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Overhead Lines & Mobile Substation Project Manager
About the Role
Reporting to the Lead Project Manager, this role is responsible for delivering the overhead line component of the scheme—including key overhead line tie-ins across multiple projects—while managing a mobile substation project within the £xxm scheme.
Strong interface management is critical to this position. You’ll coordinate across project teams, engineering disciplines, contractors, and supply chain partners to manage dependencies, clarify responsibilities, and ensure seamless delivery of design, construction, and commissioning in alignment with the programme.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver the overhead line component of the project, including associated interface tie-ins and connections across multiple transmission schemes.
- Manage the mobile substation project, ensuring safe, effective, and timely delivery within programme, budget, and regulatory constraints.
- Lead a multi-disciplinary project team and collaborate closely with external contractors and supply chain partners.
- Oversee interface management across projects, ensuring responsibilities, deliverables, and dependencies are clearly defined, tracked, and executed.
- Work alongside the Lead Project Manager to uphold the Client’s Safety Golden Rules and maintain high safety standards across operations.
- Manage NEC3 contract obligations, including:
- Change control processes,
- Risk management,
- Commercial governance,
- Programme management.
- Engage with internal and external stakeholders, including engineering, construction, commercial, operations, consents, land, and outage planning teams.
- Provide technical guidance to the team and advocate the Client’s core values to ensure consistency and high-quality delivery.
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Key Requirements & Qualifications
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- Extended experience delivering large-scale transmission, infrastructure, or construction projects, preferably with overhead lines or substation interfaces.
- Proven expertise in interface management across multi-project, multi-contractor environments.
- Strong track record of managing external contractors and supply chain partners in fast-paced delivery environments.
- Comprehensive knowledge of:
- CDM Regulations 2015,
- Health and Safety at Work Act 1974,
- Related health, safety, and environmental legislation.
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to:
- Manage complex dependencies,
- Foster strong working relationships.
- Deep understanding of:
- Project governance and controls,
- Cost forecasting and change management,
- Integrated programme management.
- NEC3 contract management experience is essential.
- Relevant qualifications:
- Engineering, construction, or project management degree/certification or equivalent experience.
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