Commercial Project Manager

UK Power Networks; Bury St Edmunds; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

UK Power Networks is seeking a Commercial Project Manager for its Bury St Edmunds office to oversee Major Connections infrastructure projects. The role demands management of project lifecycles, ensuring regulatory compliance while exceeding customer expectations. Ideal candidates have a degree in Electrical Engineering and experience in the electrical industry, demonstrating strong project management capabilities.

Benefits

Reservist Leave - 18 days full pay

Personal Pension Plan with contributions

Loan schemes available

Discounted gym membership

Employee Assistance Programme

Occupational Health support

Qualifications

• Relevant project management experience in the electrical industry.
• Understanding of Microsoft Office packages.
• Experience with Project Governance and Control.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects throughout their lifecycle from enquiry to completion.
• Liaise with Asset Management for customer requirements.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory conditions.

Skills

Project Management

Regulatory Compliance

Customer Management

Financial Management

Communication

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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This Commercial Project Manager will report to the Infrastructure Manager – Major Connections 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 £80,574 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

• 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 Commercial Project Manager you will manage several Major Connections infrastructure projects and to ensure successful pre and post contract management of all projects to exceed the customer expectations. The schemes will likely cover all three UKPN Networks, although initially the majority of the work will be in the EPN area. 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. To complete project management through the full life cycle of the project from initial enquiry through to post investment appraisal.

Principal Accountabilities

• Manage projects throughout their lifecycle from enquiry, through quotation/delivery and on to completion following PG and C process.
• Liaison with Asset Management regarding diversions and to obtain point of connection information, and develop strategies for delivering customer requirements.
• Produce quotations in line with:
  • 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).
• Liaison with Capital Programme delivery team and delivery partners; both during the Design and Programme Delivery for the pricing and delivery of diversions and new connections solutions.
• 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.
• Ensure design compliance with CDM.
• Work with customers and government offices to progress long-term strategies for diversions and connection of new load for expanding development areas.
• Liaison across the company with marketing and key account management, finance, legal, regulation and network governance to ensure a consistent and appropriate strategy.
• Manage workload and take full responsibility and ownership of the success of projects.
• An understanding of the LV, HV and EHV networks in one or more of the footprints would be advantageous. A can do and customer friendly attitude is most important with keenness to exceed customer expectations.
• Presentations to external customers and UK Power Networks senior management will be required of you

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience

• A Degree, HNC or equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering and recent relevant project management experience in the electrical industry, and distribution networks (design or construction).
• An understanding and use of Microsoft Office packages Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.
• Experience of the Project Governance and Control process and a strong commercial awareness would be advantageous.

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.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

If you have any queries in connection to this vacancy or your application, please contact us at [e-mail] quoting the vacancy reference number and a member of the team will get in touch with you as soon as possible.