Senior Project Manager - Utility Compounds

Position Summary

The Senior Project Manager – Utility Compounds is responsible for the end‑to‑end delivery of complex utility compound projects, including substations, switching/control compounds, utility hubs, and associated civil, structural, building, and MEP works. This role leads multi‑disciplinary teams and multiple contractors from initiation through design coordination, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, and handover, ensuring that scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, and stakeholder requirements are met or exceeded.

• Lead the planning and delivery of utility compound projects from concept to handover and closeout.
• Define project execution strategies, implementation plans, and stage‑gate deliverables in line with corporate and client requirements.
• Establish project governance, roles and responsibilities, communication protocols, and decision‑making structures.
• Provide clear leadership to project teams, aligning them with project objectives, priorities, and performance expectations.

• Develop and manage the integrated project management plan, including scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, and communications.
• Work with planning and project controls teams to establish and maintain the baseline program and budget.
• Monitor progress against schedule and budget; identify variances early and drive corrective and recovery actions.
• Manage scope changes and variations through formal change control, ensuring impacts are assessed and approved.

• Coordinate with Design Director/Managers and design consultants to ensure timely, coordinated design deliverables that support procurement and construction.
• Ensure design aligns with project requirements, constructability, operability, and HSE‑by‑design principles.
• Lead multi‑disciplinary interface management (civil/structural, architectural, MEP, power systems, protection & control, SCADA, utilities, access roads).
• Oversee resolution of key technical issues and ensure lessons learned are captured and applied.

• Support procurement strategy development for major packages (civil works, buildings, MEP, equipment, specialist systems).
• Work with commercial and procurement teams to prepare tender documentation, evaluate bids, and recommend awards.
• Manage contractor performance against contract requirements, including progress, quality, HSE, and commercial obligations.
• Review and approve major contract changes, claims, and final accounts in coordination with the commercial team.

• Oversee site execution of civil, structural, architectural, and MEP works for the utility compounds.
• Coordinate construction sequencing, access, and logistics to minimize clashes and downtime.
• Ensure testing and commissioning plans are developed and implemented for all systems (power, MEP, building systems, SCADA, fire & life safety, etc.).
• Lead or support project handover processes, including punch lists, as‑built documentation, O M manuals, training, and acceptance by operations.

• Promote and enforce a strong HSE culture, ensuring compliance with company, client, and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure project‑specific HSE plans, method statements, risk assessments, and permits are in place and effectively implemented.
• Oversee implementation of quality plans, inspection and test plans, and quality assurance/quality control processes.
• Ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, utility design criteria, and permit conditions.

• Establish and maintain project risk and issues registers; lead risk identification, assessment, mitigation, and contingency planning.
• Escalate critical risks and issues promptly with clear analysis and recommended actions.
• Act as primary point of contact for clients, utility owners, authorities, and key stakeholders on project matters.
• Manage stakeholder expectations, ensuring timely, transparent communication and effective issue resolution.

• Provide regular project status reports…