Preconstruction Manager - Substation Estimating - Michels Power, Inc.

Michels Corporation; Green Bay (WI); Hybride; USD 140 000 - 190 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Short-Term Disability Insurance

Long-Term Disability Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Legal Plan

Identity Theft Protection and Planning

Résumé du poste

Michels Power, Inc. invites a Preconstruction Manager - Substation Estimating to lead technical preconstruction efforts, mentor estimating staff, and guide pursuit strategies across transmission, distribution, renewables, and battery storage projects.

The role emphasizes build-ready estimates, constructability reviews, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to position projects for successful execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or related discipline with 10+ years of experience.
• Strong technical expertise in utility substation construction and EPC delivery.
• Experience leading preconstruction efforts, estimate development, and strategy.
• Ability to interpret drawings, specs, one-line diagrams, and construction work packages.
• Willingness to travel up to 25%.

Responsabilités

• Lead substation preconstruction activities and provide technical oversight.
• Serve as SME for substation estimating, constructability reviews, and execution planning.
• Support estimating teams with plan development, technical reviews, and proposal activities.
• Review project specs, drawings, and requirements to ensure estimate completeness.
• Identify risks, constructability challenges, and opportunities to improve competitiveness.
• Develop and deliver training to strengthen estimating capabilities across the organization.
• Travel up to 25% to support reviews and meetings.

Connaissances

Substation construction

Estimating

Leadership

Mentoring

Preconstruction

Technical oversight

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Construction Management/Business

Outils

Bluebeam

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

HeavyBid

InEight

Description du poste

Preconstruction Manager - Substation Estimating
Location:Flexible
Employment Type:Full-Time
Travel:Up to 25% Travel Required
Lead the Technical Excellence Behind Winning Substation Projects

Position Overview As aPreconstruction Manager - Substation Estimating, you will lead substation preconstruction activities while serving as the primary technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) supporting the estimating team. You will play a critical role in project pursuits by overseeing estimate development, validating technical assumptions, evaluating execution strategies, identifying project risks, and helping position projects for successful execution. While this role will support the development of select conceptual, budgetary, and strategic estimates, its primary focus is providing technical leadership, mentorship, and preconstruction guidance to estimating professionals working across utility, transmission, distribution, renewable energy, battery energy storage, and EPC substation opportunities. You will collaborate closely with estimating, operations, engineering, procurement, project management, project controls, and business development teams to develop competitive proposals and executable project strategies. Success requires extensive substation construction expertise, leadership capabilities, commercial awareness, and the ability to guide teams through complex preconstruction challenges. This role is critical to strengthening the technical capabilities of Michels Power's estimating organization, improving estimate quality, supporting strategic pursuits, and helping establish consistent preconstruction best practices across the company's growing substation portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead substation preconstruction activities and provide technical oversight throughout the project pursuit lifecycle.
• Serve as the primary technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) for substation estimating, constructability reviews, and execution planning.
• Support estimating teams through estimate planning, technical reviews, strategy development, and proposal preparation activities.
• Review project specifications, engineering drawings, customer standards, and construction requirements to ensure estimate completeness and accuracy.
• Evaluate labor productivity assumptions, construction methodologies, equipment requirements, resource planning, and project execution strategies.
• Promote estimating consistency, quality, and continuous improvement across substation preconstruction processes and standards.

What You’ll Do

• Provide technical leadership and preconstruction expertise for estimates involving greenfield substations, brownfield expansions, transmission interconnections, renewable energy projects, battery energy storage facilities, and EPC substation programs.
• Prepare and support conceptual, budgetary, and strategic estimates for complex and high-profile project opportunities.
• Partner closely with estimating, engineering, procurement, operations, project management, project controls, and business development teams throughout project pursuits.
• Lead technical reviews of drawings, specifications, material requirements, labor assumptions, construction methodologies, and execution plans.
• Identify key project risks, constructability challenges, market considerations, and opportunities to improve competitiveness and execution success.
• Develop and deliver training, mentoring, and coaching programs that strengthen estimating and preconstruction capabilities throughout the organization.
• Engineering News-Record ranks us as theNo. 1 Electrical Transmission & Distribution Contractor.
• Our steady, strategic growth revolves around a commitment to quality.
• We are family owned and operated.
• We invest an average of$5,000 per employee per yearin training and career development.
• We perform challenging, meaningful work that helps build and strengthen the nation's electric grid.
• We believe everyone is responsible for promoting safety, regardless of job title.
• We are part of the Michels Family of Companies, one of North America's largest and most diversified energy and infrastructure contractors.
• Our teams help deliver the transmission, distribution, substation, renewable energy, and battery energy storage infrastructure that powers communities across the country.
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Legal Plan
• Identity Theft Protection and Monitoring Plan

Why You?

• You like to surround yourself with dedicated, value-driven people.
• You relish new challenges and evolving technology.
• You cringe when you hear: “Because that's the way we've always done it.”
• You enjoy sharing knowledge, mentoring others, and helping teams grow their technical capabilities.
• You want to influence project success before construction even begins.
• You are motivated by ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.

What It Takes

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or a related discipline and 10+ years of substation construction, engineering, project management, estimating, or EPC experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong technical expertise in utility substation construction, transmission and distribution infrastructure, EPC delivery, renewable interconnections, battery energy storage projects, and power delivery systems.
• Experience leading or supporting preconstruction efforts, estimate development, constructability reviews, and project pursuit strategies.
• Experience reviewing and validating estimates for substation, transmission, distribution, renewable energy, battery energy storage, or utility infrastructure projects.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, one-line diagrams, protection and control documents, electrical equipment layouts, and construction work packages.
• Strong understanding of substation construction sequencing, labor productivity, equipment installation, procurement strategies, risk evaluation, and execution methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor, train, and develop estimating professionals and preconstruction teams.
• Experience collaborating with operations, engineering, procurement, project controls, project management, and business development teams.
• Experience with estimating software, Bluebeam, Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, HeavyBid, InEight, or similar preconstruction and project management platforms is preferred.
• Professional Engineer (PE), PMP, CCM, or industry-related certifications are preferred but not required.
• Strong analytical, leadership, organizational, presentation, facilitation, and communication skills.
• Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.
• Ability to travel up to 25% to support estimate reviews, customer meetings, project visits, proposal activities, and team development initiatives.

Join a company that powers progress. Be a part of Michels Power, Inc—where you don’t just build projects, you build a career.

AA/EOE/M/W/Vet/Disability