Senior Project Engineering Manager - Substation
Senior Substation Project Engineering Manager
Location: Flexible/Hybrid
Industry: Power Delivery, Transmission & Distribution, Renewable Energy, Critical Infrastructure
About the Opportunity
Our client is a nationally recognized engineering, consulting, and EPC organization consistently ranked among the top firms in the power and energy industry. They are experiencing significant growth across grid modernization, renewable energy integration, battery energy storage systems (BESS), HVDC/FACTS, advanced manufacturing, and hyperscale data center infrastructure projects.
As a Senior Substation Project Engineering Manager, you will provide technical and operational leadership for complex utility and infrastructure programs, overseeing multidisciplinary engineering teams and serving as a key liaison to major utility, developer, industrial, and institutional clients.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the execution of complex substation and power infrastructure projects from proposal through design, construction support, and project closeout.
- Manage multidisciplinary teams consisting of substation physical design, protection & control, civil/structural, electrical studies, and related engineering disciplines.
- Oversee project delivery, including technical quality, scope management, budgets, schedules, resource planning, and risk mitigation.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, fostering long-term relationships and ensuring successful project outcomes.
- Provide strategic leadership on projects involving renewable energy interconnections, BESS facilities, HVDC/FACTS systems, transmission infrastructure, data centers, and other critical energy assets.
- Mentor and develop engineering staff while promoting technical excellence and professional growth across project teams.
- Support business development efforts through client engagement, proposal development, project pursuits, and market expansion initiatives.
- Collaborate with regional and executive leadership to drive operational performance and project execution strategies.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards, utility requirements, and company quality processes.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.
- 10+ years of experience in substation engineering, power delivery, or related utility infrastructure projects.
- Demonstrated experience leading large-scale engineering projects and multidisciplinary teams.
- Strong understanding of substation design, transmission and distribution systems, utility project execution, and client management.
- Experience supporting projects involving renewable integration, BESS, HVDC, FACTS, data centers, or other large-scale infrastructure environments is highly desirable.
- Proven ability to manage project financials, schedules, staffing plans, and client relationships.
- Strong communication, leadership, and business development skills.
What Makes This Opportunity Unique
- Leadership role with one of the nation's most respected engineering and EPC organizations.
- Direct involvement in some of the fastest-growing sectors of the energy and infrastructure market, including grid modernization, renewable energy, energy storage, data centers, and advanced manufacturing.
- Opportunity to lead high-profile utility and critical infrastructure projects with significant visibility and impact.
- Clear path for continued leadership growth within a rapidly expanding organization.
- Competitive compensation, bonus potential, comprehensive benefits, and flexible work options.
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