Transmission & Substation Construction Project Manager

Job title: Transmission & Substation Construction Project Manager

About the Role Responsible for the execution of transmission and substation construction/maintenance projects, providing technical support, oversight, scheduling, monitoring, coordination, and management updates. Ensures facilities and assets are installed and commissioned per design and company standards, with diagnostic testing or inspection. Collaborates with construction OCs, Engineers, Operations, and local construction/maintenance groups to optimize outages and deliver projects on schedule.

What You'll Do

• Oversee safety and performance of contractors and company personnel, ensuring crews work safely, efficiently, and effectively.
• Ensure facilities and assets are installed and commissioned per established design and company standards, validated by diagnostic testing or inspection.
• Collaborate with other construction OCs, Engineers, Operations, and local construction/maintenance groups to optimize scheduled work/outages.
• Work with management, planner schedulers, and engineers to prepare pre-job scope, develop work packages, determine material requirements, and develop cost and T&E estimates.
• Participate in design and constructability reviews.
• Document as-built drawings during construction and adhere to configuration management procedures.
• Follow up on project closures, ensure LWMS/SWMS are updated, and develop/maintain instruction manuals.
• Coordinate material orders and deliveries, equipment staging and site readiness, and switching.
• Assist with preparing site-specific hazard identification plans.
• Complete post-job audits and ensure site cleanup, including accounting for excess materials for return to stores or relocation to other projects.
• Complete environmental assessments and maintain compliance documentation.

What We're Looking For

• Education: Minimum High School Diploma or equivalent; Preferred Associate Degree or higher.
• Experience: At least 5 years of transmission, substation, or project experience; Preferred Relay and substation Utility experience.
• Knowledge/Skills: Technical knowledge of procedures, maintenance, and operations of transmission and distribution substations components; knowledge of transmission line, substation, or relay equipment, material, and construction practices; ability to communicate within transmission, substation, or protection disciplines; strong computer skills; strong communication and organizational skills; ability to take and understand directives; leadership and decision-making abilities; ability to manage multiple activities and changing priorities; ability to work under pressure; self-motivated and dependable team player; hazard recognition and mitigation; ability to maintain and care for company equipment and safeguard assets; customer service mindset; commitment to a diverse and inclusive work environment.
• Additional: Preferred ability to recognize opportunities for process improvement and to lead and participate in problem-solving teams.

Nice to Have

• Relay and substation utility experience
• Process improvement mindset and change leadership capabilities
• Experience leading and participating in problem-solving teams

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary not disclosed; Equal Employment Opportunity statement applies; relocation not offered.