High Voltage Substation Project Manager

Green Recruitment Company; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global supplier of power transformers is seeking a Project Manager to join their UK team in London. The role involves managing the entire project lifecycle, from tendering to installation and maintenance, ensuring effective communication with all stakeholders. Candidates must have an Electrical Engineering degree and proven experience managing projects for National Grid or similar organizations. This position offers the opportunity to work on significant substation contracts and engage with a diverse project team.

Qualifications

• Electrical Engineering degree or relevant degree is required.
• Proven experience in project management for projects with National Grid is essential.

Responsibilities

• Scope, schedule, and control projects throughout their lifecycle.
• Lead communication with stakeholders and subcontractors.
• Identify project-related issues and risks.
• Maintain relationships with customers and gather feedback.
• Control project documents and contractual deliverables.
• Support tendering activities.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Risk identification

Relationship building

Education

Electrical Engineering degree or relevant degree

Job description

The Green Recruitment Company is working with a leading global supplier of high voltage power transformers who have project experience in over 70 countries.

Due to securing significant substation contracts with National Grid, they are looking for a Project Manager who will focus on Project Delivery in their expanding UK team. The role will include project managing the tendering, transport, installation, construction, installation, and maintenance of their power transformers.

Responsibilities:

• Scoping, scheduling, and controlling the project during the entire project life cycle after taking over from the sales team.

• Leading the communication with the relevant stakeholders around the project including the subcontracting parties, the HQ sales and commercial team, the Factory team, and the customers.

• Identifying issues and risks of the project.

• Building and maintaining a good relationship with the customers and collecting the voices of customers.

• Controlling the documents – design, quality, progress report, and all the contractual project deliverables.

• Supporting tendering activities.

Your Profile:

• Electrical Engineering degree, or another relevant degree.

• Proven experience in a project management role for National Grid, Principal Contractors organisation – preferably specialising in power transformer.