Substation Construction Manager

The Substation Construction Manager oversees a multiyear substation project supporting a large data center development in the Rayville/Delhi, Louisiana area. This role leads subcontractor crews in the construction and commissioning of a substation, ensuring that all work meets safety, quality, schedule, and reporting requirements. The position focuses on driving subcontractor performance, coordinating field activities, and maintaining high standards of production and workmanship across a large team.

• Lead and manage subcontractor crews in the construction and commissioning of a substation for a large data center project.
• Drive subcontractor performance to meet production, quality, safety, and schedule goals.
• Oversee daytoday field construction activities, ensuring work is executed in accordance with construction documents and project standards.
• Manage a team of up to approximately 25 people at a time, providing direction, coordination, and support.
• Ensure all construction work complies with safety requirements and promotes a strong safety culture on site.
• Maintain quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) across all phases of substation construction.
• Verify that subcontractors execute work in accordance with contract requirements, technical standards, and project specifications.
• Monitor and report on project progress, including production, issues, and risks, using standardized reporting tools and processes.
• Support change management processes, including identifying, documenting, and communicating changes in scope or conditions.
• Assist with risk management by identifying potential issues and working with the project team to develop mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate and conduct construction meetings with project stakeholders and subcontractors to review progress, issues, and upcoming work.
• Communicate regularly and effectively with the project team and project stakeholders to ensure alignment on schedule, performance, and expectations.
• Use computer and reporting tools to track work, prepare reports, and maintain accurate project documentation.
• Support transmission, distribution, and substation/tline construction activities as needed across current and future projects.

• Proven substation construction management experience, including leading field crews and subcontractors.
• Experience in electrical distribution and power delivery construction environments.
• Background in construction management with responsibility for production, quality, and safety.
• Ability to oversee construction and commissioning phases of utility or substation projects.
• Strong understanding of construction documents and ability to ensure work aligns with project specifications and standards.
• Experience managing distribution construction projects.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and coordinate teams of approximately 25 personnel in the field.
• Proficiency with computer tools and software used for project documentation and reporting.
• Strong reporting skills, including standardized project reporting to stakeholders.
• Experience ensuring compliance with safety, quality, contract, schedule, change management, and risk management requirements.

• Experience working on Entergy or other utility projects is a plus.
• Background in transmission and substation/tline construction is highly beneficial.
• Project management experience in construction, particularly in electrical and power delivery environments.
• Ability to work in a fastpaced, multi-project environment with a growing backlog of utility work.
• Strong communication skills for coordinating with project teams, subcontractors, and stakeholders.
• Capability to support future distribution…