Substation Program Manager - Strategic Growth & Delivery

Black & Veatch Family of Companies • Arvada, CO

1d • $136,164 - $242,495 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Substation Program Manager – Strategic Growth & Delivery will have the opporutnity
to support the continued expansion of our non‑utility substation business. This role is a hybrid leadership position, balancing strategic growth initiatives (approximately 50%) with project management execution (approximately 50%).

This role will lead initiatives to strengthen our substation solution, improve supply chain strategies, drive innovation (including AI-enabled tools), and execute complex EPC and services projects for non‑utility clients. The successful candidate will influence both near-term financial performance and long-term solution scalability, while
maintaining
strong accountability for project delivery, safety, quality, and commercial outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Nice To Haves

• 10+ years of relevant industry experience including high-voltage, medium-voltage, and low-voltage substations.
• Experience in multiple phases of project execution.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or relevant degree.
• PE, P.Eng or equivalent professional license.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support substation supply chain strategy, including:
• Identifying and developing key vendor and OEM relationships
• Streamlining pricing strategies and commercial alignment
• Evaluating bulk purchasing opportunities to alleviate supply chain constraints
• Identifying potential strategic partnerships aligned with business objectives
• Support Artificial Intelligence Substation Tool pilots, including coordination with internal stakeholders and feedback from project execution teams
• Develop and refine substation solution strategy in collaboration with Operations, Business Development, and other Solution Growth Leaders
• Support development of project execution plans and cost estimates for large, proposed EPC pursuits
• Develop business cases for adjacent or emerging substation solutions
• Support Operations in establishing and improving solution execution platforms, including processes, tools, templates, standards, and playbooks
• Identify capability and skill gaps required to successfully deliver substation solutions and collaborate with Operations to address them
• Support solution training, succession planning, and maintenance of accurate SME listings
• Serve as a technical and solution leader within the substation market
• Engage external communities including clients, vendors, and industry partners
• Present technical or solution-focused topics at conferences and industry forums
• Contribute to thought leadership through presentations, articles, Q&Es, or white papers
• Support internal solution training and knowledge sharing
• Support BD activities aligned with substation growth strategy
• Collaborate with sellers and delivery teams to develop viable, client-focused solutions
• Participate in proactive seller/doer efforts to identify and pursue new work
• Collaborate with other Solution Growth Leaders on combined or integrated offerings
• Develop and maintain key relationships with OEMs and strategic partners
• Maintain professional profiles and skills data in internal systems (e.g., Blueprint, Tempus)
• Manage assigned projects from contract execution through closeout and commercial operation
• Own project financial performance, including cost control, earned value, and margin protection
• Develop and execute project delivery strategies, schedules, and execution plans
• Coordinate with Engineering, Procurement, and Construction to resolve design, schedule, material, and change management issues
• Manage project risks, safety, quality, and compliance
• Lead commercial recovery and claims management when required
• Serve as a key escalation point and advisor on project health for leadership
• Apply quality management and control procedures consistently across projects

Benefits

• We offer competitive compensation; 401K match and benefits that start day 1.
• Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life.
• Our comprehensive benefits portfolio is a key component of this commitment and offers and array of health care benefits including but not limited to medical, dental and vision insurances along with disability and a robust wellness program.
• To support a healthy work-life balance, we offer flexible work schedules, paid vacation and holiday time, sick time and dependent sick time.
• A variety of additional benefits are available to our professionals, including a company matched 401k plan, adoption reimbursement, vendor discounts, an employment referral program, AD&D insurance, pre-taxed accounts, voluntary legal plan and the B&V Credit Union. Professionals may also be eligible for a performance-based bonus program.
• As employee-owners, our professionals are empowered to drive not only their personal growth, but the company's long-term achievements - and they share in the financial rewards of that success through stock ownership.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level