Senior Power Project Lead – Substations & Upgrades

Socket.dev; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Flexible work options

401K/Profit Sharing (6% company match)

Company paid life, AD&D, and short/and

Paid time off (PTO)

Paid holidays (twelve per year)

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Lake Superior Consulting is seeking a Sr Project Manager to lead power-generation, substation, and power-distribution projects. You will coordinate multi-disciplined teams to deliver safe, high‑quality outcomes on time and within budget.

The role involves developing execution plans, managing scope, schedule, cost, and risk, mentoring project engineers, and supporting business development through client relationships and proposals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related technical discipline; Electrical Engineering degree preferred.
• PMP certification preferred, or ability to obtain certification.
• Minimum of 15 years of professional experience in project management, engineering management, construction management, or related leadership roles.
• Demonstrated experience managing engineering or EPC-support projects in power generation, substations, transmission, distribution, utility interconnections, industrial power systems, or related electrical infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Work with LSC’s Client Experience, Client Strategy, Engineering & Operations teams to assess power generation, substation, and power distribution opportunities, develop proposals, define execution strategies, and assemble project teams to successfully execute work.
• Manage multiple complex power-sector projects using established project management practices to deliver high-quality engineering services on time and within budget while proactively managing scope, schedule, cost, quality, safety, and risk throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead projects involving generation facility upgrades, utility interconnection support, substation expansions or modifications, medium- and low-voltage power distribution systems, electrical equipment replacements, protection and controls, SCADA coordination, and related multi-discipline engineering scope.
• Support business development through client relationship management, industry networking, proposal development, technical scoping, go/no-go input, and identification of future power and utility infrastructure opportunities.
• Interpret client needs, utility requirements, project drivers, site constraints, and technical scope requirements to develop clear scopes of work, assumptions, exclusions, deliverables, schedules, and execution plans.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary project teams across LSC office locations, including electrical, civil, structural, mechanical, controls, environmental, estimating, procurement, and project controls resources.
• Serve as the primary client-facing project leader for assigned projects, facilitating communication among clients, utilities, contractors, vendors, permitting stakeholders, and internal project teams.
• Manage project financial performance, including budgets, forecasts, change management, earned value metrics, invoicing support, and timely identification of cost or schedule impacts.
• Drive project planning, project controls, risk registers, issue resolution, lessons learned, and recurring status reporting to clients and LSC management.
• Provide formal training, coaching, and mentorship to Project Engineers, Associate Project Managers, and Project Managers supporting power and utility infrastructure projects.
• Assist with the development, improvement, and consistent use of project management processes, templates, and tools for power-sector project execution.
• Support and participate in internal initiatives that improve project delivery, quality, safety, client service, and operational performance.

Skills

Project management

Client relationship management

Risk management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

PMP certification

Tools

MS Office

Scheduling software

Job description

Lake Superior Consulting is seeking a Sr Project Manager to lead power-generation, substation, and power-distribution projects. You will coordinate multi-disciplined teams to deliver safe, high‑quality outcomes on time and within budget.

The role involves developing execution plans, managing scope, schedule, cost, and risk, mentoring project engineers, and supporting business development through client relationships and proposals.