Substation Regional Project Management Team Lead (US)

A Snapshot of Your Day

The Substation (SU) Regional Project Management Team Lead will manage substation projects as the primary responsible point of contact with our regional customers. The successful candidate will work closely with sales, engineering, finance, procurement, and construction teams to develop strong partnerships and ensure projects are executed in accordance with the business strategy.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Overseeing and being accountable for the Substation (SU) project portfolio, including EPC siteworks, major equipment delivery and commissioning, Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS), Transformers, Breakers, and Air Insulated Switchgear (AIS)
• Leading the professional development of the project management team by strengthening technical expertise, customer relationships, negotiation capability, mentoring, and overall project outcomes, while recruiting, training, and managing talent to meet business needs
• Managing the full project management lifecycle for the SU portfolio, approving deliverables, initiating project reviews, and ensuring continuous risk assessment and mitigation across scheduling, budgeting, forecasting, change management, opportunity tracking, reporting, and contract coordination
• Tracking business performance and project progress, owning project profit and loss, driving lessons learned, reducing Non‑Conformance Costs, identifying potential conflicts, and facilitating solutions that meet client requirements
• Providing oversight and collaboration during preconstruction, estimating, and proposal development for new and existing business opportunities
• Building strong relationships with USA Grid Technologies operational leaders and fostering effective teamwork across leadership, staff, clients, vendors, subcontractors, and cross‑functional internal teams to plan deliverables, resources, budgets, and schedules

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree Engineering, Business, or Construction Management. Master’s degree in engineering, or business preferred.
• 10 or more years of experience in Project Management with 5 years in Transmission business. 5 or more years of prior experience serving as Project Manager, Design Manager, Director of Estimating, or Project Director of construction teams, where responsibilities include construction, engineering, estimating, contracts management, and client relations. Candidates with more experience can be considered for a higher level or vice-versa.
• Project Management Certification preferred (PMI, IPMA).
• Experience managing a high-performing team of 8-10 project managers.
• Experience managing EPC project valuing at $50M or more, including ownership of operations, project administration, client relations and all other scopes relative to large construction projects.
• Ensure safety and quality are prioritized throughout the business.

• Travel, as needed. 30%

• Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without the need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization. Siemens Energy employees with current visa sponsorship may be eligible

About the Team

Our Grid Technology division enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Rewards

• Career growth and development opportunities
• Supportive work culture
• Company paid Health and wellness benefits
• Paid Time Off and paid holidays
• 401K savings plan with company match
• Family building benefits & parental leave