Senior PM - Transmission & Substations (Grid Modernization)

Jacobs; Clark (NJ); Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) plan

Stock purchase

Paid time off

Holiday pay

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Senior Project Manager – Transmission and Substations to lead multidisciplinary teams from concept to closeout, delivering high‑voltage lines, substations, and related infrastructure. You will manage scope, schedule, budget, and quality while maintaining client alignment across regulatory and safety requirements.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years of utility or power industry PM experience, PMP/PE preferred, and a willingness to travel to project sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited program, or a bachelor’s degree in business, management, or a related field.
• 10+ years of project management experience involving one or more of the following transmission lines, substations, protection and controls, system planning, or reliability projects.
• Experience with project management processes and practices used within the electric utility or power industry.
• Demonstrated ability to manage project scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, and stakeholder expectations.
• Strong technical, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver effective presentations to clients, project teams, and other stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, including experience with proposal development, negotiation, and consensus building.
• Ability and willingness to travel to project sites and attend client meetings as required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and/or update project financial forecasts, schedules, status reports, and other required deliverables in accordance with client and Jacobs project management processes.
• Lead project meetings and ensure meeting minutes, decisions, action items, and responsibilities are documented and communicated to the project team.
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships by ensuring expectations are understood and met and by proactively addressing client concerns.
• Monitor project performance against approved scope, budget, schedule, and quality requirements; identify, assess, and mitigate risks and issues as they arise.
• Manage project communications and respond promptly to inquiries from clients, project stakeholders, management, and support teams.
• Promptly notify appropriate project stakeholders when a project is forecast to exceed approved budget or schedule or when significant risks or issues are identified.
• Perform and/or facilitate project administrative activities, including purchase orders, change orders, work-status verification, accruals/unvouchered liabilities, invoice reviews, and overall project status updates.
• Coordinate engineering design development, drawing and document submittals, and quality review processes.
• Lead the resolution of emergent field issues in accordance with applicable codes, environmental requirements, safety standards, and project requirements.
• Track and manage compliance with applicable regulatory and non-regulatory project requirements.
• Support the resolution of siting, permitting, municipal, environmental, and other regulatory matters.
• Facilitate contractor and vendor sourcing activities, including development and issuance of RFPs, bid evaluations, and award recommendations.
• Identify, develop, and pursue business opportunities with existing and prospective clients.
• Support Jacobs operational and business development teams in preparing proposals, presentations, and other materials for new business #epjobs #naepjobs

Skills

Project management

Communication

Leadership

Problem-solving

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Business-related degree

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

MS Office

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a Senior Project Manager – Transmission and Substations to lead multidisciplinary teams from concept to closeout, delivering high‑voltage lines, substations, and related infrastructure. You will manage scope, schedule, budget, and quality while maintaining client alignment across regulatory and safety requirements.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years of utility or power industry PM experience, PMP/PE preferred, and a willingness to travel to project sites.