Substation Construction Manager

Substation Construction Manager

The Substation Construction Manager oversees a multi-year substation construction and commissioning project in Waverly, Texas. This role focuses on managing subcontractor crews, driving production and quality, and ensuring all work aligns with safety, contractual, and schedule requirements. The position offers long-term project viability, with opportunities to support additional substation, distribution, and transmission line work based on performance and the strong project backlog.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee all phases of substation construction and commissioning for a large, multi-year project.
• Lead and coordinate subcontractor crews of up to approximately 25 people to safely and efficiently build the substation.
• Drive subcontractor performance to meet production, quality, safety, and schedule targets.
• Ensure all construction activities comply with project contracts, standards, and specifications.
• Manage and enforce safety requirements and promote a strong safety culture on site.
• Monitor and maintain quality control and quality assurance for all construction work.
• Review and interpret construction documents to guide field execution and resolve issues.
• Oversee change management processes, including identifying, documenting, and communicating changes in scope or conditions.
• Support risk management by identifying construction risks and implementing mitigation strategies.
• Prepare and deliver standardized construction reports, including progress updates and performance metrics.
• Conduct regular construction meetings with subcontractors, project team members, and stakeholders.
• Maintain clear, consistent communication with the project team and stakeholders throughout the construction and commissioning phases.
• Coordinate with project management to align field activities with overall project plans and milestones.
• Support the integration of power delivery, electrical distribution, and transmission elements as required by the project scope.

Essential

Skills:

• Proven Substation Construction Management experience, including direct oversight of substation build projects.
• Experience managing distribution construction projects in a power delivery environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and coordinate large subcontractor crews on complex construction sites.
• Strong understanding of electrical distribution, power delivery, and substation construction practices.
• Ability to interpret and work from construction documents, drawings, and specifications.
• Hands-on experience with construction management processes, including scheduling, quality control, and safety management.
• Proficiency with computer skills required for reporting, documentation, and communication.
• Strong reporting skills, including preparation of standardized progress and performance reports.
• Experience managing construction during both construction and commissioning phases.
• Capability to ensure subcontractors execute work in accordance with safety, quality, reporting, contract, standards, change management, risk management, and schedule requirements.

Additional Skills &

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of Substation Construction Management experience, with potential for 5 or more years of ongoing project work depending on performance and backlog.
• Experience working on Entergy system projects or similar utility environments is a plus.
• Background in transmission line (t-line) construction and related electrical infrastructure is beneficial.
• Project management experience in construction, particularly within electrical and power delivery projects.
• Strong safety focus with experience implementing and monitoring safety programs on construction sites.
• Ability to manage multiple projects or phases of work over an extended backlog of substation and distribution projects.
• Effective communication skills for coordinating with project teams, subcontractors, and stakeholders.
• Experience conducting construction meetings and delivering clear, concise updates to stakeholders.

Work Environment:

This role is field-based and centered on an active substation construction site in Waverly, Texas. The project is slated to last at least 2+ years, with the potential to extend to multiple years due to additional substation, distribution, and transmission projects in the backlog. The Substation Construction Manager works primarily in the field, pushing and coordinating the work of subcontractor crews and spending significant time on site.

The typical schedule is a 50-hour base work week, structured as five 10-hour workdays (5-10s), with the expectation that hours may increase beyond 50 per week as project demands require. Standard per diem is provided for 7 days per week. Holidays and paid time off are available and billed back to the customer under established policies. The work environment involves outdoor conditions, active construction activities, and close collaboration with utility and project stakeholders, offering ongoing opportunities for future project assignments within a growing utility…