Construction Manager

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Construction Manager AES is seeking an experienced Construction Manager to support the Keamuku Project, a utility-scale PV and BESS project on the Big Island of Hawaii. This role provides onsite construction leadership for a major renewable energy project and may support AES’s broader construction pipeline in Hawaii and the mainland U.S.

Location / Travel Requirement This role requires relocation to the Big Island of Hawaii for the project duration. Relocation support may be provided in accordance with AES policy and project approval. The position is intended to maintain a consistent onsite presence and is not structured as a rotational travel assignment.

Key Qualifications · Minimum five years of onsite construction management experience in utility-scale PV, BESS, substation construction, or a related field. · Experience overseeing EPC contractors and supporting safety-first execution, quality, schedule, cost, permitting, and project controls objectives. · Strong communication, reporting, problem-solving, and stakeholder coordination skills. · Ability to relocate to the Big Island of Hawaii, maintain a consistent onsite presence for the Keamuku Project, and support future AES assignments in Hawaii or on the mainland U.S., as business needs require.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities The Construction Manager will provide onsite field leadership and oversee construction activities from preconstruction through closeout.

Key responsibilities include:

· Represent AES onsite and oversee Keamuku construction activities from preconstruction through closeout, with a strong focus on safety, quality, accountability, and professional execution. · Advance a strong safety culture through proactive field inspections, accurate reporting, contractor compliance monitoring, and timely escalation of site concerns. · Coordinate field execution with EPC contractors, AES project management, engineering, EHSS, vendors, and stakeholders. · Monitor schedule, scope, budget, permits, contract obligations, and field risks; escalate issues and support corrective actions. · Verify civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, PV, BESS, and substation-related work, including QA/QC, inspections, punch-list items, turnover documentation, commissioning, and energization support. · Review EPC deliverables, contracts, drawings, specifications, progress reports, test records, invoices, change orders, and variance documentation. · Maintain project records and provide timely reporting on progress, risks, issues, observations, and follow-up actions.

Core Competencies · Professional, accountable, collaborative, safety-focused, and committed to high-quality execution. · Strong communication, problem-solving, stakeholder management, and field leadership skills, with the ability to work effectively across contractors, vendors, and internal teams. · Technical understanding of utility-scale PV, BESS, substation & switchyard construction, QA/QC, inspections, commissioning, turnover, and punch-list management.

Minimum Qualifications · OSHA 30 Certification. · Minimum five years of onsite experience in utility-scale PV, BESS, substation construction management, or related construction fields. · Knowledge of construction practices, contracts, drawings, specifications, materials, permitting, regulations, quality standards, project controls, commissioning, turnover, and closeout requirements. · Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel; Procore experience preferred. · Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required. · Ability to travel as needed, relocate as required, remain mobile on foot, and perform site inspections in varying field conditions, including steep topography, uneven terrain, sun, wind, heat, humidity, rain, and other active construction site conditions.

AES is an Equal Opportunity Employer who is committed to building strength and delivering long-term sustainability through diversity and inclusion. Respecting all backgrounds, differences and perspectives enables us to improve the lives of our people, customers, suppliers, contractors, and the communities in which we live and work. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and/or expression, race, national origin, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. E-Verify Notice: AES will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's I-9 to confirm work authorization.

The expected salary for this position, at commencement of employment, is between $151,000 and $189,550/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position also includes annual bonus. The benefits offered for this position are: medical, dental, and vision coverage, life insurance, 401(k) eligibility, and paid time off (including vacation, sick leave time, and parental leave). Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if a candidate receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

Apply by clicking the application link below and submitting your information. The deadline to apply for this role is 11/07/2026