High Voltage Projects Lead – Design, BIM & Construction

First Military Recruitment Ltd; Porthmadog; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car/Car Allowance

Pension matched up to 8%

Private medical insurance

25 days annual leave

Job summary

First Military Recruitment Ltd is recruiting a High Voltage Systems Project Manager for a permanent role at the Snowdonia depot. The candidate will lead HV cable and plant subcontractors, oversee HV and MEP design deliverables, and drive digital engineering practices across design and construction.

The role demands 10+ years in HV projects with contractors, National Grid experience, and strong leadership in design management, with a focus on delivering complex HV systems on time and to spec.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience on high voltage projects with a contractor.
• Experience on National Grid projects as a contractor, preferably 400kV/275kV/132kV circuits.
• Advantage for design & build project experience as a contractor.
• Knowledge of National Grid transmission procedures and technical specifications.
• Broad understanding of construction methods and outputs.
• Strong construction and design experience.
• Familiarity with Principal Designer and Principal Contractor duties.
• Strong capability in digital engineering practices in design and construction.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage HV cable and HV plant subcontractors to deliver works on time and in compliance with requirements.
• Manage HV designer and sub-contractor design activities and deliverables per programme and project requirements.
• Act as technical lead for HV works on the project.
• Track input/output design deliverables and report to Project Director and Engineering Manager.
• Coordinate MEP design activities and deliverables with the project programme.
• Manage design queries and maintain design records from workshops and meetings.
• Raise information requests internally and from the project team.
• Support Design Manager to ensure HV and MEP design deliverables are timely.
• Review monthly design progress reports and deliverables.
• Maintain and update the design deliverable schedule.
• Ensure design deliverables meet the expected standard and review drawings against client scope.
• Attend interface meetings with external parties and assign follow-up actions.
• Arrange internal design interface meetings with construction department.
• Ensure compliance with contract design management processes.
• Collaborate with external suppliers/subcontractors.
• Provide drawings to project document control.
• Oversee BIM requirements for permanent and temporary works with BIM/CAD Technician.
• Identify Temporary Works and assist lead TWC with design briefs for HV & MEP from subcontractors.

Skills

HV experience

Contractor background

National Grid experience

Design & Build exposure

BIM/Digital engineering

Project leadership

Design management

Subcontractor management

Tools

BIM/CAD

Document control

Job description

First Military Recruitment Ltd is recruiting a High Voltage Systems Project Manager for a permanent role at the Snowdonia depot. The candidate will lead HV cable and plant subcontractors, oversee HV and MEP design deliverables, and drive digital engineering practices across design and construction.

The role demands 10+ years in HV projects with contractors, National Grid experience, and strong leadership in design management, with a focus on delivering complex HV systems on time and to spec.