Project Manager in Brighton

Energy Jobline CVL; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy job board is seeking a Project Manager for a crucial utilities infrastructure project based in Brighton. The successful candidate will lead a £1bn+ initiative, coordinating various teams and ensuring high-quality delivery. This role offers a salary range of £60K-£70K with comprehensive benefits and a hybrid work arrangement.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits

Excellent pension

Bonus

Qualifications

• Accomplished major projects manager with £30M+ experience.
• Understanding of engineering contracts.
• Proactive and organized with ability to influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of your workstream through planning and risk management.
• Support development of commercial models and procurement strategy.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including engineering and finance.
• Manage stakeholder relationships across internal teams and suppliers.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality performance reporting.

Skills

Project management experience

Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments

Experience in regulated settings

Strong problem-solving skills

Excellent communication

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Overview

Energy Jobline is the largest and fastest growing global Energy Job Board and Energy Hub. We focus on the Oil & Gas, Renewables, Engineering, Power, and Nuclear markets as well as emerging technologies in EV, Battery, and Fusion. We are committed to ensuring that we offer the most exciting career opportunities from around the world for our jobseekers.

Role

Project Manager – major utilities infrastructure project based in Brighton with hybrid work-from-home arrangement. You will lead a nationally significant infrastructure programme in the water sector, working on a £1bn+ project with cutting-edge technologies and innovative funding models (including PPP/PFI). You will support major infrastructure programmes including the Direct Procurement for Customers (DPC) initiative and the Development Consent Order (DCO) workstream to enable the delivery of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs).

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of your workstream package through planning, risk management, and governance.
• Support the development of commercial models and procurement strategy (including £1bn+ tender design).
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including engineering, finance, procurement and legal.
• Manage stakeholder relationships across internal teams, suppliers, regulators and other industry bodies.
• Ensure the delivery of high-quality project information, performance reporting and financial forecasting.

Location

Based out of Brighton Tuesday to Thursday.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Accomplished major projects manager, £30M+ experience, with a healthy mix of the following:
• Strong project management experience, ideally in engineering, construction, or infrastructure projects.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments, managing multiple workstreams and shifting priorities with confidence.
• Experience in regulated settings or large, multi-stakeholder organisations; commercial awareness and understanding of third-party finance models such as PFI or PPP (desirable but not essential).
• Understanding of engineering contracts; strong problem-solving skills, high attention to detail, and excellent written and verbal communication.
• Proactive, organised, able to manage ambiguity, and able to engage and influence senior stakeholders.
• Experience using Primavera P6 planning tools is an advantage.
• Training to attain AMP and/or P6 qualifications may be provided by the employer.

Benefits / Remuneration

Salary: £60K-£70K + package. Comprehensive benefits, excellent pension, plus bonus.

How to apply

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Energy Jobline wishes you the very best of luck in your next career move.