Transmission Delivery Project Lead

4 days ago


Inverness, Highland, United Kingdom Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Full time

About the Job: Senior Project Manager

Location: Flexible in Scotland, with relocation assistance available for candidates living outside of Scotland.

Salary: £55,200 - £83,000 per annum, plus car or car allowance, performance-related bonus, and a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing, and family.

We're looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our team and be part of the exciting journey in delivering new High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) projects throughout Scotland. These projects are being delivered under the Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment (ASTI) framework for 2030 to directly facilitate Scotland's ambitions to meet Net-Zero.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of safely delivering complex and high value packages of work or projects to cost, schedule, and quality in the Transmission, Construction, Energy, or Civil industry. They will also have experience of people management, safety, project management methodology, and practice to lead a multi-discipline team to success.

The role involves direct management of our civils supply chain and working alongside the Design and HVDC Converter Equipment package teams throughout the Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) phase and then into the Delivery phase.

This is an excellent opportunity for career progression within the business, with a growing portfolio of projects offering numerous challenges and rewards.

Key Responsibilities

Accountability for the safety, health, and wellbeing of all personnel, as well as environmental aspects of those Transmission project activities being managed, including compliance with our framework behaviour charter and the CDM regulations.

Commercial responsibilities, including contract negotiation, contract awards, and NEC contract management, ensuring that any disputes are escalated as appropriate for resolution with budgetary responsibilities.

Experience of governance, reporting, and management requirements for projects and/or programmes of work in a regulated environment, with prior budget responsibilities, ideally £50m+, and confident in managing multiple project execution issues whilst analysing and prioritising key delivery risks and issues for the project on an ongoing basis.

We also require experience managing and delivering pre-construction or Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) scope of works, successfully engaging with Contractors in advance of construction to achieve the greatest value for money, programme certainty, and de-risking of project delivery.

About Our Business

We take immense pride in owning and operating the high-voltage electricity transmission network across the north of Scotland, transporting energy from where it is generated to wherever it is needed, ensuring a safe and reliable electricity supply for the communities we serve.

Our core values include a commitment to upgrading the grid to deliver cleaner, homegrown energy for the future, and a passion for creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We are proud to offer an excellent package with 34 days annual leave entitlement, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing, and much more.



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