HV Substation Project Manager

• Location Remote - United States
• Base Pay $ - $ / Year
• Employee Type FT Exempt

In 2016, we launched Conductor Power to compete harder, move faster, and step boldly into renewable energy. Today, under second-generation leadership, every member of our team has been intentionally chosen for their skill, dedication, and shared vision. Together, we combine proven high-voltage expertise with forward-focused Solar EPC and electrical services - setting the pace for the next era of utility innovation.

And we’re just getting started.

Now, we’re building what’s next.
And we’re looking for you.

At Conductor Power, you won’t just take a job - you’ll help power communities, strengthen infrastructure, and advance America’s renewable energy future.

From substations to solar EPC projects, our work is critical, complex, and built to last.

The High Voltage Substation Project Manager is responsible for managing substation and associated high voltage scopes supporting utility-scale solar and battery energy storage projects. This position oversees planning, engineering coordination, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, and closeout while maintaining accountability for safety, quality, schedule, budget, and client satisfaction. The Project Manager coordinates internal teams, subcontractors, suppliers, clients, and interconnecting utilities to deliver reliable facilities that meet contractual and utility requirements.

Provides leadership and oversight to assigned project personnel, which may include Assistant Project Managers, Project Engineers, Field Engineers, and project support staff. Coordinates with Substation Superintendents, field leadership, and subcontractors to establish priorities, manage resources, and maintain accountability for execution. Direct reporting relationships may vary based on project size and organizational structure.

• Lead substation and associated high voltage scopes from project handoff through commissioning, turnover, and final closeout.
• Develop and maintain execution plans, budgets, schedules, staffing plans, and procurement strategies aligned with contractual milestones.
• Manage sitework, foundations, grounding, steel structures, electrical equipment, buswork, control buildings, cabling, and protection and control scopes.
• Coordinate interfaces between the substation, medium voltage collection system, generation tie line, and utility point of interconnection.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to review drawings, specifications, submittals, and constructability concerns; manage RFIs and design changes through resolution.
• Coordinate procurement, delivery, receiving, and installation of long‑lead equipment, including transformers, breakers, switches, and control equipment.
• Work with field leadership to monitor progress, productivity, staffing, equipment needs, and subcontractor performance.
• Manage cost tracking, forecasting, cost‑to‑complete analysis, billing coordination, and Project Performance Reports (PPRs).
• Identify and document scope changes; prepare and negotiate change orders with supporting cost and schedule impacts.
• Administer subcontract and vendor commitments with Procurement and Contracts to meet scope, schedule, and commercial requirements.
• Serve as a primary project contact for clients, utilities, engineers, subcontractors, and suppliers; lead meetings and communicate performance, risks, and corrective actions.
• Partner with EHS and field leadership to implement safety requirements and coordinate work around existing or energized facilities.
• Ensure quality inspections, hold points, installation records, and testing documentation meet…