Project Manager for Grid Technology Service

Phiture; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Project Manager to oversee high-voltage electrical projects. You will lead teams, manage budgets, and ensure successful project delivery from conception to completion. This role requires strong leadership skills and a background in electrical engineering. Join us to help shape the energy future.

Benefits

Competitive salary and meal allowance

Health insurance coverage

Remote work permitted

Additional days off

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience handling complex High Voltage Substation Projects.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies and tools.
• Fluency in English and Portuguese.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams and manage project budgets efficiently.
• Monitor project progress and ensure adherence to timelines and standards.
• Coordinate after-sales service and manage EHS compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Team Management

Education

Academic background in electrical engineering, electronics, energy or related field

Job description

A Snapshot of Your Day

The Project Manager will be responsible for leading our projects and execution teams in successfully delivering projects from conception to completion, reporting to the business unit management.

This role involves planning, completing, and coordinating various projects, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality standards. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership abilities, effective teamwork, and a proven track record of managing successful projects.

The position involves tasks related to high-voltage electrical transmission and distribution systems, including work with electrical substations, switchgear, GIS substations, power transformers, HVDC systems, FACTS, control cabinets, battery panels, and similar areas. Key services provided include the installation and commissioning of new high-voltage equipment, predictive, preventive, and corrective maintenance, retrofits, refurbishments, upgrades, emergency services, asset management, monitoring, and the integration of new technologies relevant to electrical asset management.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Coordinate and lead cross-functional teams to meet project objectives, ensuring clear task assignments and expectations.
• Manage project budgets and resources efficiently, tracking expenses and optimizing allocations.
• Monitor project progress and performance, proactively addressing risks and issues while keeping customers informed.
• Develop detailed project plans covering scope, goals, timelines, and financials.
• Ensure alignment with EHS (Environment, Health & Safety) strategies and involve the EHS department to meet compliance requirements.
• Support after-sales service development, contribute to technical design, resolve commercial/technical issues, and coordinate subcontractor performance.
  
  
  

What You Bring

• Academic background in electrical engineering, electronics, energy, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 to 10 years of proven success handling complex projects from initiation to completion for High Voltage Substation Projects. Technical knowledge and demonstrable experience in bid management within the energy transmission business.
• Good level of spoken and written English. Fluency in Portuguese is required.
• Availability for international travel and short/medium-term stays on-site.
• Solid understanding of project management methodologies, tools, and techniques. Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills with a strategic mentality.
• Strong leadership and team management skills, including motivation and inspiration. Ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects concurrently in a fast-paced environment.
  
  
  

About The Team

Our Grid Technologies division enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy here

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards/Benefits

• Competitive salary and meal allowance
• Fair compensation for international work
• Health insurance coverage
• Remote work permitted within the country
• Additional 5 “Pontes” days off and Birthday off if it falls on a weekday, when not abroad (only applies for Portugal)
  
  
  

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