Hybrid Transmission Project Manager: Substations & Lines

Eightelevengroup; Florida; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

The ideal candidate has electrical engineering expertise, a track record in utility transmission projects, and the ability to translate complex challenges into actionable recommendations for executive leadership. This contract role offers potential extension or full-time hire and a competitive hourly rate.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering discipline.
• Experience managing electric utility transmission projects.
• Strong knowledge of transmission lines, substations, and utility infrastructure project execution.
• Ability to communicate complex technical and project information to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience identifying project risks, dependencies, constraints, and mitigation strategies.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and execution support for transmission line and substation projects related to data center load integration, generation interconnections, and grid expansion initiatives.
• Interpret transmission and substation standards, technical requirements, and engineering deliverables while supporting implementation across project teams.
• Coordinate activities across engineering, project management, construction, project controls, operations, and supply chain organizations to ensure successful project delivery.
• Track and manage project risks, technical issues, dependencies, milestones, and critical path activities to meet required in-service dates.
• Partner with engineering and supply chain teams to identify long-lead equipment requirements and improve material readiness for transmission projects.
• Validate material-required dates and proactively address procurement, availability, and schedule risks.
• Develop project analyses, dashboards, executive presentations, risk summaries, status reports, and process improvement recommendations.
• Evaluate project schedules, construction sequencing, operations impacts, and execution risks across multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Facilitate issue resolution between stakeholders and elevate critical concerns with recommended mitigation strategies.
• Provide clear communication and project updates to managers, senior leadership, and executive stakeholders.

Skills

Cross-functional coordination

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

Primavera P6

Maximo

EcoSys

Power BI

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

The ideal candidate has electrical engineering expertise, a track record in utility transmission projects, and the ability to translate complex challenges into actionable recommendations for executive leadership. This contract role offers potential extension or full-time hire and a competitive hourly rate.