Prevailing Wage & Apprenticeship Project Manager

Catalyze is rapidly accelerating the transition to renewable energy by making it easy and profitable to integrate smart energy resources into new and existing buildings and infrastructure. As a national energy transition partner and independent power producer (IPP), we develop, construct, own, operate, and maintain integrated solar, battery storage, and electric vehicle (EV) charging assets for commercial and industrial customers. We combine our proprietary technology, financial strength, and industry expertise to deliver standardized, yet configurable systems that meet our partners’ unique needs. These offerings enable commercial and industrial property owners, operating companies, and their customers to extract greater value from their assets, take increased responsibility and ownership of their energy profile, and ultimately become part of the clean energy transition. 

As we continue to grow and expand our solutions across the country, our team is shaping the future of renewable energy. We are looking for passionate, collaborative, innovative thinkers who want to build a better future and do work that matters.

We are seeking an experienced Prevailing Wage & Apprenticeship Project Manager (PWA Project Manager to join our small but growing Tax Equity & Compliance team and help build an effective, scalable procurement infrastructure by managing construction-related subcontract and services engagements from procurement through project execution. You will work closely with our Capital Market, Project Development, EPC and Asset Management teams  to evaluate economic development and capital planning support, and federal grant advisory and compliance with Risk Management, Tax and Asset Management teams accordingly.  This position plays an integral part in Catalyze’s compliance tied to the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) of 2022 throughout the lives of its solar and BESS assets.

• You have knowledge in energy incentives, construction labor compliance or the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) of 2022.
• Passionate about our economy’s transition to clean, renewable energy 
• Dedicated to delivering high quality internal customer service through collaboration, communication, and constant innovation
• A growth-mindset professional who knows how to analyze and solve problems, is eager to exceed internal customer expectations, and works to find a path to “Yes!” 
• A person of high integrity who seeks open and honest communication and holds yourself to the highest moral and ethical standards
• You enjoy being in a project manager role helping internal and external stakeholders meet the collective goals.

• Lead prevailing wage and apprenticeship compliance efforts for projects seeking IRA credits.
• Facilitate outside accounting advisor(s) and contractor meetings, train stakeholders to utilize applicable compliance program / process, respond to questions and direct to appropriate team members, and provide direct assistance to project stakeholders. 
• Ensure accuracy or completeness of PWA information, including leveraging accounting advisor’s resources:
• Research and determine the applicable prevailing wage rates for specific job classifications and geographical areas. Monitor increases throughout the year for each trade.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records, including certified payroll records, and other required documentation. Submit all required monthly reports to the appropriate agencies.
• Audit subcontractor/vendors' weekly certified payrolls and monthly reports to identify potential compliance issues and ensure corrective actions are taken promptly. Audit fringe benefit reports to confirm correct payments are paid to the correct agencies if applicable.
• Advise internal and external stakeholders on meeting specific requirements related to prevailing wage and apprenticeship throughout the construction process.
• Utilize your interpersonal communication skills to build and manage strong relationships with all stakeholders.
• Assist team leaders by documenting and analyzing processes, internal controls, and workflow to identify opportunities for improvement. 
• Support project staff, accounting advisors, contractors in day-to-day service delivery.
• Learn and grow from direct on-the-job coaching and mentoring along with participating in firmwide learning and development programs.

• Bachelor's degree in within business, finance, accounting, supply chain, engineering, construction management; or 5+ years of relevant experience in the Solar industry
• A minimum of five (5) plus years of progressive related consulting experience, including at least one (1) year serving as a project manager
• Demonstrated management, analytical, organization, interpersonal, project management, communication skills, and highly developed Microsoft Suite skills (Word, Excel) required
• Impeccable attention to detail and delivery of high-quality work in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with renewable and/or construction industry or labor compliance is required.
• Ability and willingness to pass background checks

• Excellent benefits (company-paid and voluntary): Health / Dental / Vision / Life / AD&D / STD / LTD / AFLAC / Pet / Legal / Commuter / 401(k) with Company Match / Paid Time Off and more!
• Opportunity to play a significant role in transforming the energy industry 
• Growth, development, learning, and advancement opportunities
• A highly flexible environment where your voice, thoughts, and ideas will be heard

About Catalyze

Catalyze is a renewable energy developer and independent power producer (IPP) that also partners with medium-to-large commercial and industrial real estate groups and third-party renewable energy developers.   We increase property net income and tenant value with renewable, resilient, smart energy infrastructure including solar, storage, electric vehicle charging, and microgrids. 

We uniquely enable our real estate customers to use that increased income as a competitive advantage to expand their property portfolios.  For industrial customers, we provide both energy savings and progress toward renewable energy mandates and goals.  Our proprietary origination-to-operations platform supports our partners with optimal site identification and acquisition, energy load estimation, system design, project finance, and asset management.

We believe that when people feel safe and encouraged to bring their authentic selves to the team, it brings out their best and strengthens our company as a whole. This is why we’re dedicated to creating a truly inclusive workplace - one that values and promotes diversity and fosters an empowered workforce—allowing all employees, from any background or level of the company, to succeed in their jobs. 

We are committed to equal employment opportunity and value the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

As required by the Colorado Equal Pay Transparency Act,  New York City Salary Transparency Law and California Pay Transparency Law, Catalyze provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in Colorado,  New York City or California. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific office location. For the state of Colorado,  New York City, NY and California  only, the range of starting pay for this role is $80,000 to $116,000 USD.