goal to meet 20 percent of SRP’s retail electricity requirements through sustainable resources by the year 2020.  The goal increases each year until 2020 and for the most recent fiscal year, SRP exceeded the 5 percent goal providing about 7 percent of retail energy needs with sustainable resources including wind, solar and geothermal energy, hydro power and conservation and energy-efficiency measures.

SRP is the third-largest public power utility in the nation, serving nearly 950,000 electric customers in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area.

About juwi solar Inc.

juwi solar Inc. (JSI) is based in Boulder, Colorado and specializes in developing, building and operating utility-scale solar energy generation facilities in North America.  JSI is majority-owned by juwi Holding AG of Germany, whose solar subsidiaries have built more than 1,500 solar PV projects around the world — totaling 700MW of installed capacity.  For more information about JSI, please visit www.juwisolar.com.

juwi solar Inc. (JSI) based in Boulder, Colorado, and majority-owned by juwi Holding AG, is a developer and turnkey installer of solar power plants throughout North America.  JSI’s main focus is the development, construction and operation of utility scale power plants (1MW or larger).

JSI has established an aggressive target for bringing solar power on line each year and JSI is looking to fill the position of Project Manager.  The Project Manager will be responsible for assuring that all steps of development and construction are completed in a timely and cost effective manner.  The Project Manager will be charged with project-level oversight of the design of electrical, civil, structural and mechanical components of solar projects, along with the oversight of how local, state, federal, utility and land owner constraints are incorporated in the project documents.  The Project Manager will provide project information for negotiation of off-take agreements, interconnection agreements, EPC agreements and subcontracts. In addition, the Project Manager will support the company’s business development efforts by supporting bid proposals.  JSI is looking for a Project Manager with excellent communication skills, both orally and verbally. The position will be based in Boulder, Colorado and will report to the Director of Project Management.

Principal Position Description:

• Oversee projects with focus on technical, commercial and economic components of the project.
• Manage day-to-day operational aspects of project, enforcing JSI’s project standards while minimizing company exposure to development and installation risks.
• Supervise the project team members to ensure proper communication, efficient execution and appropriate involvement of decision makers.
• Hold weekly team meetings and maintain a current list of project action items.
• Understand all permitting constraints and assures that projects receive and maintain all permits required.
• Support the technical design of projects in all pertinent engineering disciplines.
• Track and report team hours and expenses and maintain accurate oversight of the project budgets.
• Manage the work performed by consultants and subcontractors.
• Problem-solve proactively.
• Conduct preliminary site analysis including assessment of the terrain, potential permitting bottlenecks and interconnection options.
• Review interconnection applications.
• Coordinate with JSI’s construction group to ensure that the construction is executed properly in terms of quality, schedule and budget.
• Support the preparation of request for proposals (RFP’s).
• Monitor and keep updated the overall project development schedule integrating the EPC schedule with the schedule of permits, authorizations and other contractual obligations.
• Assure that corrective actions to mitigate the effects of schedule and budget changes are implemented.

Position Requirements:

• BA/BS degree, MS or MBA preferred, five plus years of relevant experience;
• Knowledge of EPC business;
• Skilled in MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Project;
• Analytical Skills for problem solving;
• Knowledge of PV systems a plus;
• Strong interpersonal skills, excellent communication and coordination skills.
• Autonomous: take initiative and organize work in an independent manner.
• Team player, stress-resistant.
• Frequent project related travel is expected, a willingness to work flexible hours; and
• Desire to grow professionally.

JSI is an equal opportunity employer, which means we offer equal treatment to all applicants. JSI prohibits discrimination, directly or indirectly, on the basis of race, gender, color, national origin, religion, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

Send cover letter and resume to employment@juwisolar.com

juwi solar Inc. (JSI) based in Boulder, Colorado, and majority-owned by Germany-based juwi Holding AG is a developer and turnkey EPC contractor of solar power plants throughout North America.  JSI’s main focus is the development, construction and operation of utility-scale power plants (1MW or larger).

