Electrical Project Manager

ENGINEERINGUK; Wimbledon; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company is seeking an experienced Electrical Project Manager to lead a critical upgrade project at the National Grid Wimbledon Substation. This role involves managing the project lifecycle, ensuring safety and quality, and working with a skilled team. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Electrical Engineering, chartered status, and extensive project management experience in infrastructure.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Pension – basic and enhanced schemes

Health and Wellbeing

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Discounts

Qualifications

• 8+ years' project management experience in infrastructure (power, rail, utilities preferred).
• Experience managing National Grid or DNO projects is a significant advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full project lifecycle: planning, delivery, monitoring and close-out.
• Be the primary client interface with National Grid, ensuring smooth communication and delivery alignment.
• Manage and motivate a multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Contract management

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Chartered status (CEng or equivalent)

Job description

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Are you an experienced Electrical Project Manager with a proven track record in delivering complex infrastructure or power projects?

Looking to lead one of the UK's most critical upgrades in the energy sector? Then a career at Crown House Technologies is for you!

CHt are delivering a major upgrade and expansion project at the National Grid Wimbledon Substation-a pivotal scheme in modernising the UK's power network.

We are seeking a high-calibre Electrical Project Manager to take full ownership of this technically challenging programme, from mobilisation to final handover. This is a career-defining opportunity to lead a highly skilled team in the safe, efficient, and quality-assured delivery of a nationally significant energy infrastructure project.

If you join us you'll be a valued member of an industry leading team which can offer you an exciting and varied career with access to some truly great projects. CHT are committed to extensive training, development, and long-term career opportunities and as such this role is suitable for someone who is seeking long-term career progression.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the full project lifecycle: planning, delivery, monitoring and close-out
• Be the primary client interface with National Grid, ensuring smooth communication and delivery alignment
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, budgets, schedules, and risk registers
• Manage and motivate a multi-disciplinary team (engineering, commercial, delivery)
• Drive performance in safety, quality, programme, and commercial outcomes
• Monitor financial progress, manage variations, and ensure cost targets are met
• Coordinate stakeholders: consultants, subcontractors, authorities, and community
• Administer the NEC contract and manage project change effectively
• Champion a proactive safety culture and compliance with all regulatory standards

What We're Looking For

• Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
• Chartered status (CEng or equivalent) desirable
• 8+ years' project management experience in infrastructure (power, rail, utilities preferred)
• Demonstrated leadership in delivering complex, high-value projects
• Strong commercial and contract management skills (ideally NEC)
• Experience managing National Grid or DNO (Distribution Network Operator) projects is a significant advantage
• Excellent communicator, influencer, and problem-solver

Don't match all the criteria? We are open and always happy to hear from people with transferable skill sets and a commitment to learning so if you'd like to talk about part time or flexible hours we may be able to accommodate this so just let us know.

About us

Crown House technologies is one of the UK's most advanced, and innovative, engineering and business services specialists. Part of the Laing O'Rourke Group, and founded on more than 200 years of experience, we are a leading construction and infrastructure technology services provider, supplying a complete Building Services package with communications, ICT, intelligent building, monitoring, BMS and the UK's largest mechanical, electrical & public health manufacturing facility - a 129,000 sq. ft factory - offering Off-site manufacturing and assembly for our digitally engineered modular MEICA packages.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email [e-mail]

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Company

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

“As an engineering enterprise, Laing O'Rourke is committed to playing a vital role in building a stronger and more sustainable economy that benefits society in general.”

– Ray O’Rourke KBE, Chief Executive Officer

Our Origin Story:

Diversity & Inclusion:

Laing O'Rourke is committed to inclusion; an employer that maintains the highest standard of employment practice and one which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse society in which we live and work.

Laing O'Rourkebelieves that when we go to work, we should feel we are going to a place where we are accepted, understood and valued and that we should make others we work with feel this way too.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION SUBCOMMITTEES

Laing O'Rourke have ten Diversity & Inclusion Subcommittees. The purpose of the diversity and inclusion sub-committees is to offer a safe and supportive environment to listen and share personal experiences and insights, as well as play a sympathetic role for each other.

The sub-committees help to drive education, events and initiatives across the organisation as well as help colleagues to understand their purpose.

Current subcommitteesinclude Dis-Ability, Carers, Ethnicity, Gender, Families that live abroad,LGBTQ+, Women & Menopause, & Working Families.

Support for Disabled Employees:

• LOR recruitment, HR Teams, Leadership and management have undertakendisability awareness trainingand are eager to provide an inclusive and accessibility experience to job applicants and new colleagues
• LOR Dis-ABILITY Subcommitteeis an Employee Network Group of colleagues passionate about disability inclusion. Its aims are to raise awareness and remove barriers around disability, neurodiversity and long term health conditions to support creating an inclusive and diverse workplace for everyone.
• Disability Confident Leaders– We are using the requirements of the government scheme to create an inclusive environment for disabled job applicants and existing colleagues.
• LOR are members of theBusiness Disability Forum, giving access to a wide range of resources and information. Our line managers have access to their best practice guides and confidential support line.
• LOR are partnering withEven Breakto have access to exemplary advice around disability inclusion.

Sustainability:

In April 2021 Laing O’Rourke announced new global sustainability targets. These include:

• To be a net zero company by 2050
• By 2033 to achieve equal gender balance across currently 5,500 international staff

Rewards andBenefits:

• Private Medical Insurance
• Pension – basic and enhanced schemes
• Health and Wellbeing
• Virtual GP
• Health Assessment (Age 50+)
• Phased return to work (80% of working week for 100% pay)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 5 days leave extra can be purchased
• Employee Discounts
• Allowances – car or transport allowance, depending on role/grade

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