Transmission & Substation Development PM

Kforce has a client that is seeking a Transmission & Substation Development PM in Juno Beach, FL. Responsibilities:

• Lead the early-stage development and planning of high-voltage transmission and substation projects, with a strong focus on execution strategy, cost, schedule, and project readiness
• Develop comprehensive project plans defining scope, budget, schedule, engineering requirements, procurement strategy, permitting, land needs, and key project milestones
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams including Engineering, Development, Estimating, Supply Chain, Procurement, Land, Environmental, Legal, Regulatory, and Operations
• Drive integration across project scope, schedule, budget, risks, and dependencies
• Develop and prepare RFP packages for engineering, surveying, geotechnical, LiDAR, and other external services
• Partner with Estimating teams to develop detailed project scopes, assumptions, and supporting information used for financial models and project estimates
• Coordinate early engineering and procurement activities to ensure projects are positioned for successful execution
• Identify project risks, constraints, and dependencies early and develop appropriate risk mitigation strategies
• Support development of permitting and land strategies required to advance transmission and substation projects
• Monitor early-stage project progress and communicate status, risks, issues, decisions, and mitigation plans to management and key stakeholders
• Ensure projects transition into execution with a clearly defined scope, approved budget, developed schedule, procurement plan, permitting strategy, and documented risks

Requirements:

• Experience supporting or managing electric utility transmission and/or substation projects
• Experience coordinating Engineering, Estimating, Procurement/Supply Chain, Environmental, Permitting, Land, Regulatory, and Operations stakeholders
• Experience developing project scope, budgets, schedules, execution plans, and risk mitigation strategies
• Experience preparing RFPs and scopes of work for engineering, survey, geotechnical, LiDAR, or related professional services
• Strong understanding of the project development and lifecycle for large infrastructure or utility projects
• Strong project management, stakeholder management, and cross-functional leadership skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to provide concise project updates to management
• Ability to identify project risks and dependencies and drive issues toward resolution
• Experience working on geographically distributed project portfolios is preferred

Additional Skills:

• Clearly defined and execution-ready project scope
• Approved and supported project budget
• Developed project schedule and milestones
• Engineering and procurement readiness
• Permitting and land strategy
• Identification of project risks and constraints
• Documented risk mitigation plans
• Effective cross-functional coordination and stakeholder communication
• Successful transition from early-stage development into project execution