Senior Electrical Project Manager

Michael Taylor Search & Selection; City Of London; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Electrical Project Manager to lead the electrical packages on a £25m new commercial build in London. The role involves managing a team of site managers and engineers, ensuring project delivery, and liaising with clients and contractors. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years of management experience and a history of managing high-value projects. This position offers a competitive salary, a strong development pathway, and a stable work environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Healthy pipeline of work

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years' experience in a management role.
• Experience managing projects to a minimum of £10m.
• Candidate must show longevity in previous employment.

Responsibilities

• Review and validate tenders.
• Manage design, liaising with all stakeholders.
• Procure subcontractors and equipment.
• Liaise on technical submittals and RFIs.
• Manage health and safety through RAMs.

Skills

Project management

Design management

Health & Safety management

Team coordination

Tools

MS Project

Asta project

Job description

Client

Working throughout several sectors including commercial, science & health, data centres, the business has seen a significant amount of growth in the last 5 Years. With a traditional engineering mindset and reinvestment into new principals, the business expects 2026 to be a similar period of growth. After a successful year they are now looking to increase turnover to £230M, consequently they are looking to expand their operations team. Despite their size, my client are a family owned and run business and this is a trait they pride themselves on with well over 80% of their clients using them on multiple occasions because of the nature of the business.

Role

Senior Electrical Project Manager - £95,000 - £105,000 + Package. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the electrical packages on a £25m new commercial build in the city. You will be reporting to a Project Director and have a mechanical counterpart alongside you. You will be managing a team of site managers and engineers.

Responsibilities

• Tender review/validation
• Design Management (reviewing design liaising with client, main contractor and consultants)
• Procurement of subcontractors, kit and plant
• Technical submittals
• RFIs - Liaison with client team, main contractor and sub contractors
• Value Engineering where applicable
• Programming of works - using MS Project or Asta project
• Health & Safety management (RAMs)
• Commercial Responsibility, assisting with sub contractor variation accounts working alongside project specific Quantity Survey.
• Management of variations
• Team Coordination (overseeing junior engineers, construction managers and supervisors)
• Progress meetings with sub contractors, client and internal meetings
• Overseeing commissioning stages
• Formulation of OM Manuals and client handover

Ideal Candidate

• Experience managing projects to a minimum of £10m within your own discipline
• A minimum 3 years' experience in a management role
• The candidate will show longevity in previous employment

In Return

• A healthy pipeline of work
• Join a stable business who have an excellent staff attrition rate.
• A very competitive basic salary and package
• Realistic development and promotion opportunity