Project Manager - Transmission & Distribution

Staffordshire

Are you a Project Manager with a background in power transmission or another regulated engineering sector?

Do you enjoy taking substation protection and control projects from start to finish?

Are you looking for your next contract with a strong hourly rate?

• Fantastic rate
• Contract role based in Staffordshire 3 days per week
• A varied portfolio of projects, ranging from £50k to £2m
• Leadership of your own team of hardware, software and installation engineers

• Managing a series of projects to upgrade and modify existing transmission substation protection and control systems
• Taking projects from inception through to delivery, often within demanding timescales
• Delivering to programme, specification, budget and customer satisfaction
• Holding overall financial responsibility for your projects
• Managing subcontracts and subcontractors
• Leading and motivating a team of hardware, software and installation engineers
• Owning the quality, environmental and health & safety aspects of each project, working with the QEHS Manager and project H&S Advisor
• Running regular progress and reporting meetings with clients
• Building strong customer relationships through good delivery, helping to secure future work

You'll be joining an established systems integrator specialising in protection and control upgrades for National Grid and other customers in the power transmission sector. You'll be based in Staffordshire 3 days per week with occasional travel.

• Proven project management experience in an engineering environment, ideally power transmission or a similar regulated sector
• Experience planning and scheduling work using Microsoft Project
• A track record of delivering projects on time, on margin and to the required quality
• Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to spot commercial and technical risks early and resolve them
• Experience managing subcontractors
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Clear communication with internal and external stakeholders
• A full driving licence and willingness to travel, including some stays away

• Experience working to NEC3 or NEC4 contracts
• APM Practitioner qualification (or working towards it), or an equivalent recognised project management qualification
• Experience of project proposals and bid work Perhaps missing; fixed.

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