Project Manager, Program ​/ Project Manager, Operations Manager

82115 - Project Manager

This Project Manager will report to the Senior Project Manager / Client Delivery Manager and will work within UKPN Services - Stansted Regional Office (Area

B) based in our Stansted office. You will be a permanent employee. This role does not offer blended/hybrid working.

You will attract a salary of £80,574 plus a car and a bonus of 3%.

Close Date: 03/03/2026.

• 25 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays.
• Reservist Leave – Additional 18 days full pay and 22 unpaid
• Personal Pension Plan – Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)
• Tenancy Loan Deposit Scheme, Season Ticket Loan
• Tax efficient benefits:
  Cycle to Work, Home & Tech, and Green Car Leasing Schemes
• Occupational Health support
• Switched On – scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers' products
• Discounted gym membership
• Employee Assistance Programme

You will have overall responsibility for the initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, control and closure of both Capital and Recharge (NAMP) projects, with regard to safety, time, cost and quality, such that the master programme of work is satisfactorily delivered to the client's requirements.

Annual Works Costs: £10 million

FAL: £5k

Staff: 0

• Plan – Working with the Project Programmer utilising Primavera P6, to create, update and review a task/resource schedule which is to identify excess or shortfall of resource against the proposed work plan.
• Agree aligned project plan that coordinates all electrical work across the project.
• Governance – Ensure projects follow PG&C process and are prepared for presentation to the Project Portfolio Board working with the Cost Manager.
• Contract Management – Utilising the NEC suite of contracts.
• Report – Ensure regular reporting of progress and performance to governance bodies and stakeholders including the client.
• Stakeholders – Ensure stakeholders support for and perception of project performance and delivered value remains high i.e., are kept informed of project progress, change and risk.
• Responsibility for managing the complete project lifecycle, (Gate A to Gate
  
  D)
• RAID – Manage project risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies and understand the principles of risk management.
• Safety - Ensure all workers engaged on the project are aware of HSE requirements.
• Costs - Manage the project budget to ensure spend is kept within agreed tolerance.
• Time - Manage project delivery to ensure agreed milestones are met.
• Quality - Ensure project is delivered to the requirements specification and agreed quality criteria.
• Change Management– Ensure project changes are monitored, recorded and reported for approval by the appropriate authority and that appropriate funding is in place to proceed.
• Assurance – Provide visible demonstration that project has delivered to its agreed quality criteria.
• Contingency - Participate in contingency strategy planning development and participate in the event of the contingency plan being implemented due to a major event.
• Team – Ensures all those working on project have a clear understanding of their role and responsibility in delivering a successful project.
• Delivery – Define and manage project requirements, design, implementation and commissioning and testing.
• Undertake additional activities determined by your job level and competency.
• Manage workload. Take full responsibility of the success and quality of projects

The Project Manager must:

• Have a sound background in 33kV and 11kV distribution networks including substations, transformers and cabling together with experience operating on HV and LV networks.
• Have a sound understanding of cost and change management for changes in site work.
• Be able to demonstrate an ability to analyse complex situations and produce solutions and contingency plans to meet our goals.
• Understand the need to balance; daily project delivery, event/ failure management and network planned maintenance i.e., are able prioritise to deliver all project goals without compromise.
• Support the Stay Safe programme
• You will need to be…