Power Delivery Project Manager

Transmission Project Manager

The Transmission Project Manager plans, leads, and executes transmission line and substation capital projects from initial concept through final closeout. This role provides leadership across all phases of the project lifecycle, including planning, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project turnover. The Project Manager ensures that projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and in compliance with all applicable regulatory, environmental, and internal requirements, while supporting reliable utility operations and system growth.

Responsibilities include:

• Leading transmission line and substation capital projects through all phases of development and execution, from initiation to closeout.
• Managing project scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, and stakeholder expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinating engineering, procurement, construction, outage planning, operations, environmental, permitting, land acquisition, and commissioning activities to ensure cohesive project delivery.
• Directing internal project teams, engineering consultants, contractors, and vendors to achieve defined project objectives.
• Ensuring all projects comply with safety standards, regulatory requirements, environmental commitments, and company policies.
• Developing and driving project execution strategies that support successful commercial and operational outcomes.
• Developing and maintaining detailed project execution plans and schedules in partnership with Project Controls personnel.
• Monitoring project progress and performance against approved milestones and deliverables.
• Evaluating schedule impacts, identifying delays, and implementing recovery plans when necessary to maintain timelines.
• Tracking project expenditures, commitments, and forecasts to ensure adherence to approved budgets.
• Supporting cost variance analysis and providing accurate, timely financial reporting to leadership.
• Developing budget forecasts and recommending corrective actions to address potential cost overruns or financial risks.
• Identifying project risks and developing mitigation and contingency plans to minimize impact on scope, schedule, and budget.
• Managing project change requests, including scope modifications, and securing appropriate approvals.
• Monitoring emerging risks, escalating critical issues requiring leadership attention, and driving resolution.
• Leading project reviews, lessons learned sessions, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance future project performance.
• Maintaining thorough documentation of project decisions, risks, issues, and corrective actions.
• Serving as the primary point of contact for project stakeholders, including internal and external parties.
• Preparing and delivering project updates, presentations, and executive-level reports that clearly communicate status, risks, and decisions.
• Building and maintaining strong working relationships with engineering, construction, operations, finance, regulatory agencies, contractors, landowners, and customers.
• Facilitating communication among stakeholders to resolve conflicts, remove barriers, and align priorities across functions.
• Supporting permitting, regulatory, and community outreach activities as needed to advance project approvals and acceptance.
• Overseeing construction management activities, including coordination of construction documents, field execution, and contractor performance.
• Supporting outage management and planning to minimize system impacts during construction and commissioning.
• Engaging in project estimation, design coordination, and project engineering oversight to ensure technical and commercial alignment.
• Applying project controls, risk management, and change management practices to maintain control over project outcomes.
• Ensuring capital projects align with broader capital improvement programs and organizational objectives.
• Providing leadership to cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration, accountability, and a strong safety culture.

Essential skills include:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience managing capital projects in utility, power delivery, energy, construction, infrastructure, or industrial environments.
• Knowledge of engineering design and construction practices relevant to transmission lines and substations.
• Experience with outage coordination, permitting, land acquisition, and regulatory compliance processes.
• Proven experience in project scheduling, budgeting, forecasting, cost management, and financial reporting.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities applied to complex capital projects.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills for technical and executive audiences.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel,…