Utilities Project Manager

Timely Recruit Ltd; Coventry; On-site; GBP 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension matching (3.5% employer, 7% at

Private health

36 days holiday

Cost-of-living increase 3.5%

Discretionary performance increases

Twice-yearly reviews and monthly one‑t

Job summary

Timely Recruit Ltd is seeking an experienced Project Manager for Utilities New Connections across the UK, with 2 days per week in London. The role involves delivering BESS, solar and wind connections from 11kV to 132kV, starting with front-end bidding and tendering, then moving to site delivery.

This early-stage opportunity offers scope to shape the energy unit's growth, lead health and safety under CDM, and manage budgets and margins while building key supply chain relationships.

Qualifications

• Proven utilities Project Manager with a new connections background, ideally in renewables (BESS, solar, wind).
• Experience of projects from 11kV to 132kV (11kV-only considered).
• Experience of work winning, bidding and tendering.
• Practical on-site experience and strong technical knowledge.
• Strong communication with clients, senior management and site teams.

Responsibilities

• Win work through front-end bidding and tendering.
• Advise the tender team on how projects would be delivered (pricing handled separately).
• Lead mobilisation, delivery and wrap-up on site.
• Lead health and safety under CDM as Principal Contractor or Tier 2.
• Manage budgets, risk, change control and gross margin.
• Produce monthly progress reporting.
• Build relationships with supply chain partners, DNOs, IDNOs and other utility owners.
• Stay close to the market to hear about opportunities early.
• Help grow the business as the energy unit scales.

Skills

New connections experience

Utilities project management

Bid/tender experience

Education

Engineering / PM degree

Tools

NEC3/4 or JCT

SMSTS/NEBOSH

Job description

Job Opportunity: Project Manager – Utilities New Connections (BESS, Solar & Wind)

Location: Site-based across the UK, with 2 days a week in London

Salary: up to £ 85 000

Package

• Pension: 3.5% employer contribution, you match (7% total)
• Private health available
• 36 days’ holiday (including bank holidays and 3 fixed days at Christmas)
• Annual cost-of-living increase each April/May (3.5% this year)
• Discretionary performance increases
• Twice-yearly reviews and monthly one-to-ones

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to join a growing ICP and NERS-registered engineering and infrastructure delivery business, as it scales its newer energy unit.

This role owns projects from cradle to grave, delivering battery storage, solar and wind connections from 11kV up to 132kV. You’ll start on front-end bidding and tendering, then move onto site for delivery.

It’s an early-stage opportunity with real scope to shape the unit’s growth and progress with it.

Responsibilities

• Win work through front-end bidding and tendering.
• Advise the tender team on how projects would be delivered (pricing is handled separately).
• Lead mobilisation, delivery and wrap-up on site.
• Lead health and safety under CDM as Principal Contractor or Tier 2.
• Manage budgets, risk, change control and gross margin.
• Produce monthly progress reporting.
• Build relationships with supply chain partners, DNOs, IDNOs and other utility owners.
• Stay close to the market to hear about opportunities early.
• Help grow the business as the energy unit scales.

Requirements

• Proven utilities Project Manager with a new connections background, ideally in renewables (BESS, solar, wind).
• Experience of projects from 11kV to 132kV (11kV-only considered).
• Experience of work winning, bidding and tendering.
• Practical on-site experience and strong technical knowledge.
• Strong communication with clients, senior management and site teams.
• Established supply chain relationships.
• SMSTS and/or NEBOSH.
• Comfortable travelling to sites and working in London a couple of days a week.
• Multi-utility experience (water, gas or telecoms)
• Engineering, construction or PM degree (or equivalent experience)
• NEC3/4 or JCT knowledge
• Streetworks, NJUG or Energy UK involvement