Electrical Project Manager — Substations & Traction Power

Prevail Recruiting; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Prevail Recruiting supports a long-established Chicago-area construction contractor seeking an experienced Electrical Project Manager to lead complex electrical projects across the Greater Chicago area, from preconstruction through closeout.

The role requires hands-on management of substations, traction-power systems, and power distribution, along with budgets, schedules, procurement, and client relations; travel to project sites will be required.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of electrical construction project-management experience.
• Contractor-side experience with electrical substations and traction-power systems.
• Ability to manage budgets, schedules, procurement, and profitability from preconstruction through closeout.
• Experience coordinating field teams, subcontractors, and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Oversee projects from preconstruction through energization and closeout.
• Lead electrical scopes including substations and traction-power systems.
• Review drawings, specs, equipment schedules, and contracts.
• Develop budgets, forecasts, billing schedules, and profitability analyses.
• Maintain real-time cost vs budget tracking and recoveries.
• Coordinate procurement and long-lead equipment delivery.
• Manage RFIs, submittals, shop drawings, change orders, and turnover.
• Lead meetings and report on cost, schedule, safety, quality, risks.

Skills

Electrical project management

Substations experience

Traction-power systems

Budgeting & forecasting

Client relationships

Education

Bachelor's or higher in Electrical Engineering or Construction Management

Tools

Procore

Microsoft Project

HeavyBid

HCSS

Job description

Prevail Recruiting supports a long-established Chicago-area construction contractor seeking an experienced Electrical Project Manager to lead complex electrical projects across the Greater Chicago area, from preconstruction through closeout.

The role requires hands-on management of substations, traction-power systems, and power distribution, along with budgets, schedules, procurement, and client relations; travel to project sites will be required.