Project Manager

Balfour Beatty plc; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Balfour Beatty Group in Aberdeen is seeking a Project Manager to lead the Netherton Hub energy infrastructure package, coordinating governance, reporting, and stakeholder liaison.

You will drive risk, safety, procurement, and value-added delivery across Civils / Energy, ensuring alignment with ASTI and Pathway to 2030 objectives, with opportunities for long-term career progression.

Qualifications

• Governance: lead periodic project reviews and maintain records.
• Analytical thinking: use data to inform decision making.
• Health, safety & environment: promote zero harm and compliance.
• Resources: plan and allocate resources effectively.
• Risk & opportunity: lead risk reviews and escalate issues as needed.
• Procurement & supply chain: oversee subcontractors and material plans.

Responsibilities

• Hold periodic project reviews (PRM) and update the Digital Briefcase in accordance with GBL.
• Ensure the team maintain accurate project records (progress, daily diaries etc.).
• Prepare both internal/external reports and liaise with stakeholders.
• Initiates good scope/information/configuration management principles.
• Ensure reports provide relevant information which enable decisions to be made which are informed, cost effective and in line with overall strategy.
• Ensure scope and package assignment supports the team in coordinated working.
• Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm and keep up to date with changes in legislation.
• Responsible for the safety and welfare of the general public, employees and supply chain.
• Carry out periodic Safety & Environmental Tours/promote observation and safety initiatives.
• Support Accident/Incident Investigations; monitor effectiveness of H&S Management System.
• Develop, implement and update resource allocations plans (OBS) and raise appropriate requests.
• Lead risk/opportunity reviews, present the Risk Register and recommend changes.
• Log and elevate any issues that cannot be resolved at delegated level of authority.
• Manage subcontractors, including monitoring attendance and progress; ensure contractual arrangements are met.
• Ensure procurement plans are available in line with overall project plans to meet deadlines.

Job description

About the role

Job Title: Project Manager

Location: Aberdeen

Project Type: Civils / Energy

Company: Balfour Beatty Group

Balfour Beatty is a leading national infrastructure and construction company with more than a century of heritage in Scotland, delivering key projects that strengthen communities and improve national connectivity.

The Netherton Hub is a major new energy infrastructure development located near Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, forming a key part of SSEN Transmission’s multi‑billion‑pound Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment (ASTI) programme and its wider Pathway to 2030 upgrade of the Scottish transmission network.

Designed to strengthen the UK’s ability to transport renewable electricity from the north of Scotland to high‑demand centres nationwide, the hub will incorporate a new High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) converter station, a 400 kV substation, a 132 kV substation, and associated operational facilities. Once complete, it will enable efficient long‑distance transmission of offshore and onshore renewable energy, supporting both UK and Scottish Government net‑zero targets while delivering significant economic benefits, job creation, and local supply‑chain opportunities.

By joining the ASTI Netherton Hub project, candidates will gain hands‑on experience delivering one of the UK’s most significant energy programmes, developing advanced personal and professional skills, benefiting from long‑term career progression within a national framework, and playing a direct role in strengthening Scotland’s renewable‑powered future

What you'll be doing

Governance

• Hold periodic project reviews (PRM) and update the Digital Briefcase in accordance with GBL


• Ensure the team maintain accurate project records (progress, daily diaries etc.)


• Prepare both internal/external reports and liaise with stakeholders

Analytical Thinking & Decision Making

• Initiates good scope/information/configuration management principles


• Ensure reports provide relevant information which enable decisions to be made which are informed, cost effective and in line with overall strategy


• Ensure scope and package assignment supports the team in coordinated working

Health Safety & Environmental

• Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm & keep up to date with changes in legislation


• Responsible for the safety and welfare of the general public, employees and supply chain


• Carry out periodic Safety & Environmental Tours/promote observation and safety initiatives


• Support Accident/Incident Investigations


• Monitor effectiveness of the H&S Management System and implement improvement solutions

Resources & Development

• Develop, implement and update resource allocations plans (OBS) and raise appropriate requests

Risk, Issue & Opportunity

• Lead risk/opportunity reviews, present the Risk Register and recommend/implement changes


• Log and elevate any issues that cannot be resolved at delegated level of authority

Procurement & Supply Chain

• Manage subcontractors, including monitoring of contractor attendance and progress, providing direct instruction and support as necessary, such that contractual arrangements are achieved


• Ensure procurement plans are available in line with the overall project plans, such that material/resources/supply chain can be delivered to meet scheduled deadlines