EPC Project Manager

Black & McDonald Limited•Broken Arrow, OK

About The Position

The EPC Project Manager is responsible for executing substation and transmission projects from award through commissioning and closeout. The role provides leadership across safety, engineering coordination, procurement, construction management, financial performance, scheduling, quality assurance, customer relations, and risk management. The Project Manager is accountable for safe delivery on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with contractual requirements while maintaining customer satisfaction. Projects may include greenfield and brownfield substations, station expansions, rebuilds, breaker replacements, transformer installations, protection and control upgrades, transmission interconnections, and utility infrastructure projects spanning distribution voltage through EHV systems. The Project Manager serves as the primary contact for utility customers, engineering firms, vendors, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders, and leads project teams through planning, execution, commissioning, turnover, and closeout.

Requirements

Minimum 7–10 years of project management experience in utility infrastructure construction.
Minimum 5 years of experience managing EPC substation projects.
Demonstrated success delivering electrical utility projects valued from $5 million to $100 million or more.
Experience in both greenfield and brownfield substation environments.
Experience coordinating engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning activities.
Strong working knowledge of high-voltage substations, transmission systems, protection and control systems, SCADA and telecommunications systems, utility construction practices, power transformers, relay protection schemes, utility outage planning, commissioning procedures, and utility standards and specifications.
Knowledge of EPC contracting models, contract administration, change management, project controls, and earned value management.
Experience with Procore, Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, JD Edwards or similar ERP systems, and scheduling and financial reporting software.
Capabilities in leadership, financial acumen, client relationship management, contract negotiation, strategic thinking, risk management, team development, communication, problem solving, decision-making under pressure, conflict resolution, and utility industry expertise.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or a related field; equivalent utility EPC experience may be considered instead of formal education.
Experience in an EPC, engineering, utility, energy, industrial, or construction environment.
Professional certification such as Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), or PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP).

Responsibilities

Lead EPC substation projects from conceptual development through commissioning and turnover.
Develop and maintain project execution plans, objectives, budgets, schedules, and performance metrics.
Coordinate engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning activities; provide leadership to project engineers, construction managers, superintendents, schedulers, and project controls personnel.
Promote safety, quality, accountability, teamwork, and operational excellence; ensure compliance with company and client safety requirements and participate in safety planning, audits, observations, and incident investigations.
Review and approve site-specific safety plans and Job Hazard Analyses, monitor safety metrics, and implement corrective actions as needed.
Manage project profitability and financial performance, including budgets, forecasts, labor productivity, equipment utilization, subcontractor performance, costs, cash flow, and working capital.
Review and approve invoices, purchase orders, and subcontractor pay applications; pursue change orders and contract modifications; track earned value, productivity, and forecasting metrics.
Develop and maintain integrated, resource-loaded project schedules using Critical Path Methodology; coordinate engineering deliverables, procurement milestones, outages, construction, switching windows, and commissioning.
Identify schedule risks, implement mitigation strategies, monitor performance, and develop recovery plans when required.
Manage contractual obligations and deliverables; review contract documents, scopes, and commercial terms; administer owner contracts, purchase orders, and subcontract agreements.
Prepare notices, claims, schedule updates, and change-order documentation, and ensure compliance with contract requirements and company governance procedures.
Coordinate engineering deliverables with internal and external design teams and review drawings, specifications, and construction packages for constructability.
Monitor procurement and vendor relationships and manage delivery schedules for critical equipment, including transformers, breakers, disconnect switches, protection and control panels, relay systems, steel structures, control buildings, and telecommunications equipment.
Support field operations and construction management; ensure work meets design specifications, quality standards, and project requirements.
Coordinate site logistics, outage planning, material deliveries, and subcontractor activities; participate in site visits, progress meetings, and executive reviews; resolve field issues and support operational decisions.
Ensure compliance with project quality plans and inspection requirements; monitor testing, commissioning, and turnover documentation; verify punch-list completion and closeout; maintain and archive project documentation.
Identify, evaluate, and mitigate project risks; maintain risk registers and develop contingency and recovery plans; address commercial, technical, schedule, and resource risks and escalate critical issues as appropriate.
Serve as the primary customer interface, maintain client relationships, lead progress meetings and executive reviews, communicate transparently, and support customer satisfaction.
Prepare weekly and monthly status reports covering safety, financial performance, schedule, resource utilization, risk exposure, change management, and procurement; present updates to executive leadership and customers.