The solar electric industry is an exciting and rapidly growing business, providing excellent career opportunities and the great satisfaction of having a positive impact on the environment.

SunPower Corporation (Nasdaq: SPWRA and SPWRB) designs, manufactures and delivers high-performance
solar electric systems worldwide for residential, commercial and utility-scale power plant customers.

This position is responsible for planning, monitoring, and supervising all facets of the SunPower System installation process for a particular project, maintaining liaison with design team and customer regarding project progress and changes. Manages external engineers, and sub-contractors.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for fulfilling Company quality goals on assigned projects.
• Responsible for insuring 100% Customer Satisfaction on assigned projects.
• Oversees the management of the system design and construction process for all assigned projects.
• Coordinates resource availability and operational needs to ensure that established goals are met.
• Responsible for managing cost and schedule goals of assigned projects through project closeout.
• Creates, oversees and tracks all schedule aspects for assigned projects, from pre-approval through project close-out to ensure on-time delivery.
• Leverages knowledge of system delivery milestones to capture reduced construction costs wherever possible.
• Identifies opportunities for and initiates change orders, as required.
• Performs risk-analysis /forecasting for assigned projects in order to minimize negative impact on Company
• Responsible for overseeing document management for assigned projects.
• Ultimately responsible for compliance, safety, and performance on all assigned projects.
• Directs work of one or more assigned Construction Managers on a per project basis.
• Responsible for effective oversight of multiple subcontractors and temporary leased installation labor.
• Negotiates and manages sub-contracts.
• Is corporate representative to the Customer, permitting agencies, and other project personnel.

Education and Experience:
• Associate degree or equivalent experience required
• Bachelors degree is preferred
• 4 years of commercial construction, commercial electrical contracting and/or commercial roofing experience is required.
• Additional experience with electrical systems and wiring is strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong technical, supervisory, and project management skills based on construction industry experience.
• Strong familiarity with construction and electrical codes
• Proven ability to successfully procure, monitor, and assess subcontracted construction functions such as electrical contractors and commercial roofers
• Strong analytical skills
• Well-developed and professional interpersonal skills; ability to interact effectively with people at all levels of the organization, as well as outside customers and vendors.
• Ability to work in a team environment with a customer service focus.
• Organizational skills needed to manage time well, prioritize effectively, and handle multiple deadlines.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal in English and Italian.
• Must be computer-savvy - strong knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and MS Project is required
• Candidates must be legally entitled to work and reside in Swiss.

Physical Requirements

This position is physically demanding and can require a great deal of travel, often on short notice.

Other requirements

Valid driver’s license


When you click “Apply” you will be linked directly to Sunpower’s website where you will need to complete your application.