Senior Project Manager - Energy & Power (Multiple Locations, UK)

Burns & McDonnell; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering leader is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager in London to oversee project execution across various power and energy transition projects. Candidates should have over 7 years of experience, preferably with a background in electrical engineering and project management. The role requires excellent communication and problem-solving skills, and offers a full-time position with 20% travel.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of electrical engineering experience.
• Chartered status preferred.
• Ability to lead and manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of project execution in the UK.
• Manage project finances and timelines.
• Serve as primary contact for clients.

Skills

Project Management

Electrical Engineering

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Overview

Chart your own course and change the world — with the support of people whose interests are aligned with yours. At Burns & McDonnell, opportunity is waiting. We’re looking for people with big ideas and an entrepreneurial mindset. It’s those kinds of people who’ve helped us grow from a small consulting business back in 1898 to a global leader in engineering, construction and consulting solutions. Today, we’re a thriving company with more than 10,000 professionals working in 75 offices worldwide and recognised as the global leader in Energy.

We’re growing our UK business and have exciting opportunities for experienced and motivated industry professionals to join us as we continue our journey to help make clients successful. We have a specific opportunity for an experienced senior project manager, who carries design development, owners engineer and EPC experience to join our team and work on a variety of power and energy transition projects across our UK and International regions.

Projects will include a mix of all power generation and decarbonisation technologies that form part of the UK pathway to 2050 Net Zero and will be direct to demand (OnSite) or direct to grid-connected solutions. Typically, these include key technologies such as BESS, PowerGen and Distributed Heat and Power.

This role will be responsible for execution in line with the Burns & McDonnell project execution systems and processes in the UK and building on the strong capability from the US. Vital skills and qualities will include excellent collaboration, broad experience across power and energy sectors, building trusted value chain relationships, supporting managing be responsible for managing our supply chain partners, winning work activity, as well as overseeing project delivery from a clean sheet of paper to on-site construction.

This role will be a key part of our UK team, bringing experience in managing the execution of projects across Utilities, Private Developers and other client groups. The key tasks and responsibilities are as follows:

Responsibilities

• Lead on all aspects of safety and CDM compliance and understanding for projects in your portfolio.
• Manage and coordinate all aspects of project execution for Design and Delivery projects across the UK.
• Responsible for the profit and loss of individual projects, the successful completion of projects within specified dates, and establishing and maintaining a professional and satisfactory relationship with the client, contractors and project stakeholders.
• Lead the preparation of proposals, presentations, and contract negotiations.
• Provide overall project management of projects from concept to completion, including coordinating the work of the support teams in estimating, engineering and procurement. Lead value engineering and constructability reviews, provide construction management oversight, including project controls.
• Drive project schedules, manage scope, and control project costs.
• Lead project resourcing and contractor and supply chain management.
• Manage internal project financials, resourcing, legal coordination, and risk management.
• Serve as the primary point of contact with clients regarding all aspects of the Burns & McDonnell project delivery.
• Support development and implementation of UK-specific project policies and procedures, project controls systems and project execution plans.
• Confirm deliverables and services are being provided to the client’s satisfaction.
• Report regularly on progress, cost and schedule, procurement, safety, environmental, other risk and any issues requiring office support.
• Other duties, as assigned. Functional responsibilities
• Help to build a world-class project management capability in UKO and assist in recruiting project staff as we grow the business.
• Develop bid stage technical solutions with partners and the engineering team.
• Interact in a professional manner with clients and colleagues to achieve project objectives.
• Able to manage multiple projects and conflicting deadlines.
• Will recognise the requirement and have the flexibility to meet the needs of a rapidly growing business.
• Able to work autonomously and as part of a project team.
• Ongoing development of industry relationships to assist with future project delivery, development of future project opportunities, and Burns & McDonnell brand recognition.
• Personal professional development and partaking in professional bodies and industry groups
• Mentoring of others within the team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related degree/international qualification.
• Minimum of 7 years of electrical engineering experience. Owners Engineer and EPC project experience preferred.
• Applicable experience may be substituted for the degree requirement
• Chartered status preferred
• Expert knowledge in standard engineering techniques and procedures. Strong knowledge of electrical equipment design standards. Strong computer skills (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with leading large projects and delegating work tasks to team members.
• Ability to lead the execution of work and resolve issues in a team environment.
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills, ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment.
• Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to perform quality reviews for detailed engineering documents and specifications.
• Ability to travel.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

Job Project Management

Primary Location GB-London, UK-London

Other Locations GB-Birmingham UK-Birmingham, GB-Glasgow, UK-Glasgow

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: Yes, 20 % of the Time

Req ID: 252955

Job Hire Type Experienced #LI-JA #UKO