Project Mgr - Substation Projects (Assc - Prin) - Corpus Christi, TX

American Electric Power•Corpus Christi, TX

5d•$74,551 - $177,503•Onsite

About The Position

The Project Manager plans, executes, monitors, and delivers electric utility substation projects, including station rebuilds, expansions, upgrades, and new construction. The role manages the project lifecycle from initiation through engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout, ensuring delivery is safe, on schedule, within budget, and consistent with company standards. The position is posted at multiple levels; pay, title, and grade depend on the selected candidate’s qualifications.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, business, project management, computer science, or a related field, with no experience; or
Associate degree in the same required disciplines and two years of qualified experience; or
High school diploma or GED and four years of qualified experience.
Qualified experience may include outage management, business or financial administration, major construction field experience, project estimating, project controls, project engineering, or comparable internal or external experience in a competitive production environment.
Valid state driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of construction safety, negotiations, scope development and control, cost estimating, construction contracting, project controls and reporting, and quality control.
Experience in utilities, commercial nuclear power, and/or IT systems.
PMP certification.

Responsibilities

Lead multiple substation capital projects from concept development through energization and closeout.
Develop and maintain project execution plans, schedules, budgets, forecasts, and resource plans.
Manage project scope, schedule, cost, quality, risks, and overall performance.
Coordinate engineering, supply chain, construction, operations, contractors, consultants, and other stakeholders.
Track milestones, critical-path activities, and project progress.
Identify risks, constraints, and issues, and develop mitigation and recovery plans.
Manage procurement activities and monitor critical and long-lead equipment and materials.
Ensure material readiness aligns with project schedules and construction milestones.
Coordinate contractors and monitor their performance against quality and schedule expectations.
Develop, track, and report project KPIs, including safety, schedule adherence, cost performance, forecast accuracy, material availability, engineering progress, and construction productivity.
Prepare and deliver project status reports, presentations, and executive updates.
Maintain project documentation, including meeting minutes, action logs, schedules, risk registers, financial reports, and change-management records.
Support outage planning, commissioning, and turnover of projects to operations.
Conduct project site visits and provide field support to achieve project objectives safely and efficiently.
Ensure compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, and project governance standards.