Project Manager

Laing O'Rourke group; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

<p>Laing O'Rourke group is seeking a Project Manager to lead complex infrastructure projects in the Power sector, especially aimed at significant energy upgrades in the UK. This role requires a robust background in civil engineering and project management, offering stability and impactful work.</p><p>Key responsibilities include providing construction input for designs and managing utility diversions. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Civil Engineering and a proven track record of delivering considerable projects.</p>

Benefits

Stability and long-term work

Supportive team culture

Focus on safety and innovation

Qualifications

• Track record of delivering major infrastructure projects in Power, Electrification, Civils, Rail, or Highways.
• Deep understanding of project delivery lifecycle including scope, schedule, cost, and quality.
• Attention to technical detail and quality management expertise.

Responsibilities

• Provide buildability and construction input into detailed design.
• Clear constraints to allow new overhead lines to be built.
• Manage utility diversions and install temporary works.
• Install foundations for permanent overhead line towers.

Skills

Major infrastructure project delivery

HSE management and leadership

Project delivery lifecycle understanding

Effective contractor management

Quality management expertise

Temporary Works Knowledge

Design & Build experience

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or similar qualification

Job description

Project Manager (Civil)

Location: Office – Grimsby and Compound – Bury-St-Edmunds

Relatable Projects: Highways, Rail, Water Treatment, Oil and Gas, Green Energy, Hydro Energy, Substations, Large Scale Earthworks

Sector: Power / Major Civils Infrastructure

Type: Full-time, Permanent

Be part of one of the largest upgrades to the UK power network in decades — a transformative, high-value project that will shape the nation's energy future.

We're looking for a Project Manager to take the lead on complex technical set up and delivery of critical infrastructure in the Power sector. If you're passionate about delivering technical excellence, driving safety, and managing major infrastructure at scale, we want to hear from you.

You'll provide technical construction of the civil engineering elements to enable large scale OLE infrastructure. Do you have a background in enabling works, Civil Engineering or Structures? If the answer is yes, this could be the role for you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing buildability and construction input into the detailed design completed by the Lot 1 designers
• Clearing the way of all constraints to allow the new overhead lines to be built.
• Installing all temporary works, haul roads, drainage, compounds
• Managing Utility diversions
• Installing permanent overhead line tower foundations

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Track record of delivering major infrastructure projects (Power, Electrification, Civils, Rail, Highways, Wastewater or similar)
• Strong HSE management and leadership capabilities
• Deep understanding of project delivery lifecycle – scope, schedule, cost, and quality
• Effective contractor management and construction knowledge
• Quality management expertise and attention to technical detail
• Temporary Works Knowledge
• Design & Build experience
• Degree in Civil Engineering or similar qualification, including apprenticeship routes, and on-the-job experience

Desirable Experience:

• Transmission Power Projects
• National Grid Projects experience
• GIS Mapping
• DFMA product coordination

Why Join This Project?

• Stability and very long-term work
• Work on one of the most significant energy upgrades in UK history
• Career-defining opportunity with high visibility and impact
• Supportive, forward-thinking team culture
• Strong focus on safety, sustainability, and innovation

The upgrade is for the route between Norwich and Tilbury. Do you want to work on a large scale power project in excess of 40km? Then join us in these early phases and make your mark. The project will require travel to Birmingham and Bury St Edmunds in the first 12 months before mobilising to South Essex in 2027.

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