Substation Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Manage, direct, and coordinate all phases of substation projects from concept through closeout.
• Maintain responsibility for project profitability, schedule performance, and scope control.
• Prepare proposals, support client presentations, and participate in contract negotiations.
• Led project execution activities, including:
• Siting and planning
• Environmental and permitting coordination
• Engineering and estimating
• Right-of-way acquisition
• Procurement and material management
• Constructability reviews
• Construction management
• Project closeout
• Develop, monitor, and manage project schedules, budgets, and scopes.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for the client, ensuring alignment on scope, schedule, budget, staffing, and compliance requirements.
• Cookordinate subcontractors, internal technical teams, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders.
• Oversee project communications and reporting, ensuring transparency and timely issue resolution.
• Establish and implement project policies, procedures, controls, and execution plans.
• Ensure projects adhere to internal QA/QC standards and client expectations.
• Report regularly on project progress, financials, procurement status, safety, environmental concerns, risks, and design issues.
• Support internal functions, including staffing, risk management, legal coordination, and change management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited program.
• Minimum 7 years of utility substation project experience, including at least 3 years in a project management role.
• Experience managing substation projects ranging from 12 kV to 500 kV.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
• Strong understanding of utility, government, and public-sector contracts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
• Able to travel as required.
• Valid driver's license and ability to meet company motor vehicle safety requirements.