Lead Project Manager

AJP Recruitment; North East; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

AJP Recruitment is seeking a Lead Project Manager for a long-term subsea cable installation project. This role involves overseeing the day-to-day management, ensuring project milestones are met, coordinating inputs from various teams, and managing risks effectively. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in large infrastructure projects, strong project controls understanding, and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in managing complex infrastructure or cable installation projects.
• Strong knowledge of UK regulations, including CDM 2015 and environmental requirements.
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and manage multiple work fronts concurrently.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day coordination of engineering, procurement, installation, and commissioning activities.
• Lead progress reviews, track delivery milestones, and report on performance against schedule and budget.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulations and manage risks effectively.

Skills

Project controls understanding

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Education

Degree in engineering, construction, or project management

APM or PMP certification

Job description

Our client is looking for a Lead Project Manager to work on a long–term subsea cable installation project on a contract basis.

The Role

Leads the day–to–day management and coordination of the project on behalf of the Cable Contractor, ensuring that the full scope of works is delivered safely, on time, and in accordance with contractual obligations and the Employer s requirements. The Lead Project Manager acts as the operational hub of the project, coordinating inputs from engineering, procurement, construction, quality, HSE, and commercial functions to maintain momentum and address emerging risks and issues.

This role is responsible for the oversight of package–level integration, while ensuring that design deliverables, construction activities, and commissioning milestones progress according to plan. The Lead Project Manager oversees programme tracking and reporting. They will lead internal coordination meetings, issue resolution at the working level, and ensures that senior leadership (Project Delivery Manager and Project Director) are kept informed of key developments, escalations, and decisions required. The position requires strong coordination, communication, and execution management skills across a complex, multi–package infrastructure programme.

Key Duties

• Manage day–to–day coordination of engineering, procurement, installation, and commissioning activities across the project.
• Lead progress reviews, track delivery milestones, and report on performance against schedule and budget baselines.
• Coordinate inputs across internal teams and subcontractors, ensuring actions are progressed and issues are resolved quickly.
• Oversee document flow, interface resolutions, and change control processes in collaboration with commercial, technical, and HSE leads.
• Act as the focal point for internal project reporting and escalation of delivery risks to the Project Delivery Manager and Project Director.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulations, Employer requirements, and the Cable Contractor s governance structure

The Person

• Extensive experience in day–to–day management of complex infrastructure or cable installation projects.
• Strong project controls understanding: planning, risk, cost tracking, and performance reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and manage multiple work fronts concurrently.
• Good working knowledge of UK regulations, including CDM 2015 and environmental requirements relevant to project execution.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills; capable of driving delivery and issue resolution.
• Degree in engineering, construction, or project management, APM or PMP certification advantageous.