Electrical and Power Infrastructure Project Manager

Catapult Federal Services; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Catapult Federal Services is seeking an experienced Electrical & Power Infrastructure Project Manager to lead the design, interconnection, and energization of power packages for a high-density data center campus. You will coordinate with utilities, generation partners, engineering firms, OEMs, and contractors to drive grid readiness and project delivery.

The role requires 8+ years in electrical infrastructure delivery, expertise with MV/HV equipment, and strong project management across multiple

Qualifications

• 8+ years delivering substations, generation, or mission-critical electrical infrastructure.
• Experience coordinating utility interconnection and energization activities.
• Knowledge of MV/HV equipment, protection, controls, and procurement.
• Strong project management and multi-party coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and delivery of utility and behind-the-meter power packages from design through testing and energization.
• Coordinate with the serving utility, generation partners, engineering firms, OEMs, contractors, and grid stakeholders.
• Manage interconnection milestones, studies, protection requirements, equipment lead times, outages, and energization plans.
• Oversee technical and commercial interfaces for substations, transformers, MV/HV switchgear, generators, BESS, UPS, and power-management controls.
• Maintain power-package budgets, schedules, risks, procurement logs, and executive reporting.
• Coordinate relay settings, SCADA/controls, metering, commissioning, and operational handoff requirements.
• Identify long-lead and grid-readiness risks early and drive mitigation plans.
• Ensure compliance with applicable utility, ERCOT, NERC, NEC, NFPA, and local requirements as applicable.

Skills

Substations delivery

Utility interconnection

MV/HV equipment

PM & coordination

Education

Electrical engineering degree

PE license

PMP or PM credential

Job description

Skilled Trades

Denver, CO Direct Hire Sep 2, 2026

Electrical & Power Infrastructure Project Manager

Department

Data Center and Power Infrastructure

Location

East Texas / project dependent

Role Type

Full-time

About Our Client

Our client is a developer in the mission-critical and data center space, currently advancing a phased, power-first data center campus. The company manages the full scope of electrical and energy infrastructure required to energize the campus, including utility interconnection, substations, onsite generation, and battery energy storage systems (BESS), working directly with serving utilities, generation partners, and grid stakeholders.

Job Description

This role manages the electrical and energy infrastructure required to energize a high-density data center campus, including utility interconnection, substations, transmission/distribution, onsite generation, BESS, switchgear, and controls interfaces. The Electrical & Power Infrastructure Project Manager will lead planning and delivery of utility and behind-the-meter power packages from design through testing and energization, coordinating closely with the serving utility, generation partners, engineering firms, OEMs, and contractors. The ideal candidate is comfortable owning technical and commercial interfaces across complex power infrastructure and driving grid-readiness and energization timelines on a mission-critical program.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Lead planning and delivery of utility and behind-the-meter power packages from design through testing and energization
• Coordinate with the serving utility, generation partners, engineering firms, OEMs, contractors, and grid stakeholders
• Manage interconnection milestones, studies, protection requirements, equipment lead times, outages, and energization plans
• Oversee technical and commercial interfaces for substations, transformers, MV/HV switchgear, generators, BESS, UPS, and power-management controls
• Maintain power-package budgets, schedules, risks, procurement logs, and executive reporting
• Coordinate relay settings, SCADA/controls, metering, commissioning, and operational handoff requirements
• Identify long-lead and grid-readiness risks early and drive mitigation plans
• Ensure compliance with applicable utility, ERCOT, NERC, NEC, NFPA, and local requirements as applicable

Required Experience/Skills

• 8+ years delivering substations, generation, utility-scale energy, or mission-critical electrical infrastructure
• Experience coordinating utility interconnection and energization activities
• Knowledge of MV/HV equipment, protection and controls, commissioning, and long-lead procurement
• Strong project management and multi-party coordination skills

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with ERCOT and Texas utilities
• Data center, BESS, reciprocating-engine generation, or microgrid experience
• Electrical engineering degree and PE license
• PMP or utility project-management credential

Education

Electrical engineering degree preferred (PE license a plus).

Keywords

Electrical Project Manager | Power Infrastructure | Utility Interconnection | Substations | BESS | ERCOT | Mission Critical | Data Center | East Texas