Substation EPC Program Lead

Location: United States, with listed locations in Portland, Oregon; Boise, Idaho; Seattle and Bellevue, Washington; Missoula, Billings, and Bozeman, Montana; and Spokane, Washington. U.S. citizenship is required due to government contract requirements. Travel for project and field coordination activities is expected.

Salary: $155,064–$221,520 in Seattle/Bellevue, WA; $122,759–$175,370 in Spokane, WA.

Company

hirify.global is an employee-owned engineering and infrastructure services company delivering multidisciplinary projects for clients and communities.

What you will do

• Lead the substation scope within large, multidisciplinary EPC infrastructure programs.
• Advise clients on substation site development, physical and electrical design, permitting, constructability, outage planning, protection and control integration, and equipment strategy.
• Coordinate engineering, environmental planning, permitting, procurement, construction support, outage coordination, energization, and commissioning activities.
• Serve as the primary interface between the owner, hirify.global design teams, subconsultants, utilities, agencies, stakeholders, and EPC contractors.
• Identify delivery risks involving equipment lead times, design coordination, outages, system integration, and contractor execution, and support mitigation and issue resolution.
• Monitor scope, schedule, budget, quality, change management, and contract compliance while mentoring multidisciplinary staff.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship required due to applicable government contract requirements.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field and at least 10 years of related experience.
• At least 5 years of project management experience.
• Significant substation design or EPC delivery experience, including high-voltage substations such as 69kV–500kV+.
• Strong knowledge of substation design standards, protection and control systems, permitting, construction methods, and collaboration with EPC contractors.
• Excellent organizational, project management, written, verbal communication, and multidisciplinary coordination skills.

Nice to have

• Professional Engineering (PE) license.
• PMP certification.
• Experience with EPC, P3, or DBFOM delivery models.
• Experience working in a Program Management Office environment.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office, estimating, scheduling, and project management software.

Culture & Benefits

• Employee-owned culture focused on inclusion, collaboration, organizational trust, and respect.
• Medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, and employee assistance program benefits.
• Paid time away, parental leave, and paid holidays.
• Retirement savings plan with employer match, tuition reimbursement, and employee referral bonus.
• Employee Network Groups supporting belonging and participation.