Programme Manager

UK Power Networks; London; On-site; GBP 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A major energy provider is seeking a Programme Manager to oversee critical infrastructure projects at Heathrow Airport. This role requires expert project management and delivery experience to ensure that all projects are executed safely, on time, and within budget. Candidates should have significant experience in managing diverse teams and be equipped with relevant qualifications. A competitive salary of £94,904 plus bonuses is offered, along with an array of benefits supporting work-life balance and career development.

Benefits

Pension Plan

Discounted Gym Membership

Generous Leave Policies

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Formal qualification in Project/Construction Management or equivalent
• Substantial experience delivering infrastructure projects
• Knowledge of NEC contracts and project control systems

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe and compliant delivery of project schemes at Heathrow Airport.
• Manage project execution plans and multi-discipline teams.
• Oversee project reporting, governance, and risk management procedures.

Skills

Project Management

Team Leadership

Risk Management

Stakeholder Management

Education

Degree in Project/Construction Management or Electrical Engineering

Chartered Engineer or Incorporated Engineer

Tools

Microsoft Project

CEMAR or Think Project

Job description

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This Programme Manager position will report to the Operations Manager – Heathrow and will work within UKPN Services based at Heathrow airport. You will be a permanent employee.

You will attract a salary of £94,904.00 and a bonus of 3%.

Close Date: 01/09/2025

We also provide the following additional benefits

• Reservist Leave – Additional 18 days full pay and 22 unpaid
• Personal Pension Plan – Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)
• Tenancy Loan Deposit Scheme, Season Ticket Loan
• Tax efficient benefits: Cycle to Work, Home & Tech, and Green Car Leasing Schemes
• Occupational Health support
• Switched On – scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers' products
• Discounted gym membership
• Employee Assistance Programme

Job purpose:

Your role of Programme Manager is to ensure the safe, compliant and commercially effective delivery of the individual project schemes within their defined programme of work between Gate A and Gate D, from project beginning through delivery to the Maintenance team.

You will hold a senior role and visibility throughout the working week is required. You will work from the Heathrow Airport Project Office.

You will develop and implement Project Execution Plans through the leadership of the multi-discipline resources engaged in the scoping, development and delivery of the project including ensuring the execution of:

• Obligations concerning CDM compliance and UKPN / Heathrow safe systems of work
• The defined project quality plan including the Inspection and Test Plan and appropriate design approvals
• All partner engagement and management
• The procurement strategy including best design and commercial practice.
• You will ensure consents and third-party approvals are in place

You will ensure that all projects remain compliant with current governance and control procedures including:

• Use of lessons learned to remove and reduce safety risks to manageable levels.
• both project and financial governance is followed and observed.
• contract management and administration are undertaken and complete within contract timescales
• projects are set-up, managed and performance reported following the prevailing project controls procedures and system conventions
• Apply project control protocols to planning and scheduling, contract management and administration and risk management within the prescribed control systems.

You will manage all interfaces between departments and important partners. You will ensure project managers have the correct resources in place and aligned in the requirement to meet the important milestones, monitor development progress, manage performance, and provide regular reports to the Operations Manager and through to the SMT.

You will require an emphasis on partner management i.e. Design, Commercial, Heathrow Solutions, Airport Operations, Heathrow Engineering and other associated partners.

Dimensions:

Staff responsibility – 8 direct reports, managing the delivery of projects utilising a multi-discipline team of circa 120 including a direct workforce comprising designers, consultants, contractors and equipment suppliers.

Principal accountabilities

• To manage the delivery of construction projects across the Airport programme of work between governance gates A to D- Beginning to completion & close out
• Ensure all projects are handed back / over to Maintenance.
• Ensure that all appropriate environmental, health, safety and quality requirements are met, including those associated with CDM regulation compliance with
• Overall accountability and responsibility for the cost effective and timely delivery of a portfolio of projects Gain approval on and subsequently manage project expenditure within the sanctioned budget and Governance limits
• Hold Project Managers and other support disciplines accountable on all projects for all aspects of delivery of their projects including time, cost, quality, health & safety and environmental performance
• Produce, review and input into individual project and programme Project Execution Plans (PEP)
• Ensure Project quality plans are developed and enacted for individual projects or across a programme or works Reviewing of and ensuring accuracy of high-level deliverables across projects (Key programme milestones)
• Ensure accurate Monthly and yearly project and programme expenditure, revenue, profitability and margins
• Ensuring the portfolio of work is maximising available funding and resources in delivery of individual projects and the portfolio
• Ensuring all Project Managers reports are accurate and reflect current and predicted performance to allow the portfolio report to be compiled
• Manage risks and opportunities for individual projects and programme risks and make recommendations to the Operations Manager on forward management of the programme or projects
• Ensure that all Project and Programme lessons learnt are captured and implemented in the programme. Ensure Lessons are shared with wider Services teams.

Nature and Scope:

• The Heathrow Project team is part of the Client Delivery function within UK Power Networks Services. The project teams are responsible for the delivery of the client instructed new build and modifications to the LV & HV electrical network. In addition, they carry out all asset replacement works in line with the annual Asset Management Plan (AMP) and fault rectification using a combination of Direct labour and contract partners.
• The role of a Programme Manager within Heathrow projects is more biased towards Project and Programme Management rather than operational knowledge although operational experience would be advantageous to the role
• You will lead a structured yet diverse project team, and provide the necessary direction, targets and project milestones to ensure effective use of resources
• The Programme Manager will ensure that key functions of the overall project and programme delivery are in place. These include scopes of work, design through R2 and P1 to Design to Construction handover (D2C), procurement processes, UKPNS & client Governance approval, resource planning (materials and people), project delivery, reporting and review
• You will oversee the delivery of a single high value and complex project or several lower value related projects
• The position is full time, 5 days a week.

Qualifications:

• A formal qualification in Project / Construction Management and /or equivalent degree in Electrical or Construction Management with substantial experience delivering infrastructure (electrical) projects.

• Chartered Engineer or Incorporated Engineer (or looking to attain) with relevant experience in the Project Management and delivery of multiple infrastructure construction projects

• Practitioner level experience in the management and administration of NEC standard forms of construction Contracts

• Practitioner level skills in the application of planning and scheduling construction programmes and associated commissioning

• Practitioner level skills of Risk Management techniques

• Awareness of important cost drivers and cost reduction measures within industry

• Excellent understanding of construction management best practice

• A safety qualification such as IOSH or NEBOSH will be advantageous as will experience of working with the CDM regulations and British Standards

• Experience of project control systems, contract management (CEMAR or Think project) online project collaboration tools, Microsoft Project, the Microsoft Office suite of applications (Excel, Word and Access) and project management techniques

Health & Safety Responsibilities

Managers and supervisors carry both legal and company responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of their employees, those under their control and those who might be affected by the work undertaken, i.e. public, visitors and employees of other organisations. This includes briefing individuals working for them and ensuring there is the necessary understanding, competence and application of requirements to work safely and without harming the environment.

Employees will ensure they understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and their responsibility to apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels. Similarly where work activities can have an adverse impact upon the environment, and where there are legal requirements, employees will understand those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

If you have any queries in connection to this vacancy or your application, please contact us at [e-mail] quoting the vacancy reference number and a member of the team will get in touch with you as soon as possible.