Project Manager - Hinkley Point C

Linxon; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative authority in the energy sector is seeking a highly skilled Project Manager to lead medium-voltage and high-voltage substation projects. In this role, you'll build and develop project teams, coordinate resources, and ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget. With a focus on risk mitigation and stakeholder relationships, you will drive engineering and execution across various disciplines. Join a forward-thinking company where your contributions will shape the future of energy solutions and empower sustainable connectivity. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit and thrive on challenges, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in Electrical Transmission projects and site management.
• Strong leadership and organizational skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from requirements definition through deployment.
• Manage contracts with vendors and suppliers effectively.

Skills

Project Management

Risk Mitigation

Leadership

Negotiation Skills

Problem-Solving

Analytical Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Project Management Certification or PMP

Tools

Project Management Software

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Project Manager

Location: Hinkley Point C (UK)

Join Us!

We’re searching for a highly skilled project manager to contribute to Linxon’s growth and help us maintain our position as an innovative authority. The ideal candidate will have EPC experience in the substation industry. You will be expected to drive engineering, coordination, and execution of all disciplines for medium-voltage and high-voltage substation projects.

What will you do?

• Build and develop the project team to ensure maximum performance, providing purpose, direction, and motivation.
• Lead projects from requirements definition through deployment, identifying schedules, scopes, budget estimation, and project implementation plans, including risk mitigation.
• Coordinate internal and external resources, ensuring projects remain within scope, schedule, and defined budgets, in collaboration with project staff from various functional departments.
• Analyze project progress and, when necessary, adapt scope, timelines, and costs to ensure that the project team adheres to project requirements.
• Establish and maintain relationships with appropriate client stakeholders, providing day-to-day contact on project status and changes.

Other responsibilities

• Determine and define project scope and objectives.
• Predict resources needed to reach objectives and manage resources in an effective and efficient manner.
• Prepare budget based on scope of work and resource requirements.
• Track project costs to meet budget.
• Develop and manage a detailed project schedule and work plan.
• Provide project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress.
• Manage contracts with vendors and suppliers by assigning tasks and communicating expected deliverables.
• Utilize industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout entire project execution.
• Monitor progress and adjust as needed.
• Measure project performance to identify areas for improvement.

Experience and competencies

• Experience in Electrical Transmission projects, including Civil Construction.
• Extensive years of experience in project management.
• Experience in site management.
• Proven experience with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices.
• Experience in risk mitigation & opportunity management.
• Experience seeing projects through the full life cycle.
• Business mindset to reach the project’s goals & business goals.
• Strong leadership and negotiating skills with an excellent ability to resolve issues, lead teams, and work constructively to build positive customer relationships.
• Strong organizational skills, ability to develop and manage effective processes.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills combined with the ability to deliver practical, effective, and sustainable solutions in a continuously changing environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with staff at all levels, ability to communicate clearly and lead projects with great confidence during challenging times.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
• Project Management Certification, or a PMP certification is not mandatory but preferred.

About Linxon

Shaping energy solutions to empower sustainable connectivity.

We combine Hitachi Energy’s technological knowledge and Atkins Realis’s project management expertise to create a company dedicated to substations – we are Linxon.

Linxon’s vision is to deliver the best market offering for turnkey substation projects through world-class power technologies and delivering the highest level of competence in managing infrastructure projects.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to be part of a new company as it evolves and help shape it for the future. If you like new challenges, have an entrepreneurial spirit, and are interested in working with other motivated professionals with expertise in the Substations EPC business, then this is the new opportunity for you.

Worker Type: Employee

Job Type: Regular

At Linxon, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds, and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.