Project Director - Power Transmission; Leadership

Progression path to Business Leadership

£150,000 - £175,000 DOE + Car/Travel + Benefits

Hybrid - UK Wide Projects

Permanent

Are you a senior transmission leader looking for an opportunity where you can influence the direction of a growing business, rather than simply move onto another major project?

This is a rare opportunity to join an established UK infrastructure contractor at a key stage in the development of its power transmission operation.

The business is currently around £100m turnover and has a clear plan to scale towards £300m-£400m over the coming years, supported by a growing pipeline of major National Grid work.

They are looking to appoint a Project Director who can take overall responsibility for a major transmission scheme, bringing together the commercial, engineering, construction, planning and commissioning functions required to deliver it successfully.

The initial focus will be major project delivery, but this appointment forms part of a much wider growth plan. As the transmission business increases in scale, the successful person will be expected to take on responsibility beyond an individual project, helping develop the teams, delivery capability and operational structure required to support that growth.

For the right individual, there is genuine scope to move into broader operational leadership over the coming years, with the longer-term potential to progress towards leading the wider business at Managing Director level.

The key requirement is significant contractor-side experience delivering major UK transmission infrastructure. They are looking for somebody who has personally held responsibility for large, complex construction projects and understands what is required to take them from development and design through construction, commissioning and final handover.

This is therefore unlikely to suit somebody whose experience has been predominantly client-side, consultancy or technical advisory. The successful person will need strong construction and commercial delivery credentials alongside the leadership capability to take on a much broader role within the business.

• Leading major 275kV and 400kV transmission projects
• Taking ownership of programme, commercial performance, risk, safety and delivery
• Overseeing substation construction, major cable infrastructure and associated civils
• Leading senior project teams across construction, engineering, commercial and project controls
• Managing key subcontractors, suppliers and delivery partners
• Maintaining strong relationships with National Grid and other senior stakeholders
• Driving coordination between design, construction and commissioning teams
• Ensuring projects progress successfully through testing, energisation, handover and close-out
• Developing the people and delivery structure required as the transmission business grows

• Senior leadership experience on major power transmission projects
• Strong exposure to 275kV and/or 400kV infrastructure
• Experience delivering major substations, EHV cable schemes or comparable transmission projects
• A strong construction delivery background
• Commercial ownership of major projects, including forecast, margin, risk and change
• Experience managing large multidisciplinary teams and complex supply chains
• NEC contract experience
• Responsibility for projects through construction, commissioning and final handover
• Experience working with National Grid or equivalent UK transmission clients
• The capability and ambition to move into wider operational leadership as the business develops

The role has a national remit and will require travel and time on project sites across the UK.

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates