Engineering Project Delivery Team Leader

JR United Kingdom; Woking; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the energy sector seeks a Project Delivery Team Leader to oversee high-voltage construction projects in Woking. This role involves managing a skilled team while ensuring project delivery to safety, cost, and quality standards, offering competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Opportunity for overtime and standby payments

Agile working arrangements

Double-matched pension scheme

25 days holiday

Car allowance / company car scheme

Payment of professional fees

Career growth opportunities

Qualifications

• At least three years of relevant operational experience as a Senior Authorised Person.
• Hold existing HV or EHV Senior Authorised Person status.
• NEBOSH/IOSH or similar qualification.

Responsibilities

• Manage resources and team effectively.
• Lead training and operational assessments.
• Conduct safety and operational audits.

Skills

Effective management and utilisation of resources

Leadership

Project delivery

Education

HNC, HND, degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Job description

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Client:

Northern Powergrid

Location:

woking, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Posted:

06.06.2025

Expiry Date:

21.07.2025

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Job Description:

Project Delivery Team Leader

Location: Yorkshire

Job Ref No: R6952

Do you want to help power your career and be part of an evolving energy industry?

Looking for a role where your expertise can truly make an impact?

We’re looking for a Project Delivery Team Leader to join our Major Projects operations team. You’ll play a key role in delivering complex, high-voltage construction projects while leading, developing and supporting a team of highly skilled operational engineers.

At Northern Powergrid, we’re all about keeping the power flowing for 3.9 million homes and businesses. With our customer focused approach, we work as one team, solving challenges and delivering real results. As a Project Delivery Team Leader, you will be managing a team of operational engineers (Senior Authorised Persons) delivering varied construction projects safely and to time, cost and quality.

Along with a competitive salary of £68,286- £80,335 plus up to 10% bonus, we also offer great benefits such as:

• Opportunity for overtime and standby payments once appropriately authorised.
• Agile working arrangements.
• Enrolment into our double-matched pension scheme
• 25 days holiday (rising with service)
• Car allowance / company car scheme
• Payment of professional fees
• Excellent opportunities for career growth

We are excited to hear from candidates with a passion for our company, the energy industry and a desire to succeed.

Key Responsibilities

• Effective management and utilisation of resources
• Effective team management, leadership and supervision
• Line management of your team
• Leading the training and development of your team
• Carryout operational assessments
• Carryout operational duties to support your team and the wider business, including 24/7 restoration
• Accident and incident investigation
• Ensure adequate network risk management by your team
• Undertake safety, operational, quality, environmental and business process audits
• Operational excellence as a role model for your team
• HV and EHV operational experience and authorisations
• Hold existing UK based Senior Authorised Person authorisations and regularly use these authorisations.
• Excellent leadership and team management skills and experience
• Extensive experience of delivering projects to time, cost and quality

What qualifications and experience should you have?

• HNC, HND, degree, or equivalent in Electrical/Electronic Engineering with at least three years of relevant operational experience as an SAP
• Hold existing HV or EHV Senior Authorised Person status operating on a UK based distribution or transmission network, or UK based privately operated electricity network.
• NEBOSH/IOSH or similar qualification

Job Posted: 4 May 2025

Closing date for applications: 6 July2025

Hold Date for interviews: 14 & 21 July 2025

Visit northernpowergrid.com/careers to find out more about this and other career opportunities.

We are currently recruiting for this vacancy across Yorkshire, and you may be based at locations including York, Sheffield, Castleford, Brigg and Hull. However, we are always on the hunt for new talent and welcome a chat if you have an interest in joining Northern Powergrid.

Applicants are considered However, their suitability for the post irrespective of sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender re-assignment, race, age or disability, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.