Senior Project Manager (Technical, Energy network)

Location(s):Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB London, GB Altrincham, GB Glasgow, GB York, GB

Country: United Kingdom

Position Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom / Brighton, United Kingdom

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Pattern: Full Time

Market: Energy

Discipline: Energy

Job Ref: 6273

Recruiter Contact: Martin Keown

• Delivering project scope to time quality and cost
• Building and managing strong relationships with senior client representatives as well as internal stakeholders
• Establishing effective communications across our multidisciplinary the whole project delivery teams
• Taking the lead on problem solving and decision making
• Controlling internal and external commercial aspects of the project under the contract arrangements
• Managing risk to the business and to the client
• Work effectively on several projects concurrently to deliver to tight deadlines.

• Proven success in the delivery of projects working for a consultancy, designer, a contractor, or major industry client within the energy sector;
• Experience in contract administration
• Knowledge and experience in approaches to change management, risk management, schedule and cost management, along with all other aspects of project management
• Ability to make complex decisions, ensuring policies and procedures are adhered to, accepting responsibility for own actions;
• Creates a work environment which promotes health, safety, and wellbeing.
• This role will provide an excellent opportunity to further develop your career in a highly supportive and collaborative environment across the Energy sector and provide exposure to some exciting energy transition projects that will protect the environment and reduce carbon emissions There will be a specific emphasis on supporting and growing our project management capabilities and on developing initiatives to improve our service delivery.
• Relevant engineering or management degree or relevant successful experience in project management of energy sector projects
• Previous experience in electrical infrastructure projects e.g. Owner’s Engineer, Lender’s Engineer, or other role
• Excellent communication skills
• Project Management experience
• Appreciation of commercial sphere of project work including contract terms
• Ability to adapt and work on multiple projects simultaneously in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Collaborative skills: the job of Project Manager requires that they work with cross-functional teams, so it is vital that they can work with people from various backgrounds

• Experience within the Energy infrastructure design sector
• Experience across all stages of the project lifecycle
• Relevant PM qualifications (eg PMQ, Prince 2)

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.