Balfour Beatty plc
Project Manager
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About The Role
Balfour Beatty Power Transmission & Distribution is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the successful delivery of complex power and infrastructure projects across the UK.
This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of projects from initial planning and design through to construction, commissioning, and final handover. You'll be responsible for ensuring projects are delivered safely, sustainably, on programme, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
Working closely with clients, stakeholders, supply chain partners, and internal delivery teams, you'll provide the leadership, direction, and coordination needed to drive project success while fostering a positive, high-performing team culture.
What you'll be doing
- Managing the full project lifecycle from planning through to completion and handover.
- Leading multidisciplinary teams including Engineers, Construction Managers, Site Managers, and functional specialists.
- Taking accountability for project performance against safety, quality, programme, and financial targets.
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, stakeholders, and supply chain partners.
- Leading project governance, reporting, and review activities.
- Driving a culture of Zero Harm and ensuring full compliance with health, safety, and environmental requirements.
- Managing project risks, opportunities, and change control processes.
- Overseeing subcontractor performance and ensuring contractual obligations are achieved.
- Coordinating resources and project functions to support efficient delivery.
- Leading accident and incident investigations where required and implementing improvement actions.
- Supporting the development and mentoring of future leaders within the project team.
Who we're looking for
We're looking for a motivated and collaborative Project Manager with a proven track record of delivering infrastructure, utilities, energy, power, or construction projects.
You'll Ideally Have
- Previous experience managing complex construction, utilities, or infrastructure projects.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and develop high-performing teams.
- Experience managing project budgets, programmes, and commercial performance.
- Excellent stakeholder and client management capabilities.
- A strong understanding of health, safety, and environmental best practice.
- Experience managing subcontractors and supply chain partners.
- Strong risk, programme, and resource management skills.
- The ability to challenge designs, solve problems, and make informed decisions.
- A degree, HNC/HND, or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Construction, or a related discipline.
- Knowledge of NEC contracts would be advantageous.
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Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting, and meaningful projects; developing, building, and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Why join us?
Benefits
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes, and much more…
About Us
Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national, and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations, and distribution networks.
From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction, and ongoing maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources, and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.
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Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion.
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture, we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum, and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long-term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans, and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com
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