Senior Project Manager

80912 - Senior Project Manager

This Senior Project Manager will report to the Infrastructure Manager and will work within Major Connections based in our Bury St Edmunds office. You will be a permanent employee.

You will attract a salary of £94,904, car allowance and a bonus of 3%. This role can also offer blended working after probationary period (6 months) - 3 days in the office and 2 remote

Close Date: 09/07/2025.

We also provide the following additional benefits

• 25 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays.
• Reservist Leave – Additional 18 days full pay and 22 unpaid
• Personal Pension Plan – Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)
• Tenancy Loan Deposit Scheme, Season Ticket Loan
• Tax efficient benefits: Cycle to Work, Home & Tech, and Green Car Leasing Schemes
• Occupational Health support
• Switched On – scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers' products
• Discounted gym membership
• Employee Assistance Programme

Job Purpose:

As the Senior Project Manager you will ensure the efficient management of infrastructure projects through the full life cycle of the projects from initial enquiry through to post investment appraisal following the UK Power Networks Project Governance and Control process. Projects differing in size and value, with a range of circa £100k to £125m, to include the management of staff, finance, safety, commercial and technical issues associated with Major Connections infrastructure projects. The schemes will likely cover all three UKPN Networks. Typical clients include National Grid, National Highways, Network Rail, HS2 among others. The projects will include diversions across all voltage levels together with the provision of new supplies for construction works and provide long-term power for the clients following completion and would consist of programmes of work to meet customer timescales.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Line reporting responsibilities of a team of Commercial Project Managers.
• To lead and motivate a team dealing with both commercial and technical issues associated with infrastructure projects.
• To manage a team programme and plan technical activities required to undertake the project to a specified client requirement. This includes the preparation of design documentation, method statements and risk assessments, and other safety related paperwork.
• Manage the end-to-end delivery of Major Connections infrastructure projects from producing the estimate/offer through to the commercial management of the project delivery with the Capital Programme delivery team.
• Liaison with Asset Management regarding diversions and to obtain point of connection information, and develop strategies for delivering customer requirements.
• Produce quotations following:
  • Our Licence conditions ensuring regulatory compliance of all projects (LC12, LC15, LC15a),
  • Connection Charging Methodology,
  • New Road and Street Works Act, where applicable.
• The design process requires network analysis and the production of detailed drawings (via Netmap).
• Manage the delivery of diversions and new connections major projects, when required to do so.
• Manage the financial control of projects, ensuring the delivery of planned Gross Margins.
• Produce reports and communicate the progress of projects with regard to time, cost and quality to the highest level both within UK Power Networks and client organisations.
• Ensure all legal and statutory requirements associated with operational works are met. In particular, actions necessary to meet the requirements of the New Road and Streetworks Act, Electricity at Work Act and Distribution Safety Rules.
• Take an active and responsible role in the 'on the job' coaching of staff to ensure developmental needs of both the team members and business are met.
• Management of project accounts with regard to the financial status of the projects ensuring, (via the commercial team), and that all commercial activities are undertaken, and variations to original specifications are correctly claimed.
• Ensure utmost attention to Health and Safety requirements to ensure accidents are avoided and hazards are highlighted, to reduce unnecessary injury related incidents. This includes providing warning of potential problems.
• To adopt the responsibilities and duties of Client under CDM regulations, when required.
• Have a full understanding of the project's contractual obligations, to ensure full compliance with the client's requirements. Manage all documentation, providing clarity on the progress of projects at any given time.
• Manage the high-level issues with regard to the Supply Chain, ensuring the efficient management of suppliers and sub-contractors, to ensure project targets are achieved.
• Ensure compliance with the UK Power Networks Project Governance model for delivery of major projects and ensure gate deadlines are met and information supplied.
• To deputise for the Senior Manager in their absence.
• Be a point of reference within the team to provide guidance and assistance to Project Managers on enquiries, project delivery and technical matter in these areas.

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications and Experience:

• A Degree, HNC or equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering and recent relevant project management experience within the electrical industry and distribution networks (design or construction).
• LV/HV/EHV network design experience, significantly 132/33/11kV/LV networks
• Experience with the current CDM regulations
• Experience of the Project Governance and Control process, a commercial awareness and experience working with Engineering and Construction Contracts would be advantageous
• People management and communication skills, to motivate and mentor team members, together with interaction with stakeholders at the highest level
• Demonstrate excellent understanding and management of safety critical issues, with an essential part of the role is the management of direct staff and contractors in work where safety is paramount
• Manage departments budgets including budget preparation, monthly forecasting, exception management and live reporting
• High level of proficiency in IT package

Nature and Scope:

Working with the team manager, you will likely to be an experienced engineer and leader with an understanding of the business from an operational and planning perspective.

You will be office based, but there will be a need for regular site visits to attend customer meetings and audit site progress.

Health & Safety Responsibilities

Managers and supervisors carry both legal and company responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of their employees, those under their control and those who might be affected by the work undertaken, i.e. public, visitors and employees of other organisations. This includes briefing individuals working for them and ensuring there is the necessary understanding, competence and application of requirements to work safely and without harming the environment.

Employees will ensure they understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and their responsibility to apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels. Similarly where work activities can have an adverse impact upon the environment, and where there are legal requirements, employees will understand those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied.

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If you have any queries in connection to this vacancy or your application, please contact us at careers@ukpowernetworks.co.uk quoting the vacancy reference number and a member of the team will get in touch with you as soon as possible.