Job Description

Project Manager – Substation / Industrial Electric

Rochester, NY | On-site (office and field)

About the Opportunity

Requisite Talent Partners is partnering with a well-established, employee-focused utility infrastructure contractor in Upstate New York to hire a Project Manager for its Industrial Electric group. The group self-performs specialized electrical work for major electric and natural gas utilities across Western and Central New York: substations up to 115kV, medium-voltage underground and overhead distribution, gas station electrical, and public and municipal projects.

This is a hands-on project management role. You'll run a busy portfolio of concurrent projects, from small one-day utility jobs to multi-million-dollar substation builds, and coordinate directly with the foremen and crews who build them.

What You'll Do

• Manage many concurrent substation, distribution, and municipal electrical projects as prime contractor or subcontractor
• Own preconstruction: material buyout and long-lead procurement, job setup, and site facilities
• Lead the bidding process: pre-bid meetings and site walks, material takeoffs, vendor pricing, and estimates
• Build and manage schedules around utility outages, civil work, and other contractors; replan quickly when outages shift
• Coordinate daily with foremen and visit job sites regularly
• Manage submittals, RFIs, redlines, and utility processes such as ITPs and commissioning support
• Track scope changes and prepare change orders, billing documentation, and project reports
• Create site-specific safety plans with the corporate safety team

What You Bring

• Substation project management experience (required)
• 6–10 years of project management experience in electric utility, substation, or comparable industrial electric work
• A real construction background: order of operations, rigging and mechanical work, structures, and reading prints
• Strong knowledge of medium-voltage distribution and substation components
• Familiarity with utility standards and processes (ITPs, commissioning, redlines, submittals, RFIs) is a strong plus
• Organized, composed under shifting schedules, and a clear, honest communicator
• AAS degree in a relevant field; bachelor's degree welcome but not required. You don't need to be an electrician.
• Experience with Bid2Win, Microsoft Project, or SharePoint is a plus (trainable)
• Comfort working in a merit-shop (nonunion) environment
• Superintendents or senior foremen ready to step into project management are encouraged to apply

Location, Schedule & Travel

• Based in Rochester, NY; this is a fully in-person role (office and job sites, no remote days)
• Roughly 60% office and 40% on local job sites
• Schedule: 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM (Additional Hours will be Required based on project demand)
• Job sites are within a few hours of Rochester; overnight travel is rare

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary: $100,000 – $120,000+, depending on experience
• Annual profit sharing based on company and individual performance
• Company vehicle
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage; employee-only medical at $0 premium on select plans after 6 months
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off plus paid holidays
• Company-paid life insurance
• Relocation assistance may be available