Senior Electrical Project Manager

Senior Electrical Project Manager

Salary: £80,000–£100,000 per annum

Benefits: Company car + 10% annual bonus

Location: UK-wide – flexible hybrid working, combining remote working with attendance at project sites as required.

The Opportunity

EHV Structures is seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Project Manager to strengthen its project delivery team and play a key role in the successful execution of major electrical transmission and EHV infrastructure projects.

This is a senior position for an accomplished project management professional with a strong technical background in high-voltage transmission, substations and electrical infrastructure.

Working closely with the existing senior management and project delivery team, you will share responsibility for project performance, providing leadership, technical understanding and commercial control across multiple projects.

The position offers a flexible working arrangement, combining remote project management with attendance at project sites when required. The balance between office-based, remote and site-based working will depend on project requirements, operational priorities and key delivery milestones.

A significant proportion of project monitoring and management can be undertaken remotely through regular communication with site teams, digital reporting, photographs, videos and other information captured at project locations.

We are looking for someone who is equally comfortable working independently and managing projects remotely as they are attending site, engaging with operational teams and providing hands-on support when required.

Flexibility is key. The successful candidate will be expected to use their judgement to determine when physical site attendance is beneficial or necessary, rather than being routinely required to travel to every project location.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage multiple electrical transmission and EHV projects from planning and mobilisation through to completion and handover.
• Provide effective project oversight through a combination of remote working, digital reporting and physical site attendance.
• Work flexibly between remote locations and project sites, depending on operational requirements and project priorities.
• Monitor project progress through regular reporting, photographs, videos and supporting information provided by site-based personnel.
• Establish effective procedures for capturing and submitting site photographs, progress records, technical information and project documentation.
• Review photographic and video evidence to assess installation progress, workmanship, construction activities and compliance with project requirements.
• Work closely with site managers, engineers, supervisors, subcontractors and clients through site meetings, online meetings, telephone calls and digital communication.
• Attend project sites when necessary to review progress, resolve issues, support operational teams and attend key project milestones.
• Take ownership of project programmes, budgets, resources, procurement and commercial performance.
• Develop, manage and monitor detailed project programmes, identifying critical paths, milestones and potential delays.
• Coordinate engineering, construction, installation, testing and commissioning activities.
• Oversee project interfaces involving transmission infrastructure, substations, primary plant, electrical connections, cable installations and terminations.
• Ensure appropriate RAMS (Risk Assessments and Method Statements), construction plans and safe systems of work are prepared, reviewed and implemented.
• Maintain rigorous HSEQ standards across all project activities through appropriate inspections, reporting and assurance processes.
• Identify and resolve technical, operational and programme challenges.
• Manage subcontractors, suppliers and specialist installation teams.
• Maintain strong client relationships and provide clear project reporting to senior management.
• Monitor costs, forecasts, variations, contractual obligations and commercial risks.
• Ensure project records, photographs, progress reports, technical documentation and handover information are maintained accurately throughout the project lifecycle.

Remote Project Monitoring & Digital Reporting

An important aspect of this position will be the ability to manage and monitor projects effectively through a combination of remote oversight and physical site attendance.

The successful candidate will be expected to make effective use of digital information and reporting systems to maintain visibility of activities across multiple project locations.

Site-based personnel will provide appropriate information, photographs and updates to support effective remote project management.

This approach will allow the Senior Project Manager to maintain oversight of multiple projects without the need for continuous physical attendance at every location, while retaining the flexibility to attend sites whenever required.

Digital reporting will complement, rather than replace, any physical inspections, statutory requirements, client requirements or safety-critical activities that must be undertaken by appropriately competent personnel on site.

Technical Experience & Knowledge

Candidates must have a strong understanding of electrical transmission and high-voltage infrastructure, ideally with experience across the following areas:

Transmission voltages: 132kV, 275kV and 400kV infrastructure.

Transmission projects: Experience delivering electricity transmission and associated EHV infrastructure projects.

Substation construction: Knowledge of substation development, extensions, upgrades and associated electrical installation works.

Primary plant: Understanding of transformers, circuit breakers, disconnectors, instrument transformers, busbars and associated switchgear.

Transmission structures: Knowledge of overhead line infrastructure, steelwork, structural installations and associated electrical interfaces.

Cable systems: Understanding of HV/EHV cable installations, jointing, terminations and associated connections.

Commissioning: Experience coordinating testing, pre-commissioning, commissioning activities and final energisation interfaces.

Earthing systems: Understanding of substation earthing, bonding and electrical safety requirements.

Project programming: Ability to develop and manage detailed project programmes, resource plans, construction sequences and critical milestones.

RAMS and safety: Strong understanding of risk assessments, method statements, permits, safe systems of work and site safety management.

Digital project management: Experience using project management software, digital reporting systems, photographic records and remote communication tools to monitor project delivery.

Candidates should be able to engage confidently with engineering teams, understand technical challenges and coordinate specialist activities throughout the project lifecycle.

The Ideal Candidate

You will be an established Senior Project Manager with a proven track record of delivering complex electrical transmission, HV or EHV infrastructure projects.

You will demonstrate:

• Extensive experience within the transmission, utilities, EHV or HV contracting sectors.
• Strong technical knowledge of transmission voltages and associated infrastructure.
• Experience managing construction, installation and commissioning programmes.
• Excellent commercial awareness and contract management capabilities.
• Strong understanding of health and safety legislation and construction site requirements.
• Experience managing project teams, subcontractors and multiple site activities.
• Confidence managing projects through a combination of remote working and site-based engagement.
• Experience using digital reporting, photographs, videos and other information to monitor project delivery.
• Excellent client-facing, leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• A flexible, proactive and solutions-focused approach.

A relevant electrical engineering qualification or recognised project management qualification would be advantageous but not mandatory.

The Person

We are looking for someone who combines senior-level project management capability with genuine technical and operational knowledge.

You will be commercially astute, technically credible and comfortable taking responsibility for complex projects.

Flexibility is an important part of this position. You should be equally comfortable managing projects remotely, reviewing digital site information and coordinating teams as you are attending project locations, engaging with site personnel and supporting operational delivery.

You will understand how to obtain and interpret relevant site information, including photographs, videos, progress reports and technical documentation, to maintain a clear understanding of activities across multiple projects.

You will be confident identifying potential problems, challenging issues, supporting operational teams and ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently and profitably.

This is not a position that requires the individual to be permanently based on site, nor is it exclusively desk-based. It is a flexible, hybrid project management role where the successful candidate will balance remote working with site attendance according to the needs of the projects and the business.

We want an individual who works collaboratively with the wider management team, takes personal ownership of project outcomes and understands when their physical presence on site will add value.

The Package

£80,000–£100,000 basic salary, dependent on experience.

Company car.

10% annual performance-related bonus.

Flexible hybrid working, combining remote working with attendance at project sites as required.

Opportunity to join an agile business at the start of a period of real growth.

Interested?

If you are an experienced Electrical Project Manager with a strong transmission and EHV background, the technical understanding to manage complex electrical infrastructure projects and the flexibility to lead delivery through a combination of remote management and site-based engagement, we would welcome a confidential discussion.

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