FUNCTION:

The Administrative Support Intern will provide administrative and staff support to general organizational operations and the juwi solar Administrative Assistant. Working under the direct supervision of the Human Resource Manager and receiving direction from the Administrative Assistant, this position provides all necessary organizational support and is responsible for a variety of other tasks.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

• Ensure the office is kept orderly and clean.
• Maintain “unwanted mail box” and communicate (either via email, telephone or other) with vendors/solicitors requesting discontinuance of unwanted bulk mail.
• Provide administrative support for errands to such places as the post office, grocery store, hardware store, office supply store, etc.
• Monitor and maintain conference rooms, snack area and patios.
• Provide support to Administrative Assistant for copying, faxing, typing binder tabs for job books, filing and outsourced printing and large-scale mailings as directed.
• Provide support to the Administrative Assistant in coordinating materials and refreshments each day for staff, for meetings, training sessions and other activities of the organization by scheduling conference rooms and any other coordination of logistics.
• Provide support to the Administrative Assistant in scanning documents to server and filing documents as directed by Administrative Assistant.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as requested with a sense of humor and team spirit.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum one year office administrative support experience is preferred.
• Currently pursuing college degree.
• Stress resistant staff member, able to work in an environment with frequent interruption.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills both verbal and written, and the ability to pay close attention to detail, multi-tasking and working under pressure.

JSI is an equal opportunity employer, which means we offer equal treatment to all applicants. JSI prohibits discrimination, directly or indirectly, on the basis of race, gender, color, national origin, religion, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

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juwi solar Inc. (JSI) based in Boulder, Colorado, and majority-owned by Germany-based juwi Holding AG is a developer and turnkey EPC contractor of solar power plants throughout North America.  JSI’s main focus is the development, construction and operation of utility-scale power plants (1MW or larger).

JSI has established an aggressive target for bringing solar power on line over the next several years and is looking to fill the Assistant Project Manager position to support the company’s growth.  The Assistant Project Manager’s responsibilities will be assigned on a project-by-project basis by the Project Manager according to the needs of the project, but will be focused on compliance with environmental, technical, and contractual requirements.  In addition, the Assistant Project Manager will be responsible for assuring project documentation is properly created and maintained.

JSI is looking for an experienced, motivated professional who has been successful in a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary environment with a strong emphasis on high-quality deliverables. A successful candidate will have excellent written and oral communication skills. The position will report to the Director of Project Management.

Principal Position Description:

• Monitor the project’s guiding documents to ensure it meets obligations on a timely basis; maintain communication with the Project Manager on all contractual items
• Become familiar with all project construction and equipment supply documents
• Draft monthly reports for projects’ utility and owner counterparties
• Prepare weekly agendas for project team meetings
• Maintain effective communications with Project Managers
• Ensure documentation is complete for all areas of responsibility
• Identify and ensure Company complies with all notification procedures within project agreements (PPA, IA, EPC, Subcontractor, Vendors)
• Review project Gantt charts to assure that planned activities coordinate with project agreements
• Post NTP manage landowner relationships, understand lease requirements and provide avenue for landowner communication to the Company
• Assist Project Management team in conducting internal project audits in the form of contract, design and construction review

Position Requirements:

• Accredited university degree (engineering preferred) and 2 plus years applicable experience
• Positive attitude and dependable
• Willingness to travel
• Willingness to work in both an office setting and an outdoor environment on a construction site
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Strong written and oral communication and interpersonal skills
• Respect for safety practices and quality on a job site
• Ability to plan, coordinate and analyze situations with technical, legal and business facets
• Demonstrated efficiency in managing multi-disciplinary teams
• Can work autonomously, taking initiative and organizing work in an independent manner
• Team player, stress-resistant

Preferred Requirements:

• Demonstrated experience with capital-intensive, technical projects (e.g. utility, oil & gas, chemical, water and wastewater)
• Experienced understanding of engineering design
• Experience with any of the following: EPC contracts, subcontracts, supply contracts and land leases
• Familiarity with the quality assurance requirements necessary in a construction environment

JSI is an equal opportunity employer, which means we offer equal treatment to all applicants. JSI prohibits discrimination, directly or indirectly, on the basis of race, gender, color, national origin, religion, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

Email cover letter and resume to: employment@juwisolar.com

juwi solar Inc. (JSI) based in Boulder, Colorado, and majority-owned by Germany-based juwi Holding AG is a developer and turnkey EPC contractor of solar power plants throughout North America.  JSI’s main focus is the development, construction and operation of utility-scale power plants (1MW or larger).

JSI has established an aggressive target for bringing solar power on line over the next several years and is looking to fill the Design Engineer position to support the company’s growth.  The Design Engineer will be responsible for the physical design of the installation for JSI projects; support of business development with physical layouts and technical summaries; participate in support of technical review and management of equipment and materials for project implementation.  The position will be based in JSI’s Boulder, CO office and will report to the Senior Electrical Engineer.

