Orenda’s Project Execution Division is responsible for taking projects from late-stage development through commercial readiness and into safe, predictable construction delivery. We own the operating system that make delivery repeatable at scale: decision-grade scopes, standardized readiness artifacts, cost and risk narratives, and disciplined handoffs into construction.
We partner cross-functionally with Development, Pre-construction, Procurement, and Finance to ensure project inputs are synchronized before mobilization and exceptions are explicit.
The Construction Manager is Orenda’s contract administrator and commercial lead for construction, responsible for delivering multiple BESS projects safely, on schedule, and within budget. You will own each project from the notice to proceed through commissioning and handover to asset management — administering the construction contracts, adjudicating change orders and claims, controlling cost and schedule, and directing general-contractor performance across a concurrent portfolio.
Reporting to the Director of Construction, you are the primary decision-maker on your projects and the owner of every decision with contractual or commercial consequence. You direct the general contractor, coordinate with utilities and equipment vendors, manage the commissioning process, and drive each project through closeout. A Project Engineer supports you with day-to-day on-site representation and administrative coordination, so the role is primarily office-based with site visits as needed. You operate in New York City’s dense urban regulatory and interconnection environment, coordinating closely with NYC agencies and Con Edison, and you represent Orenda with contractors, landowners, AHJs, and other external stakeholders while working closely with development, pre-construction, and asset management internally.
This role also carries responsibility for building the construction team. You will onboard and mentor new members of the construction team, giving them real project responsibility and coaching them toward independent leadership.
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This role is ideal for: a builder-operator who can run the field with calm authority and commercial discipline. You have deep experience delivering complex electrical or industrial projects end-to-end, and you treat safety, schedule, and cost control as non-negotiables. You can lead GCs and trade partners without drama, resolve scope conflicts quickly, and translate messy field reality into crisp decisions and reliable forecasts for leadership. You thrive in a fast-moving environment where process, documentation, and disciplined handoffs are how we scale predictable construction delivery.