Senior Transmission & Substation Project Lead

VSG Business Solutions LLC; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Exelon/PECO is seeking a Senior Construction Project Manager to lead planning, development, execution, and delivery of large-scale transmission and substation capital projects in the Philadelphia area. This role will ensure proper scoping, engineering, budgeting, scheduling, and execution while aligning with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and stakeholder expectations.

The ideal candidate combines project management and construction oversight with technical knowledge of electric

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• 5+ years PM experience in utility, infrastructure, or construction projects.
• 3+ years Transmission and Substation project experience.
• Experience managing capital projects ranging from $25M to $100M+.
• Knowledge of utility construction, engineering processes, project controls, and capital project governance.
• Experience developing project scope, schedules, budgets, risk assessments, and stakeholder management plans.
• Strong Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and project reporting skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and executive presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple capital projects from initiation through closeout.
• Lead project development activities including scope definition, estimating, risk identification, stakeholder alignment, and execution planning.
• Ensure projects are properly prepared before transition into construction and execution phases.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, forecasts, budgets, resource plans, and risk registers.
• Deliver regular project status updates and executive-level presentations.
• Support constructability reviews, site walkdowns, pre-bid activities, and construction readiness assessments.
• Partner with construction managers and field teams to monitor project progress and mitigate risks.
• Participate in field visits as projects advance toward execution and commissioning.
• Evaluate contractor performance and ensure adherence to safety, quality, schedule, and budget expectations.
• Provide oversight for EPC contracts and major construction vendors.
• Monitor contractor deliverables, milestones, change orders, liquidated damages exposure, and contractual obligations.
• Facilitate coordination among engineering firms, construction partners, and internal stakeholders.
• Drive accountability across all project participants to meet delivery commitments.
• Develop project business cases and funding requests.
• Manage project budgets ranging from multi-million dollar upgrades to large-scale infrastructure programs.
• Monitor cost forecasts and identify potential variances.
• Proactively manage project risks, scope changes, and schedule impacts to minimize rework and cost overruns.
• Collaborate with engineering, transmission planning, operations, construction, and executive leadership teams.
• Drive communication and alignment among internal and external project stakeholders.
• Present project progress, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Excel

PowerPoint

Communication

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Construction/PM

Tools

Primavera P6

Oracle Primavera (UPPM)

Microsoft Project

Job description

Exelon/PECO is seeking a Senior Construction Project Manager to lead planning, development, execution, and delivery of large-scale transmission and substation capital projects in the Philadelphia area. This role will ensure proper scoping, engineering, budgeting, scheduling, and execution while aligning with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and stakeholder expectations.

The ideal candidate combines project management and construction oversight with technical knowledge of electric