Project Manager

81144 - Project Manager

This Project Manager position will report to the Senior Project Manager and will work within the Connections directorate based in either our Bury St Edmunds OR Borehamwood office. You will be a permanent employee.

You will attract a salary of £80,574.00 and a bonus of 3%. This role can also offer blended working after probationary period (6 months) - 3 days in the office and 2 remote.

Close Date: 24/08/2025

We also provide the following additional benefits

• 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

Job Purpose

To project manage several connections for the EPN Major Connections team to ensure successful pre and post contract management of all projects to exceed the customer expectations. To complete project management through full life cycle of the project from initial enquiry through to post investment appraisal following UK Power Networks Project Governance and Control process.

Principal Accountabilities

• To exceed customer expectations.
• You will manage projects throughout their lifecycle from Enquiry, through Quotation and on to completion following PG and C process
• Liaison with delivery partners; both during the Design and Programme Delivery for the pricing and delivery of new connections solutions
• Liaison with Asset Management to obtain point of connection information and develop strategies for delivering customer requirements
• You will manage the delivery (not doing the delivery) of new connections major projects
• You will manage the financial control of projects, ensuring the delivery of planned Gross Margins
• Ensure compliance with Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
• Produce quotations following our Licence Conditions ensuring regulatory compliance of all projects (LC12, LC15, LC15a)
• Work with customers and government offices to progress long term strategies for connecting new load for expanding development areas
• Manage workload. Take full responsibility of the success of projects
• You will negotiate terms and conditions, Liquidated Damages and contracts for major construction projects
• Liaison across the company with marketing and key account management, Finance, Legal, Regulation and network governance to provide an appropriate strategy to exceed customer expectation
• An understanding of the LV, HV and EHV networks in one or more of the footprints would be advantageous; a can do and customer friendly attitude is most important
• Presentations to external customers and UK Power Networks senior management

Qualifications

A HNC in Electrical Engineering (or similar) is the preferred requirement.

Applications from candidates with a lesser qualification or a track record in either project management or distribution networks (design or construction) would be welcomed. There would be the opportunity for a development plan if appropriate, including support gaining relevant qualifications and experience.

An understanding and use of Microsoft Office packages (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project).

You will have experience of the Project Governance and Control process and a commercial awareness would be advantageous.

Personal Characteristics

• Work as a Team Player in a dedicated team of project managers and support staff
• Willing to challenge and be different rather than accepting the status quo

Health & Safety Responsibilities

Managers and supervisors carry both legal and company responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of their employees, those under their control and those who might be affected by the work undertaken, i.e. public, visitors and employees of other organisations. This includes briefing individuals working for them and ensuring there is the necessary understanding, competence and application of requirements to work safely and without harming the environment.

Employees will ensure they understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and their responsibility to apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels. Similarly where work activities can have an adverse impact upon the environment, and where there are legal requirements, employees will understand those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied.

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If you have any queries in connection to this vacancy or your application, please contact us at careers@ukpowernetworks.co.uk quoting the vacancy reference number and a member of the team will get in touch with you as soon as possible.