Linnk Group
Project Manager HV Substation
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I’m currently hiring an experienced Project Manager to support a major high-voltage substation upgrade project in Scotland.
This is a key project delivery role with overall responsibility for ensuring the assigned project package is delivered safely, on time, within budget and in line with all client, technical and contractual requirements.
The successful candidate will coordinate closely with the client, engineering teams, designers, equipment vendors, subcontractors and site personnel throughout the full project lifecycle, from design and procurement through to construction, commissioning and energisation.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Managing the overall project programme, budget, resources and key milestones
- Coordinating design, procurement, construction and commissioning activities
- Managing communication between the client, engineering teams, vendors and subcontractors
- Monitoring progress against the project schedule and identifying potential delays
- Managing project risks, changes, technical queries and delivery issues
- Supporting outage planning, energisation activities and critical delivery dates
- Providing regular progress reports, updates and forecasts to the client
- Ensuring HSE, quality and contractual deliverables are achieved
- Coordinating multidisciplinary engineering and construction teams
- Supporting the resolution of technical, commercial and operational challenges
- Ensuring project documentation, actions and handover requirements are completed
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The ideal candidate will have:
- Strong experience delivering HV substation upgrade projects
- A solid understanding of EPC project delivery
- Experience working on high-voltage transmission infrastructure
- Previous exposure to 275kV–400kV substation upgrades
- Experience managing projects across design, procurement, construction and commissioning
- The ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders and technical disciplines
- Previous experience within SP Energy Networks, National Grid or a similar UK utility environment
- Strong programme, budget, risk and stakeholder-management skills
- Experience working on brownfield projects, outages and energisation activities would be highly beneficial
- Primavera P6 qualification would be advantageous.
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📍 Location: Scotland / Hybrid
⏳ Duration: 6-month contract with potential to extend
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