Senior Project Manager - Tunnels & Shafts

Pumped Storage Hydro | Major Energy Infrastructure

Scotland | Hybrid / Site-Based

Our client is delivering one of the UK’s most significant Pumped Storage Hydro projects, a major piece of energy infrastructure that will play an important role in strengthening energy security, supporting grid stability and enabling the UK’s transition to net zero.

As the project progresses towards construction, they are looking to appoint an experienced Senior Project Manager – Tunnels & Shafts to take client-side ownership of a defined area of the Main Works package. This is a senior delivery position focused specifically on the project’s underground works, including headrace and tailrace tunnels, shafts and associated underground civils
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The successful candidate will work closely with the Senior Construction Manager, Engineering Manager, NEC Project Managers and wider client-side delivery team, providing visible leadership on site and driving contractor performance across safety, programme, cost, quality and construction delivery.

Our client is developing major energy infrastructure projects that will support the UK’s future electricity system and accelerate the transition towards a more flexible and resilient low-carbon energy network.

This is an opportunity to join a growing client-side delivery team at a critical stage of a flagship Pumped Storage Hydro development. You will have significant responsibility within your area of delivery and the opportunity to work alongside leading contractors, engineers and infrastructure specialists on a technically complex project.

• Take client-side ownership of the Tunnels & Shafts area, covering headrace and tailrace tunnels, shafts and associated underground civils.
• Provide visible leadership on site, promoting high standards of health, safety and environmental performance.
• Represent the client directly with contractors, driving performance against programme, milestones, KPIs, budget and quality requirements.
• Lead oversight of construction activities, including sequencing, access, logistics and enabling works.
• Review construction methodologies, method statements, lift plans, temporary works and other critical delivery documentation.
• Lead risk reviews for construction activities, identifying and mitigating HSE, environmental and constructability risks.
• Act as the NEC Project Manager’s delegate on site where required, supporting Early Warnings, Compensation Events and contract risk management.
• Coordinate design queries and field changes with the Engineering Manager and manage consequential impacts on programme and construction sequencing.
• Manage interfaces between the Tunnels & Shafts package and adjacent civil, M&E, OEM and EHV packages.
• Work closely with contractors throughout mobilisation, construction, completions and handover to maintain delivery performance.
• Support quality, inspection, testing, NCR and defects close-out processes alongside the NEC Supervisor and Quality Manager.
• Support environmental compliance, planning conditions, consents and stakeholder requirements throughout delivery.

• Proven experience in a Tier 1 contractor environment
  , typically as a Senior Project Manager, Project Manager or Section/Package Manager on a £400m+ heavy civils or tunnelling package
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• Significant experience specifically across tunnelling, shafts and associated underground civil engineering works
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• Experience delivering major hydropower or Pumped Storage Hydro projects is highly desirable, although comparable heavy civils, tunnelling or major power infrastructure experience will be considered.
• Demonstrable experience managing complex civil, MEICA or HV interfaces within a multi-contract delivery environment.
• Strong working knowledge…