Senior Project Manager - Substation / Electrical Utility Construction in South Plainfield
Energy Jobline ZR · South Plainfield, US ·
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Contract
- Category
- Project management
- Experience
- 7+ years
Job Description
We are recruiting for an experienced Senior Project Manager to join a leading infrastructure construction organization. This position will oversee substation and utility infrastructure projects and is ideal for someone with a strong contractor-side background who understands both winning work and executing it successfully in the field.
This is a hands-on leadership position with significant responsibility for project financials, field execution, customer relationships, and overall project performance.
What This Role Involves
- Manage substation and utility construction projects from preconstruction through closeout.
- Take ownership of project budgets, forecasting, schedules, procurement, billing, change orders, and cost controls.
- Coordinate field teams, subcontractors, vendors, engineering teams, utilities, and customers.
- Participate in estimating, bidding, project pursuits, scope reviews, and contract negotiations.
- Identify and resolve field, schedule, cost, and contractual issues before they impact project performance.
- Drive accountability across project teams while maintaining strong customer relationships.
Ideal Background
- 7+ years of project management or construction management experience.
- Strong background with an electrical contractor, EPC contractor, utility contractor, or T&D/substation contractor.
- Direct experience with substation, high-voltage, transmission, distribution, or related electrical infrastructure construction.
- Demonstrated ownership of the full construction project management process, including cost, schedule, change management, and field execution.
- Experience competing for and winning construction work is highly .
- Strong understanding of electrical construction operations and field coordination.
Why Consider This Opportunity?
- Highly competitive compensation
- Performance-based incentive opportunity
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Strong long-term growth opportunity