Project Manager HVDC Terminal Substation

Minimum Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Civil or Mechanical Engineering from a recognized institution.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience in EHV transmission line and substation projects.
• Demonstrated experience in leading at least one major 400 kV/765 kV transmission or substation project.
• Experience in HVDC, GIS, large power transformers, reactors, control and protection systems will be preferred.
• Working knowledge of project controls, contracts, quality management, HSE, procurement, construction and commissioning.
• Proficiency in project reporting, stakeholder management and multidisciplinary coordination.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the principal point of contact between the Consultant, Client, EPC contractors, OEMs and other stakeholders.
• Establish the Project Execution Plan, organization structure, responsibility matrix, communication protocol and reporting arrangements.
• Lead mobilization and deployment of PMC resources across transmission line sections, substations and HVDC terminal stations.
• Review and monitor the contractor's baseline schedule, procurement plan, construction methodology, resource plan and commissioning programme.
• Coordinate transmission line, substation, HVDC, civil, electrical, mechanical, protection, SCADA, telecom, quality, HSE and contractual interfaces.
• Monitor overall progress against approved milestones, identify deviations and direct preparation of recovery or acceleration plans.
• Review critical technical submissions, constructability issues, interface matters and site constraints requiring management decisions.
• Ensure effective implementation of the approved quality plan, inspection and test plans and HSE management system.
• Lead periodic progress, technical, contractual, risk, quality and HSE review meetings.
• Review contractor claims, variations, extension-of-time submissions and change requests with the Contracts Manager and Planning Engineer.
• Monitor project risks and maintain an updated risk register, mitigation plan and management action log.
• Ensure timely resolution of ROW, access, crossing, outage, interface, land, statutory and stakeholder constraints.
• Review recommendations for certification of contractor invoices, milestone payments and completion status.
• Lead construction-completion, pre-commissioning, energization-readiness and handover reviews.
• Ensure timely close-out of punch points, NCRs, technical queries, as-built drawings, test records and completion dossiers.
• Provide timely advice to the Client on technical, schedule, quality, HSE, contractual and commercial matters.
• Manage team performance, workload allocation, succession planning and replacement of personnel, where required.
• Ensure project decisions, instructions and approvals are properly recorded and communicated.