Sr. EPC Substation Project Manager

1872 Consulting; Georgia; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

1872 Consulting seeks an experienced Substation Project Manager to lead large EPC substation projects from engineering through energization. You’ll oversee engineering, procurement, construction, scheduling, budgeting, and client coordination with multidisciplinary teams to deliver reliable power infrastructure for the evolving grid.

Projects span greenfield and brownfield substations, relay upgrades, and modernization initiatives across 12kV–500kV, requiring strong leadership, rigorous QA/QC,

Qualifications

• Experience managing EPC substation projects in utility, consulting, or infrastructure environments.
• Strong knowledge of project financials, forecasting, scheduling, and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full EPC lifecycle for utility substation projects, including engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project closeout.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across design, protection & controls, civil/structural engineering, procurement, and construction.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, staffing plans, cost forecasts, and client reporting.
• Oversee contractor performance, material procurement, outage coordination, and field execution activities.
• Serve as primary point of contact for utility clients, vendors, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Lead project meetings, change management, issue resolution, and project status communications.
• Ensure project deliverables meet client expectations, industry standards, and QA/QC requirements.
• Support proposal development, project planning, and resource forecasting for upcoming utility infrastructure work.
• Travel to client sites, substations, and vendor facilities as needed to support project execution.

Skills

EPC substation projects

Project management

Budgeting & forecasting

Scheduling

Risk management

Communication

Client relationship management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Construction Management degree

Relevant utility industry experience (4+ years in lieu of degree)

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

As a Substation Project Manager, you’ll lead complex EPC substation projects from early engineering through construction and energization. You’ll oversee project execution across engineering, procurement, construction, scheduling, budgeting, and client coordination while partnering with multidisciplinary teams to deliver reliable power infrastructure solutions that support the evolving energy grid.

Projects may include greenfield and brownfield substations, relay upgrades, physical expansions, and utility modernization initiatives. (Projects ranging from 12kV–500kV)

What You’ll Do

• Manage the full EPC lifecycle for utility substation projects, including engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project closeout
• Lead project execution across safety, scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk management
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across physical substation design, protection & controls (P&C), civil/structural engineering, procurement, and construction
• Develop and maintain project schedules, staffing plans, cost forecasts, and client reporting
• Oversee contractor performance, material procurement, outage coordination, and field execution activities
• Serve as the primary point of contact for utility clients, vendors, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders
• Lead project meetings, change management efforts, issue resolution, and project status communications
• Ensure project deliverables meet client expectations, industry standards, and our company’s QA/QC requirements
• Support proposal development, project planning, and resource forecasting for upcoming utility infrastructure work
• Travel to client sites, substations, and vendor facilities as needed to support project execution

What You Bring

• Experience managing EPC substation projects within utility, consulting, or infrastructure environments
• Level III: 10-15 years
• Sr: 15+ years
• Knowledge of utility substation engineering principles, construction sequencing, commissioning, and outage coordination
• Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering and construction teams across complex infrastructure projects
• Strong understanding of project financials, forecasting, scheduling, and risk management
• Experience using Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or similar scheduling tools preferred
• Strong communication and client relationship management skills

Nice to have/Desired

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field (in lieu of degree, 4 additional years of relevant utility industry experience)