Overhead Lines Project Manager – UK Transmission

Egis Group; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Egis Group in Carlisle, England, United Kingdom is seeking a Project Manager for Overhead Lines to lead multi-disciplinary project teams, secure input from stakeholders, and guide option selection and design development through FEED and early engineering.

You will coordinate internal and external engineering, environmental, and consultant groups, supporting regulatory processes and ensuring safe, compliant project delivery.

Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent) in engineering.
• Proven experience managing complex stakeholder relationships.
• Proficiency in CDM, health & safety, and environmental legislation.
• Right to Work in the UK.
• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent.
• Membership of IET, IAM, or progress toward Chartered status.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary project teams, coordinating input from stakeholders and ensuring alignment on investment option selection and design development.
• Appoint and manage internal and external engineering, environmental, consultant, and stakeholder groups.
• Guide the project through setup, optioneering, FEED development, and early-stage engineering for readiness for financial sanction.
• Support regulatory and governance processes including cost estimation, programme risk mitigation, and governance activities.
• Develop optimal, safe engineering solutions in line with CDM and SHESQ priorities.
• Provide technical feasibility assessments and steer design consultants and workshops.
• Support early substation and transmission design, ensuring compatibility with operational requirements.
• Contribute to the design and routing of new overhead line infrastructure respecting environmental constraints.
• Monitor contractor activities to ensure adherence to SHES, CDM, and engineering standards.
• Prepare scope of works and support tender evaluations.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Team leadership

Education

Degree in engineering

Job description

Egis Group in Carlisle, England, United Kingdom is seeking a Project Manager for Overhead Lines to lead multi-disciplinary project teams, secure input from stakeholders, and guide option selection and design development through FEED and early engineering.

You will coordinate internal and external engineering, environmental, and consultant groups, supporting regulatory processes and ensuring safe, compliant project delivery.