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Overhead Lines Project Manager
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Department: Regulated Power
Location: Shinfield
Description
Location: Shinfield
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full-Time
Office & Site Based
Regular Travel
Pay / Benefits: Remuneration for this role is benchmarked competitively within our sector.
The Opportunity
Join OCU and play a key role in delivering overhead line infrastructure projects that support the UK's growing electricity network. As a Project Manager, you'll take ownership of projects from initial award through to completion, ensuring delivery is safe, commercially successful, and completed in line with client expectations.
Working across LV, 11kV, and 33kV networks, you'll collaborate with planners, operational teams, clients, and stakeholders to coordinate complex programmes of work and drive successful project outcomes. If you're looking for a role where you can influence delivery, build strong client relationships, and contribute to major power infrastructure projects, this is an excellent opportunity.
What You'll Do
- Lead the delivery of overhead line and electrical distribution projects from mobilisation through to completion.
- Develop and maintain project programmes to ensure contractual milestones and customer connection dates are achieved.
- Coordinate resources, operational teams, and outage requirements to maximise efficiency and project performance.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, customers, and key stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
- Manage project reporting, programme updates, and contractual requirements in line with client expectations.
- Monitor project risks, issues, and constraints, implementing solutions to protect delivery targets.
- Ensure project information, documentation, and management systems are accurately maintained and updated.
- Drive commercial and operational performance to achieve programme, quality, and financial objectives.
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Essential
What You'll Bring
- Experience delivering projects within the electrical distribution, utilities, or power infrastructure sector.
- Strong understanding of electrical construction and network delivery environments.
- Experience managing projects operating under CDM regulations.
- Knowledge of the New Roads and Street Works Act (NRSWA).
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organisational skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while working independently and collaboratively.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word, and Outlook.
- Full UK driving licence.
Desirable
- IOSH Managing Safely qualification.
- Bonus if you hold a recognised Project Management qualification such as PRINCE2 or equivalent.
- It would be great if you hold current or previous DNO authorisations.
- It would be great if you have NRSWA Supervisor accreditation.
- Experience working within DNO, ICP, or electrical distribution delivery environments would be advantageous.
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What We Offer
At OCU, we believe that meaningful work should come with meaningful support. That's the principle behind Careers with Purpose, our commitment to ensuring every person at OCU feels supported, developed, and valued, not just in their role today, but throughout their career with us.
Alongside the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most significant infrastructure projects, we offer a benefits package that we are continuing to develop as we grow, and the kind of career acceleration that only comes from being inside a business moving at this pace.
As a rapidly growing organisation, there are genuine opportunities to progress, broaden your experience, and build a long-term career within OCU Group.
For a confidential conversation about this opportunity, please contact Jonathan Bryden at jonathan.bryden@ocugroup.com.
Our vacancies are typically advertised for two weeks; however, we reserve the right to close applications early should we receive a sufficient number of suitable candidates. We therefore encourage early applications.
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