Senior Project Manager

Balfour Beatty plc; Grantham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

40% remote working where applicable

25 days annual leave

Pension

Share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Recognition schemes

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead major power cabling projects across the UK, delivering them safely, on time and within budget. You will oversee multidisciplinary teams, manage procurement, and maintain strong client relationships to ensure successful project outcomes.

The role emphasizes leadership, strategic delivery, and a commitment to zero harm, with opportunities to shape delivery strategies across the lifecycle of high‑profile infrastructure schemes.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering major power cabling projects in the Power Transmission & Distribution sector.
• Strong knowledge of underground cable installation and power infrastructure.
• Experience managing projects across full lifecycle from development and design to commissioning and closeout.
• Strong leadership and people management capabilities with experience leading large multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience managing Project Managers, engineers and wider project delivery teams.
• Excellent stakeholder and client management skills with the ability to build trusted relationships at all levels.
• Strong commercial awareness with budgeting, forecasting and financial performance.
• Experience managing project risks, opportunities, resources and complex delivery programmes.
• A sound understanding of construction contracts, procurement and supply chain management.
• Comprehensive knowledge of CDM regulations and health, safety and environmental requirements.
• Relevant project management qualifications and/or engineering background.
• Willingness to travel and work across UK locations as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of complex power cabling projects from initiation to commissioning and handover.
• Provide strategic leadership to project teams and foster a collaborative environment.
• Manage budgets, programmes, resources, risks and opportunities to ensure successful outcomes.
• Embed Zero Harm health, safety and environmental performance across all activities.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, stakeholders, subcontractors and supply chain partners.
• Oversee governance, reporting and assurance with effective project controls.
• Lead project reviews and manage risks, opportunities and performance.
• Drive delivery strategies and ensure resources meet project objectives.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across engineering, construction, commercial, procurement and support functions.
• Develop future talent through coaching and mentoring of Project Managers and Engineers.
• Ensure procurement and supply chain strategies align with project requirements.
• Monitor KPIs and quality standards and implement improvements.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Budget management

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Education

PM qualifications

Engineering background

Job description

About the role

As Senior Project Manager, you'll have overall accountability for the successful delivery of major power cabling projects, ensuring they are delivered safely, efficiently and in line with programme, budget and quality objectives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the successful delivery of complex power cabling projects from initiation through to commissioning and handover.
• Providing strategic leadership to project teams, creating a collaborative environment where people can perform at their best and achieve common goals.
• Managing project budgets, programmes, resources, risks and opportunities to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Maintaining a relentless focus on health, safety and environmental performance, embedding a Zero Harm culture across all project activities.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, stakeholders, subcontractors and supply chain partners.
• Overseeing project governance, reporting and assurance activities, ensuring effective project controls are maintained throughout delivery.
• Leading project reviews and ensuring robust risk, opportunity and performance management processes are in place.
• Driving project delivery strategies and ensuring resources are effectively managed to meet project objectives.
• Coordinating multidisciplinary teams across engineering, construction, commercial, procurement and support functions.
• Supporting the development of future talent through coaching, mentoring and leadership of project teams, including Project Managers and Engineers.
• Ensuring procurement and supply chain strategies align with project requirements and delivery programmes.
• Monitoring project performance, KPIs and quality standards, implementing improvement actions where required.

What you'll be doing

We're looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager with a strong background delivering large-scale infrastructure projects within the Power Transmission & Distribution sector, with significant experience on power cabling schemes.

You'll ideally have:

• Proven experience delivering major power cabling projects within the Power Transmission & Distribution sector.
• Strong knowledge of underground cable installation and associated power infrastructure.
• Extensive experience managing projects throughout the full lifecycle, from early development and design through to commissioning and closeout.
• Strong leadership and people management capabilities, with experience leading large multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience managing Project Managers, engineers and wider project delivery teams.
• Excellent stakeholder and client management skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships at all levels.
• Strong commercial awareness with experience managing project budgets, forecasting and financial performance.
• Experience managing project risks, opportunities, resources and complex delivery programmes.
• A sound understanding of construction contracts, procurement and supply chain management.
• Comprehensive knowledge of CDM regulations and industry health, safety and environmental requirements.
• Relevant project management qualifications and/or engineering background.
• A flexible approach with the willingness to travel and work across project locations throughout the UK as required.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [e-mail]