Remote Substation EPC Project Lead - GA

Ampirical Solutions LLC; Covington (LA); Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Ampirical Solutions LLC is hiring an EPC Substation Project Manager to lead complex projects from engineering through energization. This role is fully remote but based in Georgia with regular travel to the Greater Atlanta area.

You’ll coordinate engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning while managing safety, schedule, budget, and client communications. Ideal candidates bring extensive EPC substation experience across utilities or infrastructure, mastery of scheduling tools, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field (in lieu of degree, 4 additional years of relevant utility industry experience)
• Experience managing EPC substation projects within utility, consulting, or infrastructure environments (Level III: 10-15 years, Sr: 15+ years)
• Knowledge of utility substation engineering principles, construction sequencing, commissioning, and outage coordination
• Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering and construction teams across complex infrastructure projects
• Strong understanding of project financials, forecasting, scheduling, and risk management
• Experience using Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or similar scheduling tools preferred
• Strong communication and client relationship management skills

Responsibilities

• Manage the full EPC lifecycle for utility substation projects, including engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project closeout
• Lead project execution across safety, scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk management
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across physical substation design, protection & controls (P&C), civil/structural engineering, procurement, and construction
• Develop and maintain project schedules, staffing plans, cost forecasts, and client reporting
• Oversee contractor performance, material procurement, outage coordination, and field execution activities
• Serve as the primary point of contact for utility clients, vendors, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders
• Lead project meetings, change management efforts, issue resolution, and project status communications
• Ensure project deliverables meet client expectations, industry standards, and Ampirical QA/QC requirements
• Support proposal development, project planning, and resource forecasting for upcoming utility infrastructure work
• Travel to client sites, substations, and vendor facilities as needed to support project execution

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Scheduling

Budgeting

Risk management

Communications

P6/MS Project

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/ Construction Management or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

Ampirical Solutions LLC is hiring an EPC Substation Project Manager to lead complex projects from engineering through energization. This role is fully remote but based in Georgia with regular travel to the Greater Atlanta area.

You’ll coordinate engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning while managing safety, schedule, budget, and client communications. Ideal candidates bring extensive EPC substation experience across utilities or infrastructure, mastery of scheduling tools, and