EHV Substation Project Manager (Energy)

Apexcontractingwa; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Project Manager to lead high voltage substation projects. This role offers the chance to manage complex projects from design to energisation, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards. Join a dynamic team dedicated to delivering impactful energy solutions while enjoying a flexible work environment that values work-life balance and personal development. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to significant infrastructure projects and make a positive impact in the energy sector.

Benefits

Flexible Working Arrangements

Health and Wellbeing Program

Support for Development and Training

Work-Life Balance Initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience managing large HV/EHV substation projects from feasibility to energisation.
• Strong understanding of electrical transmission and distribution systems.

Responsibilities

• Project manage HV and EHV projects ensuring timely and cost-effective delivery.
• Interface with customers and coordinate external service providers.

Skills

Project Management

Electrical Engineering

HV/EHV Substation Knowledge

Health and Safety Regulations

Technical Documentation Interpretation

Education

HNC in Electrical Engineering

Job description

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A Little More About Your Role

We have a great opportunity for a Project Manager (HV/EHV) to join our UK Transmission and Distribution (T&D) team. WSPs T&D team delivers electrical power projects at transmission and distribution voltage levels. This role is to project manage pre-construction and construction activities (from design to energisation) for large-scale high voltage infrastructure and grid connections at voltage levels normally between 33kV and 400kV. Our projects would include feasibility, detailed design, procurement, construction, test and commissioning on existing or new substations and associated infrastructure.

What Will You Do

• Develop HV and EHV project initial functional requirement into compliant cost-effective engineering solutions.
• Project manage the development and delivery of HV and EHV projects (cable, overhead, plant and civil) to time, cost, safety and quality.
• Interface with customers as well as internal and external resources to develop and deliver HV & EHV projects.
• Undertake the role of CDM Designer and/or Principal Designer for developed HV and EHV projects.
• Effectively communicate with internal engineering and industrial resource.
• Coordinate external service providers and administer commercial.

What We Will Be Looking For You To Demonstrate

• Minimum HNC in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience managing large and complex HV and EHV substation projects throughout the full project lifecycle from feasibility to energisation.
• A strong understanding of electrical transmission and distribution plant items operations, controls and associated systems such as AIS/GIS switchgear, Protection & Control, Power Transformers, Underground power cables and Overhead lines.
• Optioneering - select the most suitable substation configurations (voltage levels, installed and firm capacities) as per functional requirements for the projects.
• Project Management involving the delivery of CAPEX and Customer connection projects at voltages from 33kV to 400kV from project initiation, specification and design, tendering, construction through to project closure.
• Design knowledge of both AIS & GIS substations up to 400kV.
• Knowledge of engineering standards for HV and EHV Plant, substations (including earthing and electrical clearances).
• Excellent understanding of the H&S and CDM requirements for large scale projects.
• An ability to undertake the role of Designer and Principal Designer under the CDM regulations.
• An ability to interpret technical documentation relating to the design of electrical substations.

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Whats In It For You

Work-life balance?

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Inclusivity & Diversity?

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Health & Wellbeing?

We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme. Med24 gives you and your family unrestricted telephone access to an NHS doctor where you can call day or night or have a face-to-face video consultation.

Flex your time?

For improved work life balance, WSP offers the WSP Hour which enables you to take one hour per day to do as you wish and make up the time earlier or later that day. We also offer part time and flexible working arrangements plus the option to flex your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

Your development?

We appreciate that development and training is important to you and thats why we have a supportive environment that invests in your development, whether thats chartership, training or mentoring.

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Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.

Please note WSP reserves the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Project Management and Information Technology
• Industries
• Strategic Management Services