Project Manager – HV Substations
About the Opportunit
yAn exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Project Manager to join a growing organisation operating within the UK power and T&D sector. This role will focus on the successful delivery of transformer and grid infrastructure projects, supporting utilities, renewable energy developments, and major infrastructure clients across the U
K.The successful candidate will take ownership of projects from initiation through to completion, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of quality and safety. Working within a technically driven environment, you will collaborate with engineering, procurement, logistics, installation teams, and external stakeholders to deliver complex energy infrastructure projec
ts.This position offers a hybrid working model with occasional travel to project sites, client locations, and stakeholder meeti
ngs.Key Responsibil
itiesProject De
- liveryLead and manage transformer and power infrastructure projects from project award through to comp
- letion.Ensure projects are delivered in line with agreed scope, programme, budget, quality, and safety requir
ements.Planning & Coor
- dinationDevelop detailed project plans, schedules, and resource st
- multidisciplinary teams across engineering, procurement, logistics, and site op
erations.Monitoring &
- ReportingTrack project performance against key milestones and
- objectives.Produce regular project reports and provide updates to senior management and st
akeholders.Documentation &
- DeliverablesManage project documentation, including technical records, quality documentation, progress reports, and contractual
- deliverables.Ensure all documentation is maintained and submitted in accordance with project
requirements.Stakehol
- der ManagementAct as the primary point of contact for clients, suppliers, consultants, and
- internal teams.Build and maintain strong working relationships throughout the pro
ject lifecycle.Commercial & Con
- tract ManagementMonitor project budgets, costs, and finan
- cial performance.Support change management processes, claims management, and contrac
- tual commercial insight to project
decision-making.Risk & Oppo
- rtunity ManagementIdentify project risks
- and opportunities.Develop mitigation strategies to minimise delivery impacts and maximis
e project outcomes.Quality, Com
- pliance & SafetyEnsure compliance with company procedures, industry standards, and reg
- ulatory requirements.Promote and maintain high standards of health, safety, and quality across al
l project activities.Tender
- & Business SupportProvide project delivery expertise to support tendering and business
- development activities.Contribute lessons learned and technical coordination
during bid preparation
- .Continuous ImprovementCapture lessons learned and support ongoing process
- improvement best practice project management
across the orga
nisation.Key StakeholdersYou will engage with a range
- of stakeholders including:Utilit
- y and infrastructure client
- sRenewable energy developersClient project management, engine
- ering, and procurement teamsEngineering consult
- ants and specialist advisorsLogistics
- and transportation providersGrid operators and t
- ransmission system operatorsCertifi
- cation and regulatory bodiesCo
ntractors and subcon
- tractorsEssential ExperienceMinimum 5 years’ project management experience within the power, energy, engineering, utilities
- , or heavy industrial sectors.Proven track record delivering complex technical, engineerin
- g, or infrastructure projects.Strong understanding of project planning, scheduling, b
- udgeting, and risk management.Experience managing multiple stakeholders across techn
- ical and commercial functions.Knowledge of UK health and safety legislation, including the Health & Safety at
Work Act and CDM Regulations….