Project Manager

Requisite Talent Partners; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Profit sharing

Medical insurance

Job summary

Requisite Talent Partners is partnering with an established utility infrastructure contractor in Upstate New York to hire a Project Manager for its Industrial Electric group in Rochester. This hands-on role oversees a busy portfolio of substation and municipal projects, coordinating with foremen and crews.

Based in Rochester, this in-person position offers a base salary of $100,000–$120,000, plus annual profit sharing and a company vehicle.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of project management experience in electric utility, substation, or comparable industrial electric work.
• Real construction background: order of operations, rigging and mechanical work, structures, and reading prints.
• Strong knowledge of medium-voltage distribution and substation components.
• Familiarity with utility standards and processes (ITPs, commissioning, redlines, submittals, RFIs).
• Organized, composed under shifting schedules, and a clear, honest communicator.
• AAS degree in a relevant field; bachelor's degree welcome but not required.
• Experience with Bid2Win, Microsoft Project, or SharePoint is a plus (trainable).
• Comfort working in a merit-shop (nonunion) environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage many concurrent substation, distribution, and municipal electrical projects as prime contractor or subcontractor.
• Own preconstruction: material buyout and long-lead procurement, job setup, and site facilities.
• Lead the bidding process: pre-bid meetings and site walks, material takeoffs, vendor pricing, and estimates.
• Build and manage schedules around utility outages, civil work, and other contractors; replan quickly when outages shift.
• Coordinate daily with foremen and visit job sites regularly.
• Manage submittals, RFIs, redlines, and utility processes such as ITPs and commissioning support.
• Track scope changes and prepare change orders, billing documentation, and project reports.
• Create site-specific safety plans with the corporate safety team.

Skills

Project management

Substation/Industrial

MV distribution

ITPs / RFIs

Scheduling

Communication

Education

AAS degree

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Project

SharePoint

Bid2Win

Job description

Project Manager - Substation / Industrial Electric
Rochester, NY | On-site (office and field)

About the Opportunity

Requisite Talent Partners is partnering with a well-established, employee-focused utility infrastructure contractor in Upstate New York to hire a Project Manager for its Industrial Electric group. The group self-performs specialized electrical work for major electric and natural gas utilities across Western and Central New York: substations up to 115kV, medium-voltage underground and overhead distribution, gas station electrical, and public and municipal projects.

This is a hands-on project management role. You'll run a busy portfolio of concurrent projects, from small one-day utility jobs to multi-million-dollar substation builds, and coordinate directly with the foremen and crews who build them.

What You'll Do

• Manage many concurrent substation, distribution, and municipal electrical projects as prime contractor or subcontractor
• Own preconstruction: material buyout and long-lead procurement, job setup, and site facilities
• Lead the bidding process: pre-bid meetings and site walks, material takeoffs, vendor pricing, and estimates
• Build and manage schedules around utility outages, civil work, and other contractors; replan quickly when outages shift
• Coordinate daily with foremen and visit job sites regularly
• Manage submittals, RFIs, redlines, and utility processes such as ITPs and commissioning support
• Track scope changes and prepare change orders, billing documentation, and project reports
• Create site-specific safety plans with the corporate safety team

What You Bring

• 6-10 years of project management experience in electric utility, substation, or comparable industrial electric work
• A real construction background: order of operations, rigging and mechanical work, structures, and reading prints
• Strong knowledge of medium-voltage distribution and substation components
• Familiarity with utility standards and processes (ITPs, commissioning, redlines, submittals, RFIs) is a strong plus
• Organized, composed under shifting schedules, and a clear, honest communicator
• AAS degree in a relevant field; bachelor's degree welcome but not required. You don't need to be an electrician.
• Experience with Bid2Win, Microsoft Project, or SharePoint is a plus (trainable)
• Comfort working in a merit-shop (nonunion) environment
• Superintendents or senior foremen ready to step into project management are encouraged to apply

Location, Schedule & Travel

• Based in Rochester, NY; this is a fully in-person role (office and job sites, no remote days)
• Roughly 60% office and 40% on local job sites
• Schedule: 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM (Additional Hours will be Required based on project demand)
• Job sites are within a few hours of Rochester; overnight travel is rare
• Base salary: $100,000 - $120,000+, depending on experience
• Annual profit sharing based on company and individual performance
• Company vehicle
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage; employee-only medical at $0 premium on select plans after 6 months