Substation Program Manager - Strategic Growth & Delivery Job Details | Black & Veatch Family Of Companies

Substation Program Manager - Strategic Growth & Delivery

Location: Bloomington, MN, US Chicago, IL, US Denver, CO, US

Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies

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Black & Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanity's biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities. We offer competitive compensation; 401K match and benefits that start day 1.

Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life. At Black & Veatch, you own your career with purpose and meaning. You are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities at every step of your career journey. Bring your big ideas knowing you are safe to be who you are and speak up with concerns or questions and put your diverse talents and perspectives to use.

The Opportunity

The Substation Program Manager – Strategic Growth & Delivery will have the opportunity to support the continued expansion of our non-utility substation business. This role is a hybrid leadership position, balancing strategic growth initiatives (approximately 50%) with project management execution (approximately 50%).

This role will lead initiatives to strengthen our substation solution, improve supply chain strategies, drive innovation (including AI-enabled tools), and execute complex EPC and services projects for non-utility clients. The successful candidate will influence both near-term financial performance and long-term solution scalability, while maintaining strong accountability for project delivery, safety, quality, and commercial outcomes.

The Team

Black & Veatch's Technology, Commercial & Industrial is a specialized group of capabilities focused on the latest needs for clients in a fast-growth technology-led arena of advanced manufacturing, and generative AI computing including gigafactories, bio/ag tech, data centers and distributed infrastructure. By joining our market sector, you will have the opportunity to be involved in cutting-edge technology and work with a team that moves quickly with decisions and expectations.

Key Responsibilities

Solution Growth & Strategic Leadership (≈50%)

• Lead and support substation supply chain strategy, including:
• Identifying and developing key vendor and OEM relationships
• Streamlining pricing strategies and commercial alignment
• Evaluating bulk purchasing opportunities to alleviate supply chain constraints
• Identifying potential strategic partnerships aligned with business objectives
• Support Artificial Intelligence Substation Tool pilots, including coordination with internal stakeholders and feedback from project execution teams
• Develop and refine substation solution strategy in collaboration with Operations, Business Development, and other Solution Growth Leaders
• Support development of project execution plans and cost estimates for large, proposed EPC pursuits
• Develop business cases for adjacent or emerging substation solutions
• Support Operations in establishing and improving solution execution platforms, including processes, tools, templates, standards, and playbooks
• Identify capability and skill gaps required to successfully deliver substation solutions and collaborate with Operations to address them
• Support solution training, succession planning, and maintenance of accurate SME listings

Thought Leadership & Market Engagement

• Serve as a technical and solution leader within the substation market
• Engage external communities including clients, vendors, and industry partners
• Present technical or solution-focused topics at conferences and industry forums
• Contribute to thought leadership through presentations, articles, Q&Es, or white papers
• Support internal solution training and knowledge sharing

Business Development Support

• Support BD activities aligned with substation growth strategy
• Collaborate with sellers and delivery teams to develop viable, client-focused solutions
• Participate in proactive seller/doer efforts to identify and pursue new work
• Collaborate with other Solution Growth Leaders on combined or integrated offerings
• Develop and maintain key relationships with OEMs and strategic partners
• Maintain professional profiles and skills data in internal systems (e.g., Blueprint, Tempus)

Project & Program Execution (≈50%)

• In addition to growth leadership, this role will function as a Project / Program Manager for select nonutility substation EPC and services projects.
• Manage assigned projects from contract execution through closeout and commercial operation
• Own project financial performance, including cost control, earned value, and margin protection
• Develop and execute project delivery strategies, schedules, and execution plans
• Coordinate with Engineering, Procurement, and Construction to resolve design, schedule, material, and change management issues
• Manage project risks, safety, quality, and compliance
• Lead commercial recovery and claims management when required
• Serve as a key escalation point and advisor on project health for leadership
• Apply quality management and control procedures consistently across projects

Management Responsibilities

Acts as a project manager. Among responsibilities is management of a project team. The individual comprising this team may vary by project.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant industry experience including high-voltage, medium-voltage, and low-voltage substations.
• Experience in multiple phases of project execution.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or relevant degree.
• PE, P.Eng or equivalent professional license.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

• Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments.
• Typical office environment, typical construction environment, extreme weather conditions, high noise level, safety hazards (electric currents, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to chemicals), atmospheric conditions (fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, poor ventilation). Sitting, walking, talking, hearing, reading, writing, keyboarding, driving, filing, reaching, stooping, crouching, bending, standing for extended periods of time, lifting or carrying up to 40 pounds.

Salary Plan

PMT: Project Management

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