Substation Senior Project Manager

About the Role

As the Substation Senior Project Manager, you will lead EPC substation projects as the primary responsible lead and point of contact for our customers. You will work closely with engineering, finance, procurement, and construction teams to ensure projects align with the business strategy.

Responsibilities

• Drive projects to successful completion by managing schedules, budgets, customer expectations, and overall project performance.
• Lead all core project management functions, including forecasting, risk and change management, opportunity tracking, and recurring reporting to leadership.
• Own full profit-and-loss responsibility for assigned projects, ensuring financial targets are met or exceeded.
• Collaborate closely with preconstruction, estimating, and proposal teams to support new and existing business opportunities with accurate scope and cost input.
• Capture, document, and share project-specific lessons learned to strengthen continuous improvement efforts and reduce non-conformance costs across future projects.
• Serve as the primary customer interface for substation projects, coordinating cross-functional teams (including international partners) to manage deliverables, resolve issues, and advance project milestones while staying current on AIS/GIS technologies and market trends.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or associate degree in engineering or construction management with 8+ years of project management experience.
• Master’s degree and PMP/PMI certifications preferred.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Transmission or Distribution Substations, with foundational knowledge of substation equipment and electrical systems.
• Deep technical expertise in GIS/AIS systems, balance-of-plant (BOP) components, and switchgear products.
• Proven success delivering EPC projects, with strengths in process improvement, contract management, and document/quality management.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and team-building capabilities, with strong customer-facing skills.
• Willing to travel 30% domestically and internationally.
• Legally authorized for employment in the United States without need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization.

About the Team

Our Grid Technology division enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology.

About Siemens Energy

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. Our technologies drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation. Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Benefits

• Career growth and development opportunities; supportive work culture
• Company-paid health and wellness benefits
• Paid Time Off and paid holidays
• 401K savings plan with company match
• Family building benefits
• Parental leave