Assistant Engineering Project Manager – Power Substations

Dashiell; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Dashiell is seeking an Assistant Engineering Project Manager to support the Engineering Department under the guidance of the Project Manager. The role is based in our Madison, WI office at 2908 Marketplace Drive, Fitchburg, WI 53719, reporting to Dashiell’s Supervising Project Manager.

The position focuses on creating engineering cost schedules, coordinating procurement and subcontractors for high voltage substation and transmission line projects, and ensuring resources and cost accounting

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business or related field; degree may be substituted with applicable experience.
• Experience with Oracle Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project; 1 year strongly preferred.
• Prior project controls experience; Power Industry experience preferred.
• Demonstrate attention to detail to accurately complete order entries, research for proposals, and complete reports as needed.
• Ability to use critical thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Proven communication skills, both oral and written, to convey ideas to diverse groups.
• Ability to prioritize and work in a fast-paced environment to meet deadlines.
• Proficient with MS Office including Excel, Word, and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update project data across Smartsheet, trackers, logs, and reporting tools, including deliverables, requisitions, forecasts, change orders, and action items.
• Prepare draft weekly and monthly reports, dashboards, and summaries; ensure data accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.
• Coordinate and follow up on routine status updates from engineering leads and stakeholders, aligned with the reporting cadence.
• Escalate missing inputs, conflicting information, and potential schedule impacts to the EPM.
• Support EPM-led meetings through scheduling, agenda preparation, meeting minutes, and follow-up coordination.
• Maintain and track action items to closure, ensuring clear ownership, due dates, and escalation of overdue items.
• Provide administrative, reporting, and coordination support under EPM direction; refer all scope, schedule, cost, and technical decisions appropriately.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure project documentation is current, organized, and audit-ready.
• Perform special projects and complete other duties as assigned or requested.

Skills

Primavera P6

MS Project

Project controls

Power industry experience

Attention to detail

Critical thinking

Communication skills

Time management

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field

Job description

Dashiell is seeking an Assistant Engineering Project Manager to support the Engineering Department under the guidance of the Project Manager. The role is based in our Madison, WI office at 2908 Marketplace Drive, Fitchburg, WI 53719, reporting to Dashiell’s Supervising Project Manager.

The position focuses on creating engineering cost schedules, coordinating procurement and subcontractors for high voltage substation and transmission line projects, and ensuring resources and cost accounting