Senior Project Manager- West GSI

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Project Manager – West GSI based in the United States.

This is a senior leadership opportunity focused on delivering complex electrical substation projects for utility and data center customers.

You will own projects from initiation through closeout, with accountability for safety, quality, schedule, cost, risk, and customer satisfaction.

The role requires strong EPC expertise across high-voltage power systems and the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams in demanding environments.

You will serve as a trusted customer-facing leader, managing expectations, resolving issues, and building long-term stakeholder relationships.

The position combines operational leadership with financial, commercial, contractual, and risk-management responsibilities.

You will collaborate across engineering, procurement, manufacturing, field services, subcontractors, and customer organizations to drive successful execution.

Working fully remotely, you will support customers and project teams across the West Coast while traveling up to 25% as required.

• Lead end-to-end execution of large and complex electrical substation projects, including greenfield and brownfield programs supporting utility and data center customers.
• Own overall project performance across scope, schedule, budget, cash flow, risk, quality, safety, and customer satisfaction.
• Develop and execute project strategies that enable safe, efficient, commercially sound, and timely delivery.
• Act as the primary customer interface throughout the project lifecycle, maintaining strong communication, trust, issue resolution, and stakeholder alignment.
• Coordinate engineering, procurement, manufacturing, field services, subcontractors, and customer stakeholders to achieve project objectives.
• Lead project planning, forecasting, reporting, and performance reviews, providing leadership with clear visibility into progress, risks, financial performance, and potential issues.
• Manage contracts, change orders, claims, and commercial discussions in accordance with contractual obligations.
• Identify, assess, and proactively mitigate risks that could affect project cost, schedule, quality, or customer satisfaction.
• Ensure compliance with applicable safety, quality, technical, contractual, and project execution standards.
• Support proposal development, pre-award planning, project handoffs, and transition activities when required.
• Build accountability and collaboration across multidisciplinary project teams while promoting continuous improvement.
• Mentor and guide project team members, helping strengthen execution capabilities and leadership maturity.
• Lead resolution of complex operational and commercial challenges while maintaining focus on project objectives and customer commitments.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university.
• At least 10 years of project management experience within EPC electrical substation and high-voltage power systems environments.
• Demonstrated success leading complex, customer-facing projects with accountability for financial, operational, commercial, and execution performance.
• Strong knowledge of project controls, scheduling, forecasting, contract administration, risk management, and project financials.
• Experience managing EPC projects across the full lifecycle, including design, manufacturing, delivery, installation, commissioning, and customer acceptance, preferred.
• Experience with U.S.
  
  -based high-voltage utility, grid infrastructure, industrial, or data center projects is highly desirable.
• Strong customer-facing leadership experience with utilities, industrial organizations,…