Power-Systems Project Manager: STATCOM Substation (Hybrid)

Sargent & Lundy; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Life & Accident Insurance

Disability Coverage

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

401(k)

Paid time off

Flexible work arrangements

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

Sargent & Lundy seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead utility-scale power-system projects from initiation through closeout. The role involves coordinating engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning with multidisciplinary teams and the client, ensuring safety, schedule, budget, and quality compliance.

The position supports a hybrid work arrangement and requires direct E-STATCOM/STATCOM project experience, with travel of approximately 10–25%.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in Project Management of Utility, Construction, Engineering, or other relevant experience.
• At least 2 years of direct project experience with an E-STATCOM or STATCOM installation, upgrade, or program.
• Proven experience managing multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience in capital project management.
• Experience with serving as a firm/client liaison in a support or lead role.
• Ability to multitask and manage multiple competing priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in a collaborative team setting.
• A high school diploma or GED.
• Comfortable with approximately 10-25% domestic travel.

Responsibilities

• Lead initiation, integrated planning, execution, monitoring, change control, and closeout per PMO processes and client requirements.
• Establish and maintain the project execution plan, scope baseline, work breakdown, schedule, budget, staffing plan, communications plan, risk register, and decision/action logs.
• Coordinate engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, project controls, quality, safety, and client activities; clarify ownership, interfaces, deliverables, and decision paths.
• Lead project meetings, document decisions and action items, communicate status, and elevate material scope, schedule, cost, quality, safety, or resource issues promptly.
• Maintain effective client relationships and serve as a primary point of coordination for project matters.
• Coordinate project delivery across the relevant stages, including design/engineering, equipment, testing, site work, commissioning, and transition to operation.
• Coordinate interfaces among STATCOM supplier, utility/client teams, substation engineering, protection and control, civil/structural, electrical, telecom/SCADA, planning, operations, maintenance, construction, and commissioning teams.
• Track technical and execution interfaces, deliverables, reviews, approvals, and dependencies; escalate as needed to protect milestones.
• Coordinate vendor submittals, technical reviews, RFIs, equipment status, test plans, commissioning readiness, and punch-list resolution.
• Support outage and site-access planning with the client and project team; coordinate field activities and site walkdowns.
• Monitor supplier and contractor performance against scope, schedule, quality, and cost; identify changes and obtain approvals for out-of-scope work.

Skills

Project management

STATCOM experience

Multi-disciplinary teams

Capital project management

Client liaison

Communication skills

Travel 10-25%

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Sargent & Lundy seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead utility-scale power-system projects from initiation through closeout. The role involves coordinating engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning with multidisciplinary teams and the client, ensuring safety, schedule, budget, and quality compliance.

The position supports a hybrid work arrangement and requires direct E-STATCOM/STATCOM project experience, with travel of approximately 10–25%.