Principal Position Description:

• Gain in-depth understanding of JSI’s major system components with particular emphasis on the modules, racking, cabling and inverters; support JSI’s industry leading position as a designer and builder of the most technologically advanced and cost effective PV projects.
• Work with JSI’s procurement group on technical issues with equipment suppliers, including supporting the drafting and creation of the scope of work.
• Coordinate and maintain clear communication with project management groups for design schedules and project technical requirements.
• Provide engineering drawings and confirm designs are suitable and cost effective for field installation, including any requested field changes; analyze and suggest areas of ongoing system design improvement and optimizations.
• Provide technical support as required for inter-connection studies, applications, and agreements with all appropriate utilities, regulators and third parties.
• Support the preparation of the RFP process for subcontractors and equipment suppliers.
• Support project permitting requirements with the appropriate drawings, verifying that applicable codes are being used for the design.
• Become familiar with all project engineering and design documents standards.
• Become familiar with national building and construction codes including NEC, IEEE 1547, UL 1741 and IBC codes.
• Plan and perform design reviews per in-house engineering procedures.
• Provide technical responses to Requests for Information (RFI’s) from the construction team.
• Interface with outside consultants including writing scopes for civil, geotechnical and structural engineering for project sites.
• Implement lessons learned from completed projects to optimize designs for future projects.
• Provide technical support for the review of new equipment and systems development for new design standards.
• Provide updates as needed to input progress on the project plan.

Job Opportunity – Design Engineer

• Perform design functions to produce drawings to be included in business development proposals, interconnection requests, permitting packages and construction packages.
• Ensure documentation is complete for all areas of responsibility.

Position Requirements:

• Accredited university degree (engineering required).
• Familiarity with the National Electrical Code and National Electrical Safety Code.
• Knowledge and proficiency in AutoCad (Version 2007 or newer).
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Perform project cost/benefits analyses.
• Strong interpersonal skills, excellent communication both orally and in writing.
• Autonomous: take initiative and organize work in an independent manner.
• Team management, team player, stress-resistant; some project related travel is expected.

JSI is an equal opportunity employer, which means we offer equal treatment to all applicants. JSI prohibits discrimination, directly or indirectly, on the basis of race, gender, color, national origin, religion, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

Applicants should respond to employment@juwisolar.com, please

The solar panels will be produced at Solar Frontier’s new gigawatt-scale Kunitomi plant in Miyazaki, Japan, using Solar Frontier’s proprietary CIS technology (”CIS” stands for key ingredients copper, indium and selenium). The Kunitomi factory is unparalleled for its combination of advanced automation, scale, and low-energy, end-to-end processing.

“Achieving this milestone project immediately after opening our gigawatt-scale factory in Japan highlights the commercial attraction of our CIS modules,” said Greg Ashley, COO of Solar Frontier Americas. “Our work with JSI is a strong indicator of the growing confidence that global markets have in Solar Frontier’s economical and ecological solar panels.”

“JSI provides the most competitive utility-scale solar developments for our clients,” said Michael Martin, managing director at JSI, “and Solar Frontier’s CIS technology will allow us to deliver a low cost of energy and long-term, reliable energy production for this project and its long-term owner.”

About Solar Frontier

Solar Frontier, a 100% subsidiary of Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K., established the world’s first gigawatt-scale CIS module factory in 2011 with a mission to create the most economical, ecological solar energy solutions in the world, on the world’s largest scale. Solar Frontier’s proprietary CIS technology, denoting key ingredients copper, indium, and selenium (in addition to gallium and sulfur), has the best overall potential to set the world’s most enduring standard for solar energy. This is based on our legacy of work in solar technology since the 1970s, the priority focus our laboratories have given to CIS since 1993, and our success in large scale CIS commercialization since 2007. The critical factors that combine to make CIS the overall economical and ecological leader include high efficiency modules and production processes as well as superior reliability, stability, sustainability, non-toxicity, and lower overall energy consumption in manufacturing to yield a faster energy payback time. These factors at gigawatt scale enable Solar Frontier to meet worldwide demand for the new standard in affordable solar panel performance. Visit www.solar-frontier.com for more information.

Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.
Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and has roots dating back more than 100 years in the downstream energy business.

About juwi solar

juwi solar Inc. (JSI) based in Boulder, Colorado, specializes in developing, building and operating utility-scale solar energy generation facilities in North America. To date, JSI has developed and built three of the ten largest PV facilities in the U.S. JSI is majority-owned by juwi Holding AG of Germany, whose solar subsidiaries have built more than 1,500 solar PV projects around the world — totaling 700MW of installed capacity.

