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Senior Project Manager-Substation Design Execution

Job ID

248274

Posted

18-Nov-2025

Service line

PJM Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest

Construction, Data Centers, Project Management

Location(s)

Dallas - Texas - United States of America

About the Role:

Acting as Owner's Rep./Project Manager, the candidate shall manage the design &

pre-construction of HV/MV electrical substations for large hyperscale data centers across

North America. The candidate will be responsible for managing the design process from the

substation basis of design stage through issuance of construction drawings. This includes

building matrixed design teams from Owner internal design and external design services

partners/providers, facilitating the creation of a shared plan for the execution, and oversight of

construction administration services provided by the external design team in support of

construction activities. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of HV/MV

substation design, HV/MV electrical equipment and system modeling, building construction

and/or design, and excellent communication and interpersonal skills. The candidate will be

managing client-approved electrical and structural engineering design consultants in the

design of data center substations. The Candidate shall be familiar with facilitating "page-turn

design reviews" and substation equipment fabrication reviews at 30%, 60%, and 100% levels of

completion.

What You'll Do:

• Author a Design and/or Design and Build scopes of work for Substation contracts and

gain buy-in from internal stakeholders;

• Manage proposal reviews, and issue and administer contracts and contracts award;

• Facilitate planning and kickoff workshops with internal & external stakeholders;

• Facilitate design reviews in partnership with external partners;

• Facilitate large scale workshops as necessary;

• Define and track deliverables from various parties;

• Track of cost, schedule, progress and scope;

• Provide health reporting on cost, schedule, scope and progress;

• Build optimal design teams from matrixed internal stakeholders and the strategic

procurement of external partners;

• Change management for project scope and design contracts;

• Facilitate technical decisions in-line with project needs;

• Coordinate design activities with procurement and construction;

• Provide clear and transparent communication with all internal stakeholder and external

partners;

• Ensure the issuance of engineering information to the right party, at the right time, in

the right format

• Support in design risk evaluation, risk management and budget control throughout the

product life cycle

• Monitor and track proposal and contract schedules and generate weekly progress

reports

• Support contract negotiation, typically in concert with the Owner PM and legal counsel,

including establishment of all GC “business terms" including mark-ups, fees, insurance,

labor rates, escalation, etc

• Provide / gather cost estimates working with subs and other vendors for scope gaps

and changes.

• Ensure QA/QC process is being followed and report any issues/gaps

• Assist in scheduling, coordination and management of all owner-direct vendors

• Support evaluation of product readiness for Substation and travel to meetings as

required.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent practical experience

• Professional licensure (PE) is preferred

• Project Management Professional (PMP) and/or LEED AP preferred

• 5+ years experience with Substation delivery and / or mission critical facilities

• Strong work ethic and ability to thrive in a collaborative team environment

• Strong understanding of construction principles and practices

• Experience and general knowledge of cross discipline teams: structural, civil,

IT/Telecom, security, mechanical, architectural

• Self-motivated with the ability to analyze and resolve issues promptly

• Ability to forecast and prepare budgets and schedule

• Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to stay focused on multiple projects

throughout various development phases.

• Experience managing and coordinating between teams

• Experience in the preparation of project plans, specifications

• Experience drafting scopes of work

• Experience of government regulations

• Experience in managing multiple projects simultaneously

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Disclaimer:

_Please be advised that effective January 1, 2025, CBRE Project Management and Turner & Townsend will be consolidated into a single global business entity. As a candidate applying for a position, you should be aware that while your initial employment may be with CBRE Project Management, you will subsequently transfer to the newly formed entity that encompasses both organizations._

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