Senior Project Manager

iberdrola; Birkenhead; On-site; GBP 71,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Healthcare

Excellent benefits package

Job summary

SP Energy Networks is seeking a Senior Project Manager to deliver major capital investment, construction and customer connection projects within its licence area in the UK. You will manage projects from development through mobilisation, construction and handover, ensuring safety, on-time delivery, budget adherence and quality.

The role requires leadership of multidisciplinary teams, strong governance and contract management with various forms of contract.

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant engineering, construction or project management discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Significant experience of managing complex construction or infrastructure projects, preferably within electricity transmission, distribution or another regulated infrastructure environment.
• Demonstrable experience of leading projects through construction, commissioning, handover and close-out.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary project teams comprising design, engineering, operations, commercial, finance, quality, environmental, construction and commissioning resources.
• Provide clear direction, establish accountabilities and ensure that project risks, dependencies and interfaces are effectively managed.
• Lead the commercial and contract management of appointed contractors and service partners with NEC3/NEC4, FIDIC or other forms of contract as applicable.
• Maintain effective project governance, including programme control, cost forecasting, risk and opportunity management, change control, reporting and escalation.
• Represent SP Energy Networks at internal governance forums, stakeholder meetings and relevant industry working groups.
• Take responsibility for complex and strategically important infrastructure projects and pursue ongoing professional and leadership development.

Education

Degree in a relevant engineering, construction or project management discipline

Job description

Senior Project Manager

Salary up to £79,000 per year, 15% annual bonus and Private Healthcare - plus an excellent benefits package and further career progression opportunities/support.

Prenton

Permanent / Full Time

Closing Date: 24/09/26

Help us create a better future, quicker

Role

The Senior Project Manager is accountable for the safe, efficient and compliant delivery of major capital investment, construction and customer connections projects across the SP Manweb licence area.

The postholder will manage projects throughout the delivery lifecycle, from development handover and mobilisation through construction, commissioning, operational handover and close-out. They will ensure that agreed outputs are delivered safely, on time, within approved budgets and to the required quality, regulatory and technical standards.

The Senior Project Manager will ensure compliance with all applicable health, safety, environmental, construction and engineering requirements, including the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, ScottishPower Safety Rules, company policies and relevant licence and regulatory obligations.

What you'll be doing

The role is responsible for establishing and leading multidisciplinary project teams comprising design, engineering, operations, commercial, finance, quality, environmental, construction and commissioning resources. The postholder will provide clear direction, establish accountabilities and ensure that project risks, dependencies and interfaces are effectively managed.

The Senior Project Manager will lead the commercial and contract management of appointed contractors and service partners. Contracting arrangements may include NEC3, NEC4, FIDIC, design and construct contracts, framework agreements and other forms of contract used by the business.

The postholder will maintain effective project governance, including programme control, cost forecasting, risk and opportunity management, change control, reporting, assurance and escalation. They will identify and implement opportunities to improve capital efficiency whilst protecting safety, quality, operational performance and required project outputs.

From time to time, the Senior Project Manager may act on behalf of the 132kV Project Unit Manager or another member of the SPM 132kV Networks management team. The postholder will also represent SP Energy Networks at internal governance forums, stakeholder meetings and relevant industry working groups.

This is a key role within the SPM 132kV Networks team, offering responsibility for complex and strategically important infrastructure projects together with opportunities for continued professional and leadership development.

What you'll bring

Accountable for the delivery, including construction and commissioning, of a portfolio of capital investment and customer connections projects typically averaging £15 million to £30 million per annum over the relevant price review period.

Lead the safe and effective delivery of assigned projects, ensuring compliance with applicable legislation, ScottishPower Safety Rules, company policies, technical standards and project-specific requirements.

Confirm clear project scope, whilst establishing objectives, governance arrangements, delivery strategies, roles, responsibilities and decision-making routes.

Develop, maintain and control integrated project programmes and delivery plans, budgets, forecasts, risk registers, change controls and resource plans.

Manage project expenditure, forecasts, commitments and change within the postholder's delegated financial and contractual authority.

Ensure that projects deliver their approved outputs, milestones and regulatory commitments whilst maximising capital efficiency and whole-life value.

Identify, assess, manage and elevate project risks, opportunities, issues and emerging threats, taking account of their potential impact on future delivery.

Maintain accurate and timely project reporting, providing clear information on safety, programme, cost, risk, quality, outputs and key decisions.

Manage project changes through the appropriate governance arrangements, ensuring that schedule, cost, risk, technical and regulatory implications are fully evaluated.

Undertake project reviews and lessons-learned activities, ensuring that agreed improvements are embedded in future projects and shared across the wider portfolio.

Benchmark project delivery performance and champion proportionate improvements to project management methods, processes, systems and behaviours.

Minimum Criteria

Degree in a relevant engineering, construction or project management discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.

Significant experience of managing complex construction or infrastructure projects, preferably within electricity transmission, distribution or another regulated infrastructure environment.

Demonstrable experience of leading projects through construction, commissioning, handover and close-out.

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