Assistant Pre-Construction Manager

Southwestern Power Group

Job Title: Assistant Pre-Construction Manager

Reports To: Environmental and Permitting Manager

Location: Tucson or Phoenix, AZ (must be willing to travel 25% of time).

Department: Environmental and Permitting

COMPANY SUMMARY

Southwestern Power Group (SWPG) is a premier developer of utility-scale generation and transmission assets. For over two decades, our success has been driven entirely by our people—a select team of development professionals with deep expertise across finance, engineering, permitting, real estate, and public relations.

As a wholly owned subsidiary of MMR Group—a global leader in electrical construction and technical services—SWPG combines an agile, collaborative culture with the stability and backing of a world-renowned parent company.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Assistant Pre-Construction Manager will serve as a liaison between project managers, engineering teams, subject matter experts, clients, and regulatory agencies to identify environmental constraints and develop mitigation strategies. They will support the environmental team in planning, coordinating, and executing permits on development projects to ensure they progress safely, on schedule, within budget, and in compliance with contract requirements. Preferably a strong emphasis on relationship building with the various utilities and interested stakeholders throughout both Arizona and New Mexico.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Project Coordination & Administration

• Assist in developing project construction permitting plans, schedules, and keeping track of managed

subcontractors’ time.

• Support coordination between engineering, procurement, construction, and utilities for permitting

purposes.

• Track pre-construction project milestones and deliverables.

• Collaborate with internal team members and external stakeholders.

• Prepare meeting agendas, take meeting minutes, and track action items.

• Leading agency advocacy for pre-construction activities.

• Coordinating with construction personnel.

• Able to analyze environmental due diligence on potential projects.

• Understands federal, state, and local permitting requirements (i.e. NEPA, BLM, Archeological surveys,

etc.)

• Familiar with generation and transmission line projects.

• Need to be able to track permit statuses and schedules. For example, a DOT highway crossing permit

expires every 6 months and will have to be renewed if not built.

• Assist project members in understanding permit requirements, limitations and commitments.

Cost Control & Financial Tracking

• Assist with budget monitoring and cost forecasting of their managed subcontractors.

• Track change orders

Schedule Support

• Support development and maintenance of permit schedules.

• Track progress against baseline schedules.

• Identify potential delays and communicate risks.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Project Management, Engineering, Environmental,

Business Administration or related field.

• Equivalent permitting experience of 4+ years may be considered with a high school diploma.

Experience

• 1–3 years of project coordination or construction experience preferred.

• Experience in EPC, infrastructure, energy, or transmission construction.

• Experience with NEPA compliance, state environmental permitting processes and environmental

permitting for large-scale infrastructure projects is preferred.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong organizational and time management skills.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook).

• Experience with project management software (Primavera P6, MS Project, Procore, etc.) preferred, but

not required.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to speak publicly.

• Strong ability to connect and communicate with individuals.

• Basic understanding of GIS and Google Earth.

POSITION OFFER:

• Full Time position with retirement savings, medical, dental and vision benefits

• Salary Range is $80,000 - $100,000 and final amount will be based on qualifications and experience

MMR Group, Inc. and its affiliated companies ("MMR") is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, veteran status, genetic information or any other legally protected class.