Senior Project Manager

Balfour Beatty plc; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

25 days annual leave

Pension

Job summary

Balfour Beatty is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead delivery of a major 132/400kV substation project at Keadby, North Lincolnshire. The role focuses on safety, schedule, cost and quality, guiding multidisciplinary teams through design, construction, commissioning and handover.

You will own project performance, foster client relationships and drive continuous improvement across governance, risk management and delivery excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering large-scale infrastructure projects in the power/utilities sectors.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary delivery teams and manage budgets.
• Strong governance, risk management and programme controls experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead safe, successful delivery of a major HV substation project from inception to completion.
• Own performance across safety, programme, commercial, quality and operations.
• Manage multidisciplinary teams including PMs, engineers, construction and design managers.
• Build strong client, stakeholder and supply chain relationships.
• Drive programme certainty; align resources, procurement and construction with delivery objectives.
• Lead project reviews, governance, reporting and risk management processes.
• Ensure robust financial forecasting, cost control and reporting.
• Promote Zero Harm and high health, safety and environmental standards.
• Identify and implement opportunities for innovation and efficiency.
• Support growth and development of future leaders within the team.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Governance

Risk management

Team leadership

Continuous improvement

Education

Engineering degree

Construction management

Professional membership

Tools

NEC contract experience

Job description

About The Role

Location: Keadby, North Lincolnshire (site based)

At Balfour Beatty, we're delivering the infrastructure that keeps the country connected and powered for the future.

We're looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the successful delivery of a major 132/400kV substation project at Keadby. This is a high-profile opportunity to take ownership of a complex power infrastructure scheme, leading multidisciplinary teams through design, construction, commissioning and handover.

As Senior Project Manager, you'll provide strategic leadership across all aspects of project delivery, ensuring safety, programme, commercial performance and quality objectives are achieved. You'll act as the focal point between our client, supply chain and project teams whilst creating a culture of excellence, collaboration and continuous improvement.

What you'll be doing

• Leading the safe and successful delivery of a major high-voltage substation project from inception through to completion.
• Owning project performance across safety, programme, commercial, quality and operational outcomes.
• Managing and developing a multidisciplinary team including Project Managers, Engineers, Construction Managers and Design Managers.
• Building strong relationships with clients, stakeholders and supply chain partners.
• Driving programme certainty and ensuring resources, procurement activities and construction works are aligned to delivery objectives.
• Leading project reviews, governance activities, reporting and risk management processes.
• Ensuring robust financial forecasting, cost control and project reporting.
• Promoting a culture of Zero Harm and maintaining the highest standards of health, safety and environmental performance.
• Identifying and implementing opportunities for innovation, efficiency and continuous improvement.
• Supporting the growth and development of future leaders within the project team.

Who we're looking for

We're seeking a proven project leader with experience delivering large-scale infrastructure projects within the power, utilities, transmission, energy or heavy civil engineering sectors.

You Will Ideally Have

• Significant experience managing complex, high-value engineering or infrastructure projects.
• Previous experience delivering substation, transmission, distribution, power generation, renewables or major utilities projects.
• Strong commercial and contractual awareness with responsibility for project budgets and financial performance.
• Experience leading large multidisciplinary delivery teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and a track record of building strong client relationships.
• A detailed understanding of project governance, risk management and programme controls.
• The ability to drive performance, influence at all levels and lead teams through challenging project environments.
• A passion for developing people and creating high-performing teams.

Desirable

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Construction Management or a related discipline.
• Professional membership with a recognised institution.
• NEC contract experience.
• Experience working on National Grid, SSEN, SPEN or other transmission network projects.

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?

Benefits

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]