Substation Project Manager

Location Options: Columbus, NE;
Omaha, NE;
Lincoln, NE

Description: Electrical Consultants, Inc. (ECI) is a leading power engineering consultant firm that provides engineering, system planning and studies, technical consultation, project management, surveying, environmental planning, commissioning/testing, and construction services to electric utilities, energy developers and industrials throughout the U.S. Our experience includes system voltages from 4.16 kV through 765 kV.

ECI is opening an office in Nebraska in one of the cities listed above and has an opening for a substation project manager. This is a great opportunity to help start and grow a new office location.

Responsibilities include the conceptual, preliminary and final detailed design of new, upgraded and expanded substations, including material procurement, construction, and commissioning/startup support through energization. Additional responsibilities include scoping, budgeting, scheduling, planning, executing, monitoring, and reporting of substation projects and proposals. A Project Manager oversees a project team (or teams) of project and design engineers, designers, drafters, and support staff, diligently executing ECI's quality control procedure to ensure best‑in‑class project execution and delivery.

Project Managers interact with and coordinate ECI's subject‑matter expert discipline groups—such as Distribution Studies, Transmission Studies, Grounding Studies, Protection, Civil Engineering, Communication (SCADA Integration), Transmission Engineering, Environmental Planning, Surveying, Lands/Right‑of‑Way, and Project Management/Controls—to ensure successful execution of projects. They are ECI's primary interface with clients and other stakeholders, providing technical mentorship and training to the project team design staff.

Minimum Requirements
:

• Bachelor of Science or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or an acceptable combination of education and experience.
• 10+ years’ project engineering experience.
• 2+ years of demonstrated project management and leadership experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organization and planning skills.
• Commitment to quality and accuracy.
• Willingness and ability to meet fast‑paced project schedules.
• A PE license and PMP certification are preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of power engineering principles, applicable codes, standards, and design tools.
• Ability to direct and oversee multiple technical disciplines in completion of substation projects.
• Subject to client‑mandated drug and background checking.
• Occasional travel/driving required; subject to ECI's auto insurance carrier requirements.
• Applicants must not require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H‑1B visa status) now or in the future.

Salary
: $100,000–$125,000.

Benefits Include
:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k), profit sharing and employee stock ownership plan
• Paid vacation, personal days and holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Continued professional education reimbursement

Electrical Consultants, Inc. (ECI) employs over 850 engineers, designers, project managers, surveyors, ROW agents, environmental planners, construction professionals and support staff in 37 offices across the U.S. The firm has more than 40 years of experience in the planning, engineering, and construction of a wide range of power delivery projects including substations, transmission lines, distribution systems, communication systems, and industrial facilities.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.