Transmission Project Manager

Our client is looking for a Transmission Project Manager to support the delivery of transmission, grid connection and onshore electrical infrastructure activities for a major renewable energy project.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the transmission and grid connection scope across the project lifecycle, from development through construction readiness and into operational handover.
• Take ownership of the construction delivery of the substation, grid connection and onshore transmission infrastructure works, ensuring works are constructed safely, on programme, within budget and to the required technical and quality standards.
• Manage the onshore transmission, substation and grid interface activities, ensuring alignment with project strategy, schedule, budget, safety and quality requirements.
• Develop and maintain plans, schedules, risk registers and decision material for the transmission workstream.
• Manage interfaces between transmission, cables, engineering, consents, procurement, construction, commercial and external advisors.
• Coordinate technical inputs into permitting, planning, land, stakeholder engagement, and regulatory processes related to onshore grid and transmission infrastructure.
• Support procurement activities, including scope definition, tendering, technical evaluations, contractor engagement and contract strategy.
• Take ownership of and manage contracts across the transmission and grid connection scopes, by supporting the contract management function in contract administration, compliance with contract terms, variations, claims and close out, working within the project’s contract strategy.
• Manage external consultants, designers, suppliers and contractors, ensuring deliverables are high-quality, timely and aligned with project needs.
• Take oversight and responsibility for the implementation of Transmission Testing & Commissioning, ensuring test and commissioning plans, procedures, resourcing and records are in place and integrated with the wider project schedule ahead of energization.
• Lead the introduction and implementation of Electrical Safety Rules across the transmission and grid connection scope, establishing safe systems of works and the associated authorization regime for high voltage activities.
• Work closely with grid companies, transmission owners/operators, regulatory stakeholders and other external parties as required.
• Identify and manage technical, commercial, schedule and interface risks, ensuring mitigation actions are clearly owned and tracked.
• Ensure relevant documentation, technical decisions, assumptions and project records are structured, traceable and suitable for internal approvals, due diligence and future project stages.
• Provide clear status updates and recommendations to project leadership and wider stakeholders.
• Promote a strong safety, quality and collaborative culture across all transmission-related activities.

About You

• Strong experience in transmission, grid connection or complex infrastructure delivery, ideally within offshore wind, renewable energy, power transmission, substations or major capital projects.
• Relevant project management experience within large-scale energy, infrastructure, transmission or offshore wind projects.
• Strong understanding of UK transmission systems, grid connection processes, onshore substations, cable corridors and associated interfaces.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary workstreams involving engineering, procurement, consents, commercial, legal and external technical advisors.
• Experience working with transmission system owners/operators, distribution network operators, statutory bodies, regulators or similar external stakeholders.
• Good understanding of project development phases, including design development, permitting, procurement, risk management, schedule control and construction readiness, construction delivery, testing and commissioning.
• Experience managing consultants, contractors or technical suppliers.
• Experience managing Contractor construction of substation, grid connection assets or onshore transmission infrastructure, including testing and commissioning.
• Basic knowledge of Electrical Safety Rules and safe systems of work for high voltage plant, ideally with experience in managing the introduction or embedment of such within projects.
• Knowledge and experience with CDM 2015 regulations from both a planning and practical side.
• Experience of contract management, including administration, variations, claims and contractor performance management.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of the key drivers that influence project delivery, cost, risk and schedule.
• Ability to communicate complex technical topics in a clear, simple and business-focused way.
• Strong stakeholder management, coordination and influencing skills.
• A proactive, structured and collaborative way of working, with high attention to detail.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-moving, international and project-based environment.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

If you are interested in this role, please apply.

Please note: you must already have the right to work in the country where this role is based to be considered for it.