About the Company
Electricity North West Construction & Maintenance Limited (ENWCML) is the specialist engineering arm of the Electricity North West Group. We deliver high and low voltage infrastructure services across the UK, operating independently from the regulated network business. Our expertise spans the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of private electrical networks for commercial and industrial clients.
With a growing national footprint and a reputation for technical excellence, ENWCML plays a vital role in supporting the UK’s energy transition and infrastructure resilience.
Now part of the Iberdrola and ScottishPower group, we’re building smarter, greener electricity networks to help Britain grow—investing in a better future, faster.
Project Manager Opportunity
In this role you will own a portfolio of construction projects from the point of sale all through delivery up to final customer handover and financial completion. You will lead the project team, ensuring everyone works to the project scope, produces high-quality product safely, and outperforms budget while meeting customer delivery timelines. You will own your customer’s relationship and aim to complete our work providing customer satisfaction that will maintain excellent relations leading to future project opportunities.
As the project manager you will have a sound working knowledge and understanding of commercial contracts, customer relationships and site safety. Focused on delivery, you will be accountable for developing the Construction Phase Plan, and producing RAMS to ensure safe delivery of projects. Provide clear communication of the required scope, specifications and timelines, along with information of all hazards, risks and controls for work, that are needed for the project to be completed on time, to a high standard and within budget.
In this role, you will hold full project accountability for all company Health & Safety processes. This includes ensuring compliance with Construction Design Management (CDM) requirements, Construction Phase Plans, relevant Codes of Practice and safety rules. You will oversee point‑of‑work risk assessments, safety observations, incident reporting and adherence to all Health & Safety Executive policies.
You will act as the primary point of escalation for customers, site teams and office staff on all aspects of project delivery, from planning through to implementation. Managing a diverse portfolio of construction projects valued between £250k and £2 million, you will provide accurate financial updates and forecasts to support effective decision‑making.
The role also requires strong on‑site management skills, ensuring contractors and directly employed operatives work safely, efficiently and to the highest standards. You will be responsible for delivering excellent customer service by maintaining a safe and orderly working environment, meeting agreed outage times and dates, and ensuring only high‑quality work is accepted.
As a representative of the company, you will help promote our reputation through a positive attitude, professional behaviour, good timekeeping and a high level of personal presentation. You will also play an active role in supporting business growth by identifying future sales opportunities, providing leads to the business development team, and assisting estimators with pricing and preparing sales tenders.
The successful candidate must, at the start of employment, have permission to work in the UK without sponsorship.
What We’re Looking For
- Experienced in project management, co‑ordinating resources, materials and site activities within given budgets for engineering focused projects.
- Gained a Higher National Certificate, equivalent qualification or have completed a formal apprenticeship within electrical engineering.
- Have experience working with Low Voltage and High Voltage electrical systems (up to 11kV), plant and equipment.
- Hold a valid, full UK driving licence.
- Hold any of the following training certifications: SSSTS, SMSTS, ECS.
- Experienced in managing civil and substation construction projects (11kV), working in or adjacent to roads and highways, holding New Roads and Street Works Act (NRSWA) accreditation.
- Experience working with NEC and JCT contracts.
What We’re Offering
- An annual bonus scheme
- 25 days annual leave increasing with length of service
- Car allowance or Company Vehicle
- Private Healthcare
- An employee rewards portal offering discounts on several well-known brands
- A market-leading contributory pension scheme
- Employee assistance programme
- Opportunity for professional development through our L&D function.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
We’re proud to foster a workplace where everyone can thrive. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We believe that embracing our differences makes us stronger.
Application
If you need any adjustments or support during the application process, please contact our Recruitment Team at careers@enwl.co.uk or call 0845 366 0092 (option 2).
Any offer made will remain conditional until pre‑employment checks are complete to a level deemed satisfactory by SP Electricity North West. The following pre‑employment checks will be required: references from previous employers, a medical appointment, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, and a drug & alcohol test.
Closing
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early.
We don’t accept speculative CVs from agencies. Any received we will assert ownership of the candidate and no fee will be payable.
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