Electrical Project Manager

Arc Potential Limited; Falkirk; On-site; GBP 400,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Professional development opportunities

Career progression

Job summary

Arc Potential Limited is seeking an experienced Electrical Project Manager to lead electrical projects from inception to handover across Central Scotland, with emphasis on healthcare, education, retail, and commercial sectors. Projects range from £400k to several million, offering varied challenge.

Ideal candidates will have a background with electrical, M&E or main contractors, strong team leadership, and robust commercial awareness to manage costs, variations, and client expectations.

Qualifications

• Strong technical knowledge of electrical installations and building services.
• Experience leading site teams and managing subcontractors.
• Good commercial awareness including project costs and variations.
• Strong organisation, planning and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee electrical projects from start to handover.
• Coordinate labour, subcontractors, suppliers, materials and programmes.
• Monitor progress, costs, variations and commercial performance.
• Review drawings, specifications and technical requirements.
• Resolve technical and delivery issues as they arise.
• Maintain clear communication with clients and site teams.
• Oversee quality, health and safety, testing and commissioning.
• Manage defect resolution, closeout and handover documentation.
• Keep multiple live projects progressing to programme.

Skills

Electrical installations knowledge

Building services understanding

Team leadership

Project coordination

Commercial awareness

Job description

About

Arc Potential is working with an established contractor looking to strengthen its project delivery team with an experienced Electrical Project Manager from an electrical, M&E or main contractor background.

Based from Falkirk, the role will oversee projects across Central Scotland, predominantly Edinburgh and Glasgow. The business has a strong pipeline of upcoming work, creating a good opportunity for someone looking for long-term project exposure and room to develop.

The Role

You will manage electrical projects from start through to handover across sectors including healthcare, education, retail, commercial and industrial.

Project values range from around £400k to several million pounds, offering a good mix of project size and complexity.

• Manage electrical projects from start through to handover
• Coordinate labour, subcontractors, suppliers, materials and project programmes
• Monitor progress, costs, variations and commercial performance
• Review drawings, specifications and technical requirements
• Resolve technical and delivery issues as they arise
• Maintain clear communication with clients, site teams and project stakeholders
• Oversee quality, health and safety, testing and commissioning
• Manage defect resolution, closeout and handover documentation
• Keep multiple live projects progressing to programme

About You

You will be an experienced Electrical Project Manager with a background working for an electrical contractor, M&E contractor or main contractor, delivering similar commercial and industrial projects. Experience managing multiple live projects would be highly beneficial.

• Strong technical knowledge of electrical installations and building services
• Confidence leading site teams and managing subcontractors
• Good commercial awareness, including project costs and variations
• Strong organisation, planning and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across live projects
• Full UK driving licence
• Full right to work in the UK

• The role includes a car allowance, alongside opportunities for professional development and progression as the business continues to grow.