Senior Project Manager, Substations

Location: Middlesex

Industry: HV Substations

Scope of Work: A senior leadership role for a motivated and experienced Senior Project Manager with a rapidly growing contractor delivering a 132kV substation project for a new data center connection.

Are you an experienced project and people leader with experience in delivering high voltage substation projects?

Have you ambitions to work on significant, large-scale projects?

Turner Lovell is recruiting a Senior Project Manager to join a rapidly growing power infrastructure contractor delivering critical projects across the UK's electricity transmission and distribution sector. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is keen to further develop their skills and take on increasing levels of responsibility.

As a Senior Project Manager you will:

• Lead the delivery of major power network projects across transmission and distribution infrastructure.
• Take full ownership of project programmes, budgets, resources, and commercial performance.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with utility clients, stakeholders, and supply chain partners.
• Drive project execution whilst ensuring compliance with contractual requirements and company standards.
• Lead project teams including engineers, site managers, commercial specialists, and subcontractors.
• Monitor project risks and implement effective mitigation strategies..

The ideal profile is someone who has:

• Proven experience delivering large-scale power transmission or distribution projects.
• Strong background within utilities, power networks, substations, overhead lines, or related infrastructure sectors.
• Demonstrated success managing complex projects with significant budgets and multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent commercial awareness with experience managing project profitability and contractual obligations.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and develop multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience managing client relationships within regulated utility environments.
• Degree-qualified in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• Project Management qualifications such as PRINCE2, APM, or equivalent would be advantageous.
• Passion for delivering projects that contribute to the UK's evolving energy infrastructure.

If you are considering what your next role could look like within Transmission, and have a passion for playing a leading role in delivering landmark electrical infrastructure projects, please apply and get in touch with Mark Canning via the link provided for more information.