Substation Preconstruction PM — Flexible Location

Michels; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Short-Term Disability Insurance

Long-Term Disability Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Legal Plan

Identity Theft Protection and Planning

Job summary

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

You will coordinate between BD, estimators, engineering, procurement, contracts, controls, operations, and field leadership to ensure thorough evaluation, budgeting, scheduling, and readiness. This role requires strong organizational and leadership skills, experience coordinating

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in PM/Engineering and 3+ years in preconstruction or PM roles.
• Experience supporting utility substation, transmission, renewable energy, or EPC projects.
• Ability to lead preconstruction planning including scope, budget, schedule, and risk.
• Willingness to travel up to 25%.

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, and readiness assessments.
• Support contract review and execution activities while ensuring consistency in terms and requirements.
• Coordinate permitting, procurement, subcontract execution, and mobilization readiness to support startup.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in PM/CM/Engineering

PE or PMP certifications (preferred)

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Bluebeam

Procore

Oracle Unifier

InEight

BIM

Job description

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

You will coordinate between BD, estimators, engineering, procurement, contracts, controls, operations, and field leadership to ensure thorough evaluation, budgeting, scheduling, and readiness. This role requires strong organizational and leadership skills, experience coordinating