High Voltage Systems Project Manager in Porthmadog

First Military Recruitment Ltd; Porthmadog; Sur place; GBP 75 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Company Car/Car Allowance

Pension matched up to 8%

Private medical insurance

25 days annual leave

Résumé du poste

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.

Responsabilités

• 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.

Connaissances

HV experience

Contractor background

National Grid experience

Design & Build exposure

BIM/Digital engineering

Project leadership

Design management

Subcontractor management

Outils

BIM/CAD

Document control

Description du poste

MB913: High Voltage Systems Project Manager

• Location: Snowdonia
• Salary: £75,000 - £80,000 + £6,325 Car Allowance
• Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
• Additional Company Benefits: Exceptional Career Development Opportunities, Company Car/Car Allowance (Depending on job grade), Pension matched up to 8%, 25 days annual leave plus holiday (opportunity to buy/sell leave will be implemented from January 2026), Private medical insurance, Free 24/7 EAP

First Military Recruitment is proudly working in partnership with a fantastic national construction business who are looking to recruit a High Voltage Systems Project Manager on a permanent basis due to growth based at either their Snowdonia depot.

Duties and Responsibilities

• To lead and manage the High Voltage (HV) Cable and HV Plant subcontractors ( in delivering the works and ensuring compliance with all relevant requirements.
• To manage the HV designer and sub-contractor design activities and deliverables to ensure they are completed in line with the agreed Programme and Project requirements.
• To be the technical lead for the HV works on the project
• Ensure both input and output deliverables for the design are tracked and reported to the Project Director and Engineering Manager as required.
• To manage the MEP designer and sub-contractor design activities and deliverables to ensure they are completed in line with the agreed programme and Project requirements.
• Manage and communicate all design queries, comments and information required from Design workshops and meetings and keep records.
• Raise requests for further information internally and externally from the whole project team.
• Support the Design manager to ensure all HV and MEP design deliverables are timeously provided as per the of design programmes.
• Review Designers Monthly reports and submissions and produce monthly reports on design progress and any other design specific elements.
• Manage and update the design deliverable schedule.
• Review all design deliverables and ensure that they are completed to the expected standard. Challenge and resolve when not, including reviewing of all drawing in line with the Clients Scope/requirements.
• Attend interface meeting with external parties and assign/follow up on actions related to the Design.
• Arrange internal design interface meetings with construction department
• Ensure compliance with design management processes required by the contract.
• Collaborate with the engagement of external suppliers/subcontractors.
• Manage provision of drawings to project team document control.
• Manage the BIM requirements for permanent and temporary works together with the BIM/CAD Technician.
• Identify Temporary Works and assist lead TWC with preparing Design briefs for HV & MEP Designs from subcontractors.

Skills and Qualifications

• 10 Year plus experience with on high voltage projects with a Contractor
• Previous experience on National Grid (NG) Projects as an Contractor, preferably on 400kV, 275kV or 132 kV circuits
• Advantage to have experience on Design & Build Project as an Contractor.
• Previous experience and knowledge of National Grid Transmission Procedures and Technical Specification
• Wide-ranging understanding and working knowledge of construction methods and outputs
• Will have both substantial construction and design experience.
• Understands the Principal Designer and Principal Contractor Duties
• Exceptional know-how in implementing and promoting Digital Engineering practises in Design as well as construction.