Senior Construction Project Manager

Senior Construction Project Manager (C2H)

Location: Philadelphia, PA (Hybrid: 3 Days Onsite / 2 Days Remote)
Travel: Periodic travel

Key Responsibilities

Project Leadership

• Manage multiple capital projects simultaneously from initiation through construction closeout.
• Lead project development activities including scope definition, estimating, risk identification, stakeholder alignment, and execution planning.
• Ensure projects are properly prepared before transition into construction and execution phases.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, forecasts, budgets, resource plans, and risk registers.
• Deliver regular project status updates and executive-level presentations.

Construction & Field Oversight

• Support constructability reviews, site walkdowns, pre-bid activities, and construction readiness assessments.
• Partner with construction managers and field teams to monitor project progress and mitigate risks.
• Participate in field visits as projects advance toward execution and commissioning.
• Evaluate contractor performance and ensure adherence to safety, quality, schedule, and budget expectations.

EPC & Contractor Management

• Provide oversight for Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contracts and major construction vendors.
• Monitor contractor deliverables, milestones, change orders, liquidated damages exposure, and contractual obligations.
• Facilitate coordination among engineering firms, construction partners, and internal stakeholders.
• Drive accountability across all project participants to meet delivery commitments.

Financial & Risk Management

• Develop project business cases and funding requests.
• Manage project budgets ranging from multi-million dollar upgrades to large-scale infrastructure programs.
• Monitor cost forecasts and identify potential variances.
• Proactively manage project risks, scope changes, and schedule impacts to minimize rework and cost overruns.

Stakeholder Management

• Collaborate with engineering, transmission planning, operations, construction, and executive leadership teams.
• Drive communication and alignment among internal and external project stakeholders.
• Present project progress, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of Project Management experience leading utility, infrastructure, or construction projects.
• 3+ years of Transmission and Substation project experience.
• Experience managing capital projects ranging from $25M to $100M+.
• Knowledge of utility construction, engineering processes, project controls, and capital project governance.
• Experience developing project scope, schedules, budgets, risk assessments, and stakeholder management plans.
• Strong Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and project reporting skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and executive presentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• PMP Certification or willingness to obtain PMP within two years.
• Experience supporting transmission, substation, grid modernization, or data center interconnection projects.
• Primavera P6 and/or Oracle Primavera (UPPM) experience.
• EPC project management experience.
• Utility industry background with companies such as Exelon, PECO, PPL, PJM, or similar regulated utilities.
• Experience leading project initiation and front-end planning efforts.