HV Regional Manager - East

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We are seeking an experienced High Voltage Regional Manager to lead a portfolio of substation, transmission, and utility interconnection construction projects throughout the Eastern United States.

The Eastern region will primarily support projects across PJM, NYISO, ISO-NE, and Southeast utility markets
, with the portfolio potentially extending from New England and the Mid-Atlantic through the Carolinas and Southeast.

This is a senior leadership position responsible for the overall performance of multiple high-voltage projects and the teams executing them. The Regional Manager will oversee project delivery, field leadership, financial performance, safety, quality, client relationships, and regional growth.

Candidates may be based out of Edison, New Jersey or Raleigh, North Carolina
. Relocation packages are available for qualified candidates.

• Provide executive oversight of multiple high-voltage substation, transmission, and interconnection construction projects throughout the Eastern region.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with contractual, quality, utility, and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor schedules across the regional portfolio with particular focus on engineering deliverables, procurement, long-lead equipment, utility coordination, outages, energization dates, and other critical milestones.
• Work with project leadership to identify schedule or execution issues early and establish recovery plans when necessary.
• Participate in project pursuit and go/no-go decisions by evaluating contract terms, execution strategy, schedule feasibility, available resources, and overall project risk.
• Lead and support regional Project Executives, Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers, Project Engineers, Superintendents, and other field leadership personnel.
• Establish consistent expectations and operating practices across multiple project teams.
• Conduct regular regional and project leadership meetings to review performance, priorities, staffing, risks, and upcoming milestones.
• Mentor and develop project and field personnel while helping build a strong succession pipeline for future leadership positions.
• Assist with workforce planning and ensure projects are appropriately staffed based on workload, schedule, and technical requirements.

• Maintain Qualified Electrical Worker (QEW) certification or obtain the required qualification within the established onboarding period.
• Ensure field supervision maintains the electrical qualifications required for the work being performed.
• Conduct regular field safety reviews and reinforce accountability among project and field leadership.
• Provide regional leadership for energized work planning, permit approvals, stop-work decisions, and other critical electrical safety activities.
• Promote thorough near-miss and incident reporting with an emphasis on identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions.
• Drive continuous improvement toward zero-incident performance across the regional portfolio.

• Serve as a senior point of contact for key clients, utilities, and project stakeholders throughout the Eastern region.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with utilities, owners, developers, EPC partners, and other strategic customers.
• Work closely with business development and preconstruction teams to evaluate and pursue new high-voltage opportunities.
• Support qualification efforts with utilities and help expand approved contractor/vendor relationships throughout the region.
• Provide constructability and field execution input during estimating, bidding, and preconstruction.
• Maintain oversight of project budgets, forecasts, margin performance, and the overall financial results of the Eastern regional portfolio.
• Review project cost performance and identify potential financial exposure before it materially impacts results.
• Ensure project teams maintain appropriate change management, documentation, and claim discipline.
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity, reduce cost, and strengthen project margins.
• Support accurate forecasting and financial reporting across all projects within the region.

• Ensure projects meet company, client, utility, and applicable regulatory quality requirements.
• Maintain appropriate inspection and quality-control processes for high-voltage construction…