Substation Preconstruction Lead

Michels Corporation; Otsego (MN); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Life Insurance

Long-Term Disability Insurance

Job summary

Michels Power, Inc. is seeking a Preconstruction Project Manager - Substations to lead the preconstruction phase of utility, transmission, distribution, renewable energy, battery energy storage, and EPC substation projects.

You will coordinate with multiple teams to ensure projects are properly evaluated, contracted, budgeted, scheduled, and prepared for execution. This role requires strong organizational, leadership, and communication skills to guide bid reviews, procurement planning, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of preconstruction, project management, estimating, engineering, procurement, or construction experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead preconstruction planning activities including scope definition, budgeting, scheduling, procurement planning, and risk assessment.
• Coordinate project handoffs between business development, estimating, engineering, procurement, contracts, project controls, operations, and field leadership teams.
• Facilitate opportunity reviews, bid reviews, estimate reviews, project kickoff meetings, and readiness assessments.
• Support contract review and execution activities while helping ensure consistency in commercial terms, assumptions, clarifications, and project requirements.
• Coordinate permitting, procurement, subcontract execution, and mobilization readiness activities to support successful project startup.

Skills

Preconstruction planning

Budgeting

Scheduling

Procurement coordination

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Project Management/Construction Management/Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Bluebeam

Oracle Unifier

Job description

Michels Power, Inc. is seeking a Preconstruction Project Manager - Substations to lead the preconstruction phase of utility, transmission, distribution, renewable energy, battery energy storage, and EPC substation projects.

You will coordinate with multiple teams to ensure projects are properly evaluated, contracted, budgeted, scheduled, and prepared for execution. This role requires strong organizational, leadership, and communication skills to guide bid reviews, procurement planning, and