Senior Project Manager - Energy & Natural Resources (CB)

Turner & Townsend; Choppington; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Professional development opportunities

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Job summary

A global project management firm is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex electrical and energy infrastructure programmes. This role involves full lifecycle delivery and multi-disciplinary coordination, ensuring safe and cost-effective outcomes. The successful candidate will have proven experience in managing large-scale projects and will be required to work on-site 2-3 days a week. Candidates must have a degree in a relevant field and be working toward professional qualifications. This position offers a dynamic work environment focused on innovation and client success.

Qualifications

• Able to manage multiple workstreams independently in a structured environment.
• Proven experience delivering complex projects in the energy sector.
• Confident leading multi-stakeholder programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead full lifecycle delivery of major workstreams.
• Manage NEC contracts at a strategic level.
• Provide technical leadership on electrical infrastructure topics.
• Mentor junior PMs and support team development.

Skills

Leadership

Contract management

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Project delivery

Education

Degree in engineering or project management

Working toward a professional qualification

Job description

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realise their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 130 countries worldwide. Our team is dynamic, innovative and client‑focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Job Description

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead major workstreams and multi‑disciplinary packages across complex electrical and energy infrastructure programmes. You will take responsibility for full lifecycle delivery, strategic contract leadership, and cross‑disciplinary coordination, ensuring safe, cost‑effective, and technically robust outcomes for our clients.

This role requires a confident leader with proven experience managing large‑scale infrastructure, deep understanding of NEC contracts, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders across engineering, commercial, and delivery functions. Candidates will be required to be present in our client office or site 2/3 days per week.

Job Objectives

Senior Project Managers deliver high‑value, complex project elements with significant autonomy. You will operate across the full lifecycle—design, procurement, construction, commissioning—ensuring alignment with client objectives, governance requirements, and industry standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead full lifecycle delivery of major workstreams or multi‑disciplinary packages, from early design through construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Manage NEC contracts (Options A, C, and E) at a strategic level, including contract administration, early warnings, compensation events, programme management, and change control.
• Oversee multiple contractors, consultants, and design partners, ensuring coordinated delivery across OHL, substations, underground cable, civil, and electrical engineering interfaces.
• Provide technical leadership across electrical infrastructure topics, ensuring compliance with relevant standards, engineering assurance processes, and system‑level integration.
• Drive strategic programme performance, managing cost, schedule, risk, and quality across complex portfolios or packages.
• Lead senior stakeholder engagement, influencing decision‑making across engineering, commercial, consenting, environmental, and client governance boards.
• Prepare high‑level reports and performance dashboards, providing clear updates to client leadership and internal stakeholders.
• Mentor junior PMs and support team development, contributing to capability growth within the project management function.

Qualifications

• Degree‑qualified in a relevant engineering, project management, or construction discipline.
• Working toward a professional qualification (APM, ICE, IET, MCIOB, etc.).
• Able to manage multiple workstreams independently in a structured, safety‑critical environment.
• Comfortable interpreting schedules, cost data, and risk outputs produced by planning and project controls teams.
• Eligible to obtain BPSS security clearance.
• Proven experience delivering complex projects in the electrical infrastructure, utilities, or broader energy sector.
• Strong track record delivering OHL, substations, underground cable, grid connections, or major electrical engineering projects.
• Confident leading multi‑stakeholder programmes involving contractors, engineering partners, regulators, and client organisations.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to effect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work‑life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

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