Senior HV Substation Program Manager

GRIDWORKS; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

GRIDWORKS is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead high voltage substation projects from planning through energization and turnover. You will coordinate engineering, procurement, construction, and utility stakeholders to deliver safe, reliable facilities on schedule and within budget.

The role requires strong leadership, excellent communication, and a proven track record in HV substation delivery for utility-scale solar and storage. Travel to sites is expected as needed.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience delivering high voltage substations.
• Experience coordinating utility interconnections, outage requirements, testing, commissioning, and energization.
• Ability to interpret substation drawings and specifications including one-line diagrams, equipment layouts, grounding plans, and protection/control drawings.
• Strong verbal and written communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• Valid driver’s license and clean driving record.

Responsibilities

• Lead project teams in delivering high voltage substations, switchyards, and interconnection facilities for solar PV and storage projects.
• Direct project planning, scope development, estimating, execution plans, and construction sequencing across engineering, procurement, subcontractors, and field teams.
• Serve as primary contact for clients, utilities, engineers, suppliers, and subcontractors; lead progress meetings and communicate decisions, risks, and actions.
• Develop and maintain integrated schedules covering design releases, long-lead equipment, civil work, foundations, installation, testing, outages, and energization milestones.
• Manage contracts, change orders, and commercial risks; review subcontract pricing and ensure timely documentation of changes.
• Coordinate procurement and delivery of transformers, breakers, switches, instrument transformers, control enclosures, and other major equipment; review invoices and subcontract payments.
• Own HV project budgets, cost forecasts, cash flow, and financial reporting; manage labor, materials, equipment, productivity, and recovery plans.
• Oversee quality inspections and documentation for civil/structural work, grounding, buswork, control wiring, and electrical testing; resolve deficiencies.
• Partner with safety and field leadership to implement safety requirements including OSHA and client requirements near energized facilities.
• Coordinate protection/controls, SCADA, and utility interfaces; manage testing, commissioning readiness, outage coordination, and energization approvals.
• Identify and mitigate design, procurement, construction, and schedule risks; manage punch lists, as-builts, test reports, training, turnover, and warranty obligations.
• Lead and mentor project managers/engineers and drive continuous improvement through lessons learned.

Skills

HV substation construction

Project management

Budget management

Schedule management

Interconnection coordination

Communication skills

Team leadership

Safety and compliance

Job description

GRIDWORKS is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead high voltage substation projects from planning through energization and turnover. You will coordinate engineering, procurement, construction, and utility stakeholders to deliver safe, reliable facilities on schedule and within budget.

The role requires strong leadership, excellent communication, and a proven track record in HV substation delivery for utility-scale solar and storage. Travel to sites is expected as needed.