Senior HV/EHV Project Leader - Grid Infrastructure (Hybrid)

Turner Lovell; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Matched pension

Annual leave

Health benefits

Training & development

Job summary

Turner Lovell is seeking a Senior HV/EHV Project Manager to lead major grid infrastructure programmes in the UK. You will deliver up to 400kV projects, including BESS and HVDC, coordinating multi-disciplinary teams across engineering, commercial and construction to meet safety, programme and budget objectives.

The role requires strong NEC contract experience, stakeholder management and a track record of delivering complex energy infrastructure on live networks. Hybrid UK-based work is offered.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Project Manager or Senior Project Manager within HV/EHV power infrastructure.
• Strong technical understanding of substations, BESS, HVDC, protection and control systems, and grid connection processes.
• Experience delivering projects within live network environments.
• Demonstrable experience managing multidisciplinary engineering, construction and commissioning teams.
• Strong commercial experience managing NEC3/NEC4 contracts, including compensation events, change control and final accounts.
• Experience managing project budgets, cost forecasts and overall financial performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full project lifecycle from tender and design through to procurement, construction, commissioning, energisation and handover.
• Manage HV/EHV infrastructure projects up to 400kV, including BESS, HVDC, substation upgrades and grid connections.
• Act as the primary point of contact for clients, network operators, contractors and wider project stakeholders.
• Manage NEC3/NEC4 contracts, including early warnings, compensation events, change control and final accounts.
• Monitor project costs, budgets, forecasts, variations and payment applications, maintaining commercial accountability.
• Coordinate subcontractors, engineers, design consultants and specialist technical teams.
• Oversee commissioning activities, factory and site acceptance testing, switching arrangements and energisation planning.
• Ensure relevant technical documentation, protection and control requirements and grid connection approvals are in place.
• Manage project governance, programme reviews, risk registers, cost forecasts and reporting.
• Ensure compliance with CDM 2015, ESQCR, relevant ENA standards and applicable Grid Code requirements.
• Promote high standards of health, safety, environmental and quality performance across all project activities.
• Provide technical input into tenders, feasibility studies and project planning.

Skills

Project management

NEC3/NEC4 contracts

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Multidisciplinary leadership

Grid infrastructure expertise

BESS/HVDC/substations

Primavera P6 familiarity

Safety & CDM awareness

National Grid/data centre projects

Education

Chartered Engineer status or working towards chartership

Tools

Primavera P6

SharePoint

Common data environment platforms

Job description

Turner Lovell is seeking a Senior HV/EHV Project Manager to lead major grid infrastructure programmes in the UK. You will deliver up to 400kV projects, including BESS and HVDC, coordinating multi-disciplinary teams across engineering, commercial and construction to meet safety, programme and budget objectives.

The role requires strong NEC contract experience, stakeholder management and a track record of delivering complex energy infrastructure on live networks. Hybrid UK-based work is offered.