Assistant Project Manager

Apex Clean Energy seeks an Assistant Project Manager (APM) to join our team of onsite construction managers in leading the construction of utility-scale wind, solar energy, and battery storage projects across the United States. The Assistant Project Manager supports the Project Manager and plays a key role in driving project execution.

This role helps manage relationships with various stakeholders and interfaces with other groups within the Engineering & Construction Department. Assistant Project Managers at Apex serve in a multi-faceted capacity, providing technical support for utility-scale renewable energy projects entering and undergoing construction.

The position requires cross-functional skills and includes a variety of field-level responsibilities—supporting multiple site team disciplines and collaborating closely with both site-based and home office teams. The Assistant Project Manager also works with third-party engineering firms to identify and implement solutions to project issues, interfaces with renewable energy equipment OEMs, and provides technical support as needed.

Assignment to a specific project is expected, and travel is required.

This role supports coordination with local officials and community stakeholders, ensures project facilities are maintained, and verifies that quality standards are met during field evaluations and construction activities.

The ideal candidate is eager to grow within the renewable energy sector, action-oriented, and a dedicated team player who can contribute to projects from multiple angles. Strong communication and writing skills are essential, as is the ability to manage shifting priorities in a dynamic environment. A passion for renewable energy is a must.

Primary Responsibilities

• Organizational Skills – This is a key requirement for an Assistant Project Manager role. You must be able to prioritize workloads, problems, and the needs of all members of the multidisciplinary team.

• Communication Skills – Is in regular communication with the multidisciplinary team. They have to be able to outline project deliverables, understand problems and convey effective workarounds to members of the team to ensure the project continues as intended. Also, likely to have direct communication with stakeholders at all levels (including suppliers, management, and project staff), have to be able to understand and adjust to the priorities of each.

• Problem Solving Abilities – They are ultimately responsible for the technical aspects of a project; they must support the effort to find appropriate solutions for problems as they arise.

• Keen Attention to Detail – They must be able to focus on many tasks at once while still maintaining close attention to the details of each.

• Commercial Awareness – More than other engineering roles, an Assistant Project Manager must understand and support the commercial awareness to deliver project outcomes on schedule and on budget, while still maintaining its safety.

• Decisiveness – Will be required to support those team members to make significant decisions on a routine basis. Must be able to assess and understand the facts involved before reaching an objective decision that the team will be fully accountable for. Success