Senior Transmission & Substation Project Lead

Burns & McDonnell; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, project management, business, or related field from an accredited curriculum; minimum 7 years of project or program management experience.
• Experience managing projects through multiple lifecycle phases and with multiple concurrent projects and stakeholders.
• Candidate preferred experience in electric utility, transmission and distribution, or similar capital project environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall management of projects from development through construction and closeout, coordinating planning, permitting, procurement, construction, and closeout.
• Serve as primary contact for assigned projects, maintaining communication between client, project teams, contractors, consultants, and stakeholders.
• Drive schedules, manage scope, dependencies, and ensure milestones and in-service dates are met.
• Maintain detailed cost forecasts, accruals, and overall financial performance.
• Identify, track, communicate, and manage project risks, changes, and decisions.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary project teams and ensure deliverables and dates are understood.
• Facilitate meetings, stakeholder coordination, action-item tracking, and follow-up.
• Support procurement, contractor coordination, bid activities, change management, and construction readiness.
• Provide clear project reporting on schedule, cost, risk, procurement, and overall status.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Facilitation skills

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, project management, business, or related field

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