Project Manager, Operations Management, Regulatory Compliance Specialist

As an EPC Project Manager, you’ll be working in a function that looks after some of the biggest, most innovative projects in energy. You will help deliver projects that affect the lives of millions.

We are currently recruiting for a Project Manager to help the development of a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) as part of the Great Grid Upgrade:

As part of our team, you will:

• Help manage allocated EPC projects to time, budget, and quality, hitting key milestones along the way.
• Use your project management expertise to deliver and oversee projects in line with established processes.
• Share lessons learned across the wider business to drive continuous improvement.

This role supports the Grimsby to Walpole Project and is variable-location based. You will be expected to travel to our Birmingham office 1-2 times per week, as well as to project delivery sites and other locations as required by project demands. As the project progresses, more frequent travel will be required to sites in the East of England.

This is an opportunity to work on complex projects within our Infrastructure portfolio, helping to shape the future of energy in the UK.

About You

• The most important thing is that you’re excited about building the kind of infrastructure that will help make Net Zero happen.
• You will be working in a busy, buoyant environment with lots of variety and change. You’ll need to be resilient, driven, and good at prioritising and managing your own time, particularly when the unexpected crops up.
• The strength of a project depends on excellent teamwork, so you’ll have to be good with people too. You make decisions based on the greater good and carefully consider the communities you are working in.
• Experience of project management is essential. A background in engineering would be desirable but not essential.
• Degree in Engineering or Project Management
• You are willing to travel as required.
• You have a UK driving license

What You'll Do

• Manage the design process and planning for construction.

A key part of this role is providing oversight of the engineering design and technical aspects of assigned work packages.

• Integration of other project disciplines including consents, land, legal, regulation and communications

Manage key third-party, customer and technical interfaces, building strong stakeholder relationships to support successful project delivery.

• Working collaboratively with National Grid and partner colleagues.
• Ensuring programme activities are completed to achieve key milestones.
• Employing a robust risk management process, identifying both risks and opportunities and working with the wider team to manage the risks in a timely manner.
• Whenever a project requires changes, ensuring the project remains within governance.
• Hitting budgets to monthly, yearly and completion deadlines.
• Utilising value engineering to reduce costs whilst remaining within scope.
• Fostering an environment where everyone, regardless of seniority, feels able to share their concerns. As an organisation we are driven by safety. We have an industry leading ‘Safe to Say’ policy which encourages colleagues to speak up and take ownership of safety issues.
• Displaying a visible commitment to safety and setting the tone of project safety. For example, by conducting site visits and providing timely feedback on improvements.
• Ensuring visible and accessible communications are in place throughout the life of a project, such as safety charters and notifications of incidents and lessons learnt. You will also share good practices and reinforce positive behaviours.
• Looking after your projects’ safety, health, environment, security and quality obligations, adhering to all relevant internal and external policies and regulations.
• Leading in a way that…