Siemens

Substation Senior Project Manager

Siemens • $110K — $130K *
Raleigh, NC 27610In-Person
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's in engineering or construction management; Master's and PMP/PMI preferred.
  • 8+ years of project management experience, especially in Transmission/Distribution Substations.
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with substation equipment and electrical systems.
  • Deep technical knowledge of GIS/AIS systems, BOP components, and switchgear.
  • Proven success in delivering EPC projects and strong communication and leadership skills.
  • Willingness to travel 30% domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

  • Drive projects to successful completion by managing schedules, budgets, and performance.
  • Lead core project management functions such as forecasting and risk management.
  • Own full profit-and-loss responsibility for assigned projects.
  • Collaborate with preconstruction and estimating teams for business opportunities.
  • Document and share lessons learned to improve future projects.
  • Act as the primary interface for customers and manage cross-functional teams.

Benefits

  • Career growth and development opportunities; supportive work culture.
  • Company paid health and wellness benefits.
  • Paid time off and paid holidays.
  • 401K savings plan with company match.
  • Family building benefits.
  • Parental leave.
Full Job Description
A Snapshot of Your Day

The Substation Senior Project Manager will lead EPC substation projects as the primary responsible lead and point of contact to our customers. The successful candidate will work closely with engineering, finance, procurement, and construction teams to ensure projects are executed in accordance with the business strategy.

How You'll Make an Impact
  • Drive projects to successful completion by managing schedules, budgets, customer expectations, and overall project performance.
  • Lead all core project management functions, including forecasting, risk and change management, opportunity tracking, and recurring reporting to leadership.
  • Own full profit-and-loss responsibility for assigned projects, ensuring financial targets are met or exceeded.
  • Collaborate closely with preconstruction, estimating, and proposal teams to support new and existing business opportunities with accurate scope and cost input.
  • Capture, document, and share project-specific lessons learned to strengthen continuous improvement efforts and reduce non-conformance costs across future projects.
  • Serve as the primary customer interface for substation projects, coordinating cross-functional teams (including international partners) to manage deliverables, resolve issues, and advance project milestones while staying current on AIS/GIS technologies and market trends.
What You Bring
  • Bachelor's or associate degree in engineering or construction management with 8+ years of project management experience. Master's degree and PMP/PMI certifications preferred.
  • Ideally, this person has 5+ years of hands-on experience in Transmission or Distribution Substations, with foundational knowledge of substation equipment and electrical systems.
  • Deep technical expertise in GIS/AIS systems, balance-of-plant (BOP) components, and switchgear products.
  • Proven success delivering EPC projects, with strengths in process improvement, contract management, and document/quality management, along with excellent communication, leadership, and team-building capabilities, with strong customer-facing skills.
  • Willing to travel 30% domestically and internationally.
  • Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization. Siemens Energy employees with current visa sponsorship may be eligible for internal transfers.
About the Team

Grid Technologies

Our Grid Technology division enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology.

Rewards
  • Career growth and development opportunities; supportive work culture
  • Company paid Health and wellness benefits
  • Paid Time Off and paid holidays
  • 401K savings plan with company match
  • Family building benefits
  • Parental leave
https://jobs.siemens-energy.com/jobs

About Siemens

Siemens AG is a German multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Munich and the largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe with branch offices abroad. The principal divisions of the company are Industry, Energy, Healthcare, and Infrastructure & Cities, which represent the main activities of the company. The company is a prominent maker of medical diagnostics equipment and its medical health-care division, which generates about 12 percent of the company's total sales, is its second-most profitable unit, after the industrial automation division. The company is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index. Siemens and its subsidiaries employ approximately 385,000 people worldwide and reported global revenue of around €87 billion in 2019 according to its earnings release.
Learn more about Siemens
Size
305,000 employees
Industry
Business Services
Founded
1847
NASDAQ
SIEGY
* Ladders Estimates

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