Role & responsibilities

Solar Manager Roles & Responsibilities For an RP Solar Manager role, you can use the following responsibilities:

Project Planning & Execution

- Plan, coordinate, and manage solar PV projects from project initiation through commissioning and handover.
- Prepare project execution plans, schedules, manpower plans, and resource requirements.
- Monitor project progress against approved timelines, budgets, and milestones.
- Ensure timely completion of project activities as per client requirements.

Solar EPC Management
- Coordinate engineering, procurement, civil, structural, electrical, installation, testing, and commissioning activities.
- Supervise solar PV module installation, MMS/structure installation, inverter installation, cabling, earthing, and electrical works.
- Coordinate with civil and electrical teams for foundations, roads, drainage, substations, and evacuation infrastructure.
- Ensure all activities are carried out as per approved drawings and technical specifications.

Team & Contractor Management
- Manage site engineers, supervisors, technicians, contractors, and subcontractors.
- Allocate manpower and resources based on project requirements.
- Monitor contractor performance and productivity.
- Conduct regular site meetings and review daily/weekly progress.

Procurement & Material Management
- Coordinate with procurement teams to ensure timely availability of modules, inverters, MMS, cables, transformers, switchgear, and other BOS materials.
- Monitor material requirements, delivery schedules, inventory, and consumption.
- Identify material shortages and coordinate timely resolution.

Quality & Safety
- Ensure compliance with approved quality standards, drawings, specifications, and inspection procedures.




- Coordinate with QA/QC teams for inspections and testing.
- Ensure strict compliance with HSE requirements at the project site.
- Identify and resolve quality and safety issues during execution.

Client & Stakeholder Coordination
- Coordinate with clients, consultants, vendors, contractors, and internal departments.
- Attend project review meetings and provide regular progress updates.
- Address client concerns and resolve technical or execution-related issues.
- Maintain effective communication with all project stakeholders.

Cost & Project Control
- Monitor project costs, resource utilization, and material consumption.
- Support preparation and monitoring of BOQ, budgets, billing, variations, and subcontractor payments.
- Identify potential cost overruns and implement corrective actions.
- Support project profitability and cost-control initiatives.

Testing & Commissioning
- Coordinate testing and commissioning of solar modules, inverters, transformers, HT/LT systems, SCADA, and associated electrical systems.
- Ensure punch points are closed before commissioning and handover.
- Coordinate final documentation and project handover to the client/O&M; team.

Reporting & MIS
- Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly project progress reports.
- Track project KPIs, milestones, manpower, material status, and productivity.
- Escalate project risks, delays, and critical issues to senior management.
- Maintain project documentation and execution records.

Key Skills
- Solar PV / Solar EPC project execution
- Project planning and scheduling
- Team and contractor management
- Client coordination
- Cost and resource management
- Quality & HSE management
- Procurement and material coordination
- Testing & commissioning
- Problem-solving and decision-making
- Robust communication and leadership skills

Preferred candidate profile

📌 Solar Project Manager (Chennai)
🏢 RP Solar
📍 Chennai