Senior Project Manager @ Chen Moore and Associates

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Founded in 1986, ChenMoore has grown into a highly regarded multi-disciplinary firm. ChenMoore’s areas of expertise include utility infrastructure, roadway, site development, electrical, planning, landscape architecture, and construction engineering services for both private and public sector clients. ChenMoore prides itself on working to be part of the fabric of the community. We are leaders in community service and the profession. Our staff and our activities are centered around making the community we work in a better place to live. ChenMoore promotes a fun and flexible work environment, taking pride in the quality of our work. ChenMoore promotes a team-oriented approach, both inside and outside of the office.

ChenMoore's headquarters are in Fort Lauderdale with regional offices in Miami, West Palm Beach, Orlando, and Jacksonville. The firm also has satellite and/or project offices in Atlanta, Gainesville, Jupiter, Knoxville, Pensacola, Port St. Lucie, Raleigh, Sarasota, Tallahassee, and Tampa. ChenMoore currently employs over one hundred and seventy (180) professionals, which affords our valued clients a top-level service.

Job Description:

ChenMoore is currently initiating a search for a Senior Project Manager - Substation Design (PE) to lead the delivery of critical power infrastructure projects across the region.

In this role, you will manage multiple substation design projects from concept through construction, with full responsibility for scope, schedule, budget, and quality. You will work closely with utility and infrastructure clients, lead multidisciplinary teams, and play a key role in the continued growth of our Power Delivery practice.

This is a high-impact opportunity for an experienced project manager who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys leading complex projects, and is motivated by delivering infrastructure that supports growing communities.

Responsibilities:

Project Management & Client Relations

Develop and manage project schedules, budgets, and quality for assigned projects
Perform QA/QC for deliverables to clients
Support project reporting and proposal development
Support junior project managers

Technical Design & Execution

Perform and direct others in the detailed design of distribution and transmission substation/P&C design
QA/QC substation studies and calculations
Specify and select substation equipment
Provide construction support and inter-disciplinary coordination

Team Support & Mentorship

Support the mentorship and training of other team members
Demonstrate the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, tracking and organizing many projects
Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.
10 to 15+ years of relevant post education experience as an electrical engineer providing design deliverables for substations.
10+ years of project management experience leading multiple substation design, power delivery projects including budgetary management.
Professional Engineering license (PE).
Experience in 15kV through 500V substation design.
Demonstrates competence and comprehensive knowledge concerning adjacent disciplines such as electrical engineering, P&C, SCADA, and telecom.
Specific knowledge of relevant engineering and electrical construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
Demonstrated high-level of self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
Works independently with minimal oversight and provides guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

10+ years of experience in substation or protection and controls design.
5+ years of project management experience.
Experience managing people on a multi-disciplinary project team.
Experience with MicroStation (V8 or newer), AutoCAD, AutoCAD Electrical, or Inventor.

ChenMoore's High Standard of Professionalism

ChenMoore is a company which is unique in its commitment to quality. We are proud of our high standard of professionalism and the quality of service provided to our clients. We strive to establish a sense of pride and loyalty in our employees by maintaining a tradition of excellence in our work and a sense of family in our culture. We also aim to provide an environment that inspires and promotes individuals to reach the full extent of their potential and to continue in their personal “Search for Excellence.” We offer a career opportunity rather than a job – an opportunity that will take our employees as far as they want it to go. You will find that both the management and employees of ChenMoore are dedicated to high achievement and genuinely concerned about employee job satisfaction. In order for us to maintain high standards of excellence, we endeavor to have the finest personnel and only acquire those whom we consider to not only meet the high standards we set for ourselves as a firm, but those who will also blend with the firm culture. Your success is important to all of us.

ChenMoore is a Great Place to Work!

Named "Top 500 Design Firm" nationally by ENR
Named ‘Best Places to Work For’ nationally by the Zweig Group in the Multidiscipline Firm Category from 2008-2010 and 2014–2025.
Named to the ‘Hot Firm’s List’ nationally by the Zweig Group from 2007-2011, 2014, 2016-2025.
ChenMoore is regularly recognized as a ‘Best Firm to Work For’ by the South Florida Business Journal, Civil + Structural Engineer, ENR Southeast, and various local branches of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

OUR BENEFITS include:

Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance
Life and AD&D Insurance
Voluntary Life with Dependent Coverage
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
Paid time off and paid holidays
Flexible Spending Accounts with Debit Card
Voluntary Plans (Supplement Health, Critical Illness/Cancer, Accident)
401(k) Plan – Competitive Employer Match
Supplemental benefits
Flexible work schedules
Continuing education
Mentorship programs
Professional societies
Community engagement
Cell phone

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. ChenMoore is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We invite resumes from all interested parties including women, minorities, veterans and persons with disabilities.

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