Head of Project Management

Overview: ACS Professional Staffing is looking for an employee to work on-site with our client. This Substation Project Manager will lead the planning, execution, and closeout of high voltage substation and transmission line projects across the full lifecycle. The role requires full accountability for schedule, budget, forecasting, change management, and vendor oversight. This position supports multidisciplinary coordination, commissioning, turnover, and closeout activities within a utility or power delivery environment. Strong project management experience, technical substation expertise, and proficiency with common PM and reporting tools are required. This full-time position is located in Sacramento, California.

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Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA, Group Life/AD&D, Voluntary Life/AD&D, Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Voluntary Long-Term Disability, Voluntary Critical Illness, Voluntary Accident, Hospital Indemnity, 401k (eligible after one year and 1,000 hours worked - employer match up to 4%)
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Lead the planning, direction, coordination, and budgeting of high-voltage substation and transmission line projects across the full project lifecycle, from initiation through closeout
Manage utility substation projects with end-to-end accountability, including planning, execution, monitoring and control, and project closeout
Support and manage transmission line projects within a utility or power delivery environment
Apply strong project management fundamentals, including schedule development, forecasting, budget tracking, funding requests, change management, accruals, and invoice review
Oversee subcontractors and vendors, including contract administration and performance management throughout project execution

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Finance, or related field, or equivalent experience

• 5+ years of related experience supporting utility projects (substation, transmission, generation, or distribution)
• Demonstrated experience managing utility substation projects end-to-end, from planning/initiation through commissioning, energization, closeout, and warranty period
• Proven ability to lead a project manager role with full lifecycle ownership on substation projects
• Experience supporting transmission line projects within a utility or power delivery environment
• Strong working knowledge of project management fundamentals, including schedule development, forecasting, budget tracking, funding requests, change management, accruals, and invoice review
• Experience coordinating commissioning, turnover, and closeout activities, including punch lists, as-builts, and closeout documentation
• Experience managing subcontractors and vendors, including contract administration and performance management throughout project execution
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary scope, including civil construction, equipment installation, and vendor interfaces
• PMP certification highly preferred
• High-voltage substation project experience preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint)
• Knowledge of SAP, Primavera P6, Unifier, ProjectWise, and Power BI desired
• Ability to clearly articulate substation project experience during the interview process, including project scope and full lifecycle involvement

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