Utilities Project Manager

Timely Recruit Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension 3.5% employer contribution, 7%

Private health

36 days’ holiday including bank and 3x

COLA 3.5% annually

Performance reviews

Job summary

Timely Recruit Ltd is seeking an experienced Project Manager for Utilities New Connections (BESS, Solar & Wind). The role is site-based across the UK with two days per week in London, offering a salary up to £85,000.

The role covers cradle-to-grave delivery of connections from 11kV to 132kV, starting with front-end bidding and tendering and moving to on-site delivery. There is significant scope to shape the unit’s growth.

Qualifications

• Proven utilities project management background with new connections exposure.
• Experience delivering 11kV–132kV projects, including renewables.
• Experience in work winning, bidding and tendering.
• Strong on-site experience and technical knowledge.
• Excellent client and senior management communication.
• Established supply chain relationships.
• Willingness to travel to sites and London several days a week.
• Engineering, construction or PM degree (or equivalent).
• NEC3/4 or JCT knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Win work via front-end bidding and tendering.
• Advise tender team on delivery approaches (pricing outside scope).
• Lead mobilisation, delivery and project wrap-up on site.
• Lead CDM/compliant health and safety as Principal Contractor or Tier 2.
• Manage budgets, risk, change control and gross margin.
• Produce monthly progress reporting.
• Build relationships with supply chain partners and utility owners.
• Stay close to market to identify opportunities early.
• Support growth of the energy unit.

Skills

Utilities PM

New connections

Renewables

High voltage 11kV–132kV

Bid and tendering

On-site delivery

CDM/Health & Safety

Stakeholder management

Travel flexibility

Supply chain relationships

Education

Engineering or PM degree

Tools

NEC3/4

JCT

Streetworks/NJUG/Energy UK

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