Transmission & Distribution Project Manager; Energy

Role Overview

We are particularly interested to hear from Project Management Professionals with previous experience providing Design or System Network Planning for Distribution and/or Transmission Companies in the UK and Ireland, with technical expertise in high voltage substation design.

• Formation and management of project team, and identification of additional support requirements beyond WSP Energy Networks.
• Definition and agreement of project deliverables with client and project team.
• Responsibility for contract delivery, including management of client and stakeholders (external and internal).
• Creation of project plan and resourced programme for delivery of services.
• Control of time and resources against forecast, monitoring, control, and reporting of progress against programme.
• Cost forecasting and management of project spend.
• Leading engineering design resources in development of project deliverables.
• Support to the bid team in the development of proposals and tender responses.
• Management of risk, change, and quality in project delivery.
• Management of consultancy services to clients through frameworks.

• Experience leading the project management and delivery of energy transmission and distribution projects.
• Prior experience or knowledge of the UK regulated and non-regulated transmission and distribution sectors.
• Professional project management qualifications e.g. through APM or PMI.
• Experience in liaising directly with clients and in building client relationships.
• Proficient in MS Office suite applications, including MS Project. Experience and competency in Primavera P6 would be an advantage.
• Higher education qualifications in a relevant engineering discipline.

Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.