Senior Project Manager – ASTI Energy Programme

About the role

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Senior Project Manager – ASTI Energy Programme

Location: Peterhead / Aberdeen

Company: Balfour Beatty Regional Scotland

Project: Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment (ASTI)

About the Role

Balfour Beatty is a delivery partner on the Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment (ASTI) programme — one of the most significant energy infrastructure programmes in Scotland.

We are looking to appoint a Senior Project Manager (Buildings) to support delivery across key ASTI hubs, including Peterhead (Netherton) and associated project locations.

This is a long‑term opportunity to work within a multi‑year energy programme, offering scale, complexity and real career progression.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading project delivery within the ASTI programme across buildings and enabling works
• Managing complex interfaces with civils, energy and supply‑chain partners
• Owning programme, cost, quality, safety and risk at project level
• Leading multi‑disciplinary site and project teams
• Maintaining strong client relationships within a regulated energy environment

• Strong experience delivering complex construction projects
• Comfortable operating in multi‑project / programme environments
• Proven leadership, commercial awareness and stakeholder management
• Background in buildings, infrastructure, energy or regulated environments

• Long‑term secured pipeline of energy work
• Exposure to one of the UK’s most critical net‑zero enabling programmes
• Strong progression into Project Director and Programme leadership roles
• Flexible working, site support and regional mobility options

If you want scale, longevity and technical challenge — ASTI delivers all three.

The size and scale of Balfour Beatty coupled with our strong pipeline of work provides incredible opportunities, regardless of what stage you are at in your career.

We encourage and empower our employees to take control of their career and explore which part of the business they want to work in and what role is right for them. We actively encourage our managers and employees to have open communication throughout the year about wellbeing, development and career opportunities.

We're proud of the Balfour Beatty Academy. Whether it’s sharpening your technical expertise, improving your personal skills or seeking support to become professionally qualified, our 70:20:10 approach to development means we have a learning approach that suits everyone.

* 70% learning on the job, 20% learning from those around you, and 10% formal training courses and learning events.

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

From Dunfermline’s tramways in 1909 to highland hospitals today, Balfour Beatty has been trusted for over a century to deliver the complex and critical infrastructure and iconic buildings Scotland relies on.

We have the people, knowledge and experience to safely deliver projects right first time, maximising value for money and ensuring a positive social impact and inclusive economic growth for local communities.

Our award-winning sustainable projects, including active travel, Passivhaus and retrofit, demonstrate our commitment to supporting Scotland’s transition towards net zero in the built environment.

At Balfour…