Senior High-Voltage Project Leader | Gas Power Delivery

AES Corporation; Texas; Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AES Corporation, a leading US-based energy company, is seeking a Senior Project Manager HV to lead high-voltage scopes from early design through energization. You’ll drive safe, reliable, and cost-effective gas projects while coordinating with EPCs, OEMs, utilities, and partners.

The role requires 10+ years in HV design/construction, strong project controls, and a collaborative mindset across engineering, procurement, and operations. Travel to project sites will be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, project management, or related field.
• Typically 10+ years of high-voltage design, construction, commissioning, or project-management experience.
• Strong knowledge of project execution, contracts, schedules, budgets, risk, quality, safety, and documentation.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and resolve complex issues.
• Professional licensure or certification in the discipline is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead or manage execution of plant substations, switchyards, transformers, and related systems.
• Develop and maintain the project execution plan, schedule, budget, and risk register.
• Define scopes of work, support RFPs, bid evaluations, and contract readiness.
• Act as Owner’s representative with EPCs, OEMs, utilities, and authorities.
• Coordinate across Development, Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Safety teams.
• Oversee design reviews, constructability and value engineering.
• Track long-lead equipment, logistics, and site readiness through turnover.

Skills

High voltage design

Project management

Scheduling

Budgeting

Stakeholder mgmt

Safety

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

Job description

AES Corporation, a leading US-based energy company, is seeking a Senior Project Manager HV to lead high-voltage scopes from early design through energization. You’ll drive safe, reliable, and cost-effective gas projects while coordinating with EPCs, OEMs, utilities, and partners.

The role requires 10+ years in HV design/construction, strong project controls, and a collaborative mindset across engineering, procurement, and operations. Travel to project sites will be required.