Senior Project Manager - Substation

M.J. Electric, LLC; Flint (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Paid Holidays and PTO

Medical, Dental, and Vision

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Savings Account

Accident Insurance

Hospital Indemnity Insurance

Critical Illness Insurance

Lifelock Identity Theft Protection

Employee Discounts

Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

Job summary

M. J. Electric, LLC is seeking a Senior Project Manager - Substation in the United States to oversee overhead substation construction, maintenance, modification and replacement.

You will coordinate with project managers and customers, drive safety, bid projects, and guide scope from development to completion. You will lead teams across a broad geography, ensuring quality, schedule adherence and cost control while interfacing with utilities and owners to meet design requirements and client

Qualifications

• 10+ years of substation construction experience.
• Extensive project management skills with a track record on complex projects.
• Knowledge of collective bargaining agreements.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Strong PC skills and software proficiency.
• Ability to oversee projects over a large geographic area.
• BS/BA in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or related is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Project Managers and customers to ensure crews and contacts are aligned with budgets, forecasts and schedules.
• Demonstrate safety leadership by supporting the MJE Safety Management System and promoting safe work behaviors.
• Coordinate the bidding of overhead transmission and distribution projects.
• Assist Project Managers with scope development and project approval through completion.
• Keep senior management informed on progress, opportunities and trends.
• Assess progress against goals, timelines and objectives and help correct deficiencies.
• Consult with Utilities, Clients and Owners on design requirements, bid requirements and provide construction solutions.
• Ensure design requirements are understood and monitor construction quality to meet tolerances.
• Develop and standardize systems for accounting, cost reporting, and budgeting by PMs.
• Interface with key customers to ensure clear communication of construction activities.
• Address environmental, regulatory and public relations concerns regionally.
• Delegate activities with accountability and clarity.
• Assist in hiring, orientation and career development of Project Managers.
• Develop and track key performance metrics.
• Stay current on construction management trends and inform PMs of changes.
• Monitor equipment purchases, usage, inspection, maintenance and servicing region-wide.

Skills

Substation construction

Project management

Communication

Leadership

PC skills

Education

BS/BA in Engineering or related

Job description

About Us

For over 60 years, M. J. Electric, LLC, a Quanta Services company, has built-long standing working relationships and an industry-wide reputation as the single source solution to our customer's electrical utility construction and maintenance needs.

MJE values integrity, is inspired by our work, and is invested in delivering quality projects for our customers. Our culture is a product of our core values and operating principles which unite our personnel. Their professional competence and intelligent innovation result in outstanding customer satisfaction. We stand by everything we do.

We are committed to investing in our employees and their growth through training, tools, equipment, industry-leading safety measures, advancement opportunities and more. At M. J. Electric, you aren't just applying for job, you are building a career.

About this Role - Senior Project Manager - Substation

We are looking for a talented Senior Project Manager that has a passion for quality construction. This position is responsible for providing oversight, coordination, management support and technical expertise for all aspects of overhead substation construction, maintenance, modification and replacement.

What You'll Do

• Work closely with Project Managers and customers to ensure crews and contractors are coordinated to work efficiently and meet contracting requirements, budgets, forecasts and schedules. Ensures that barriers to construction progress are removed in a timely manner
• Demonstrate safety leadership by supporting the implementation and management of the MJE Safety Management System. Promote proactive and preventive safety activities by observing, analyzing, encouraging safe work behaviors and correcting unsafe conditions. Integrate safety into project plans, establish safety goals, reinforce safety policies and procedures, support safety training, and monitor safety metrics. Support and coach supervisors and employees, provide feedback to encourage learning and create awareness, set priorities and focus on continuous improvement
• Coordinate the bidding of overhead transmission and distribution projects
• Assist Project Managers with project scope development and project authorization through completion
• Ensure that MJE Senior Management is kept current on the progress of construction projects, business opportunities and industry trends
• Systematically and regularly appraise and evaluate project progress against established goals, timelines and objectives. Provide assistance to Project Managers to correct deficiencies in these areas
• Consult with Utilities, Clients and Owners regarding design requirements, job specifications, bid requirements and offer technical expertise regarding construction solutions
• Understand critical design requirements of on-going projects and continuously monitor construction quality to ensure compliance within established tolerances
• Promote and develop common systems and processes to provide proper accounting, reporting of project costs, customer billing, scheduling, material procurement, record keeping, documentation and budgeting by Project Managers
• Interface with key customers to ensure that construction activities in affected areas are communicated and understood
• Act to ensure key project input including environmental, regulatory and governmental relations, public relations and landowner concerns are appropriately addressed on construction projects throughout the region
• Delegate activities, responsibilities, and authorities, ensuring appropriate levels and assignments of accountability are defined and understood
• Assist in the hiring, orientation and career development of Project Managers
• Assist with the development and tracking of key performance metrics
• Stay current on construction management trends and ensure Project Management personnel are informed of significant changes
• Monitor equipment type, purchases, usage, inspection, maintenance, and servicing throughout the region

What You'll Bring

• Extensive (10+) years of Substation construction experience.
• Extensive project management skills with a track record of achievement of complex projects.
• Knowledge, interpretation and administration of collective bargaining agreements.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and negotiations skills.
• Strong PC skills and software proficiency.
• Strong managerial/leadership skills.
• Ability to provide oversight to numerous projects throughout a large geographic area
• Customer service skills
• Supervisory Experience
• Ability to oversee large complex projects, portfolio of small projects or be a single point of contact for a large customer
• BS/BA in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or related is preferred

What You'll Get

• 401(k) with company match (Traditional & Roth)
• Paid Holidays and PTO
• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Account
• Accident Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Lifelock Identity Theft Protection
• Employee Discounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

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