Project Manager

Ipsum; Chippenham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Bank holidays

Pension plan

Career progression

Mental health support

Cycle to Work

Discount club

Job summary

Ipsum is seeking a Project Manager to lead 11kV and 33kV Network Improvement projects in the Chippenham area. The role focuses on planning, coordinating, and delivering projects under the OHL framework, ensuring safety, resources, and financial targets are met.

You will work closely with commercial teams for quotations and payments, maintain a high standard of service to SSE and stakeholders, and embody Ipsum Power policies and safety procedures while delivering on time and within budget.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Project Planning, preferably overhead line power distribution.
• Knowledge of LV, 11kV, 33kV connectivity and construction methods.
• Experience in client-focused environments with performance management.
• Excellent communication and time management skills.
• C&G electrical qualification or willingness to work towards.

Responsibilities

• Plan projects day-to-day (mainly a given work stream).
• Liaise with clients on a daily basis.
• Configure network requirements (HV/LV) to enable works.
• Monitor performance and safety requirements and implement improvements.
• Arrange surveys and quote projects based on contract schedules.
• Ensure resources and Plant & Materials are adequate.
• Support Ipsum Power policies and audits.
• Assist with cashflow and prompt payment applications.
• Ensure site inspections are completed.

Skills

Project planning

Client liaison

Resource planning

Safety monitoring

Quoting

Cashflow management

Site inspections

Communication skills

Time management

Education

C&G electrical qualification

Job description

Project Manager

Location: Chippenham area

Employment type: Full time / Permanent

Working Hours: (Monday to Friday, 45 hours per week with overtime opportunities available)

What’s in it for you…

• Annual leave plus bank holidays
• Option to buy up to 5 additional holidays
• Group Personal Pension Plan
• Career development & progression with the opportunity to earn professional qualifications
• 24/7 access to a virtual GP and Mental health support & counselling services
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Discount club - supermarkets, phone bills, gyms & more!
• Life assurance cover
• Long service recognition
• Enhanced Maternity Pay
• Paid volunteering opportunities in your community

About the role…

This is an office-based role responsible for planning, coordinating and delivering 11kV and 33kV Network Improvement (NI) projects for SSE under the OHL framework. The role ensures all project requirements are effectively managed, including feeder surveys, work scoping, programme planning, resource allocation, shutdown coordination, materials, traffic management, generation provision and safety documentation. Working closely with commercial teams to support quotations and payment applications, the position is focused on achieving operational and financial targets while delivering a high standard of service to SSE, customers and other key stakeholders.

As a Project Manager you will…?

• Day to day planning of projects (mainly a given work stream)
• Day to day client liaison
• Actively Configure Network requirements (HV / LV) to enable works.
• Monitor performance and safety requirements regularly and implement improvements.
• Arrange Surveys and carry out quoting of individual projects based on a contract schedule of rates
• Ensure resources are adequate for the workload
• Ensure Plant & Materials are adequate for the works
• Ensure Ipsum Power policies are implemented, monitored, and audited.
• Operate in full compliance with Ipsum Power Policies, procedures, and instructions.
• Post Work commercial and asset paperwork / forms submitted
• Ensuring PSIs are well planned and properly resourced to reduce risk of over-run or cancellation to absolute minimum
• Ensuring we support good cashflow by working with the QS to make prompt applications for payment for completed Activity Schedules
• Consistently complete you quote of site inspections

About you…

• Proven experience in a Project Planning position preferably overhead line power distribution.
• Preferably C&G electrical qualification (or willing to work towards)
• Knowledge of Process Implementation, Planning Works / Projects
• Proven experience of working in client focused environment with performance management responsibility
• Understanding of a distribution network particularly LV, 11kv and 33kV connectivity and construction methods
• Overhead line construction and dismantlement techniques
• Excavation and underground cable laying in adopted highway and private land
• Professional, customer focused with a good standard of verbal and numerical reasoning.
• Ability to communicate both up and down within Ipsum and the Client Organisation
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent time management skills, with ability to deliver tasks to deadline.

Our commitment to Equal Opportunities…

We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and experiences, and we’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce.