Senior Project Manager

Location: East Hagbourne

## Senior Project Manager Apply locations:
GB.OX.Didcot.

Oxfordshire time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
R-159906###
** Job Description
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* Job Title:

Senior Project Manager

Location:

Didcot Join Us:

Join us and you’ll join one of the UK’s largest construction, engineering, and infrastructure company. As a Senior Project Manager, you’ll work alongside a team delivering exceptional outcomes—for our people, the built environment, and a truly sustainable future.

Overview We are seeking an experienced HV Substation Senior Project Manager to lead the delivery of a major GIS high‐voltage (HV) infrastructure project, located in Lancaster, from concept through to commissioning. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical knowledge of HV environments, experience with NEC4 contracts, and a track record of managing subcontractors, programme delivery, cost control, and risk/opportunity management.

What You Will DoProject Leadership
* Lead the end-to-end delivery of a two stage HV substation project, ensuring compliance with safety, technical, and contractual requirements.
* Plan and manage project programme, milestones, interfaces, and deliverables to meet customer and business objectives.

Contract & Commercial Management
* Administer projects under NEC4 contract governance, including early warnings, compensation events, change control, and communications.
* Maintain robust cost management practices: forecasting, cost tracking, budget control, and financial reporting.

Technical & Construction Management
* Oversee construction activities within HV environments, ensuring safe working practices and adherence to relevant standards.
* Manage subcontractors effectively: performance, quality, progress, and compliance with contractual obligations.
* Coordinate with engineering, commissioning, and operational teams to ensure quality of delivery.

Risk & Opportunity Management
* Lead risk identification, assessment, and mitigation activities throughout the project lifecycle.
* Drive opportunity realization to improve programme, cost, or technical outcomes.
* Maintain and report on project risk registers and mitigation strategies.

Stakeholder & Interface Management
* Act as the primary point of contact for clients, subcontractors, suppliers, and internal teams.
* Ensure strong communication and collaboration across engineering, commercial, HSE, and operational teams.
* Prepare and present project progress reports, dashboards, and performance updates.

Health, Safety & Environment
* Promote and enforce a strong safety culture, ensuring compliance with HV safety rules, CDM regulations, and company HSE policies.
* Support environmental compliance and sustainability objectives throughout project delivery.

About You (Required Experience & Skills)
* Bachelor's degree in engineering or project management.
* Proven experience managing HV substation or transmission/distribution projects.
* Strong understanding of NEC4 contract mechanisms and commercial governance.
* Demonstrable experience managing multiple subcontractors and designers and interfaces.
* Programme management skills
* Cost management and financial reporting capability.
* Experience in risk mitigation and opportunity realisation
* Strong communicator with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
* Demonstrated commitment to health, safety, quality and environmental compliance.
* Experience in working with transmission connected Clients.

Desirable
* Project management qualifications (APM, PRINCE2, PMP).
* Heavy civil or mechanical and electric engineering background.

What we offer:

In return, we offer a wide range of rewards and benefits:
* Benefits: 25 days holiday entitlement + Statutory and public holidays + Additional 3 (three) days holiday available on our purchase scheme
* Life Assurance and Career Progression About Linxon:

Our heritage

We combine Atkins Realis's project management expertise and Hitachi Energy’s industry leading technological knowledge into a company dedicated to substations. We deliver sustainable energy solutions and act as a true partner to facilitate the digital transformation for those who depend on consistent reliability.

Our vision

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