For more information about juwi solar Inc., please visit www.juwisolar.com

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U.S. Inquiries:
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Marketing Specialist
Jennifer Schwager
720-838-2295
media@juwisolar.com

juwi solar Inc. (JSI) based in Boulder, Colorado, and majority-owned by Germany-based juwi Holding AG is a developer and turnkey EPC contractor of solar power plants throughout North America. JSI’s main focus is the development, construction and operation of utility-scale power plants (1MW or larger).

JSI has established an aggressive target for bringing solar power on line over the next several years and is looking to fill a Construction Site Manger position to support the company’s growth. The Construction Site Manager will be responsible for managing, executing and supervising all construction activities on an assigned JSI project site.

JSI is looking for an experienced Construction Site Manager who will have demonstrated leadership and excellent communication skills, both orally and in writing, and provides management discipline, direction, supervision, and leadership for the project. The position will be based on the project site will report to the Director of Construction.

Principal Position Description:

• Support the completion of preliminary engineering, detailed specifications and construction and supply contracts.
• Monitor and oversee all civil, structural, mechanical and electrical work on the project to ensure it meets contract obligations; maintain a hands-on approach to training and supporting sub-contractors’ in-field work efforts.
• Review and be familiar with vendor requirements and assure that equipment is installed in a manner so as not to void warranties.
• Take proactive lead position in learning specific technical details for solar PV project racking installation details.
• Contribute to the development of detailed project management and construction plans and schedules.
• Take proactive lead position in learning specific technical details for solar PV project construction details.
• Maintain strong presence in front of sub-contractor(s), supporting and managing sub-contractors execution of work while maintain juwi solar’s high quality standards.
• Assist in the hiring of competent field staff to ensure adequate resources are in place for effective and timely execution of projects.
• Manage project construction activities ensuring Quality, Schedule, Cost, Safety, Environmental and Landowner requirements are met or exceeded.
• Direct the execution of work in accordance with approved contracts and ensure compliance.
• Provide a safe and secure project site for all project participants.
• Take the lead position making quality first among the equals of quality, cost, safety, and schedule.
• Develop effective relationships with contractors, suppliers, landowners and the community.
• Develop effective and supportive relationships with colleagues.
• Provide supervision and guidance to subordinate staff.
• Become completely familiar with all project documents.
• Assist in developing the basic plan for executing and controlling the project.
• Assist in the preparation of project procedures.
• Assist in the preparation of the project budget.
• Assist in the preparation of the project schedule.
• Review plans and procedures periodically and institute changes if necessary.
• Participate in the selection of key project personnel.
• Review project manpower requirements.
• Coordinate all issues with client, JSI, and other team members.

Job Opportunity – Construction Site Manager (North America)

• Review and maintain a system for decision-making within the project team whereby decisions are made at the proper level.
• Foster and develop a spirit of project team effort.
• Assist in resolution of differences or problems.
• Anticipate and avoid or minimize potential problems by maintaining current knowledge of overall site project status.
• Maintain effective communications with all team members.

Requirements:

• Minimum education and experience requires an engineering degree and 10-15 years of technical, engineering and construction experience including a minimum of 8 years of supervisory experience, 8 years of management and electric utility/cogeneration experience, and 10 years of construction experience.  Additionally, demonstrated experience with EPC type projects is required.  Experience in the engineering and construction of solar projects is a plus.
• Field experience in managing power projects is required.
• Working knowledge of state, federal and insurance regulations as well as requirements that apply to major power plant design and construction projects.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to develop management control programs.
• Perform cost/benefits analysis, both the short and long versions.
• Experience relating to computer processing of cost and schedule information.
• Be proficient in short and long range planning techniques.
• Excellent communication skills, both orally and in writing.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Positive ‘Can-do’ attitude.
• Ability to plan, coordinate, and analyze situations.
• Thorough understanding of construction contracts and associated paperwork requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to give presentations and perform training in both the management and technical areas, in addition to developing such programs.
• Demonstrated people skills, both inside and outside the project team, such as motivation, team building, conflict resolution, and resource allocation.
• Demonstrated efficiency in managing multi-disciplinary tasks.

JSI is an equal opportunity employer, which means we offer equal treatment to all applicants. JSI prohibits discrimination, directly or indirectly, on the basis of race, gender, color, national origin, religion, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.