Senior Project Manager

Siemens Energy; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote/Flexible work

Medical benefits

Time off/Paid holidays

Continual learning platform

Employee resource groups

Job summary

Siemens Energy in the UK & Ireland Project Management function is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead a key substation project in Orkney, from initiation to handover. You will drive detailed planning, governance, risk management, and stakeholder leadership across multi-disciplinary teams while ensuring safety, quality, and on-time delivery.

The role requires extensive experience in large-scale energy infrastructure, strong financial oversight, and familiarity with PMI methodologies,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, PM, Business or related field.
• 10+ years managing large-scale, complex technical projects.
• Experience in energy or heavy infrastructure sectors preferred.
• PM certifications (PMP, PRINCE2, or APM) advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end planning and execution of large-scale substation projects.
• Develop detailed project plans with scope, schedules, and resources.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and cost control with regular reporting.
• Interface with stakeholders to align goals and expectations.
• Mentor multi-disciplinary project teams and drive high performance.

Skills

Project leadership

PMO / governance

Budgeting & financial control

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

PMI / PRINCE2 / APM

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Project Management related degree

PM certification (PMP/PRINCE2/APM)

Tools

PM methodologies

Financial planning tools

Job description

A Snapshot of Your Day

Join us as a Senior Project Manager in the UK & Ireland Project Management function, where you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the successful delivery of a key substation project in Finstown, Orkney. Imagine leading large-scale energy infrastructure projects from initiation to handover, while managing comprehensive project lifecycle management, financial oversight, and strategic stakeholder leadership. You will develop and maintain detailed project plans, ensuring adherence to quality and safety standards, while also navigating complex challenges to keep the project on track. Your leadership will guide multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring that every aspect of the project aligns with our commitment to excellence and innovation in the energy sector.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Lead the end-to-end planning and execution of large-scale substation projects, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to quality standards.
• Develop comprehensive project plans that define scope, schedules, and resource requirements, aligned with PMI methodologies.
• Oversee financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting, and cost control, while reporting regularly to senior leadership.
• Act as the primary interface for all project stakeholders, fostering strong relationships and ensuring alignment on project goals.
• Mentor and manage a multi-disciplinary project team, cultivating a culture of high performance and accountability.

What You Bring

• A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Extensive experience (typically 10+ years) managing large-scale, complex technical projects, preferably in the energy or heavy infrastructure sectors.
• Proven expertise in project planning, financial control, and risk management, with a track record of leading multi-disciplinary teams.
• Relevant certifications such as Project Management Professional (PMP), PRINCE2 Practitioner, or APM qualification.
• Strong skills in project management methodologies, financial management, and stakeholder engagement.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With +100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world’s electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion, and our combined creative energy is fuelled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character—no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards/Benefits

• Opportunities to work with a global team
• Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects
• Medical benefits
• Remote/Flexible work
• Time off/Paid holidays and parental leave
• Continual learning through the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform
• Access to a variety of employee resource groups