United Infrastructure
Senior Project Manager
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Senior Project Manager (SPM) – Major Projects
Location: Wormington Compressor Station, Gloucestershire (with site-based travel and head office visits)
About United Infrastructure (UI) Energy Division
United Infrastructure (UI) is a dynamic and rapidly expanding business focused on delivering critical infrastructure projects. In early 2025, the UI Energy division (previously ULIS) was awarded a two-stage EPCI (engineering, procurement, construction and installation) project for the Wormington Compressor Station, Gloucestershire.
This MCPD (Medium Combustion Plant Directive) programme project replaces existing compressor units with state-of-the-art 15MW gas turbine and compressor equipment, adherence ensuring compliance with national gas regulatory standards. UI acts as the main contractor, while Kent delivers detailed process and energy engineering, and National Gas procures the gas turbine package from Baker Hughes.
Role Summary
Reporting to the Project Director, the Senior Project Manager (SPM) delivering major projects in alignment with:
- Contractual requirements
- United Infrastructure’s business procedures
- Company objectives and client needs
Key Responsibilities
Strategic and Programme Leadership
- Ensure programme adherence while balancing project delivery with business objectives and client expectations.
- Oversee major EPC projects (Wormington and others) to achieve targets in safety, time, cost, quality, and client satisfaction.
- Develop and maintain constructive stakeholder, supply chain, and client relationships.
Operation Management
- Manage site operations through direct labour and subcontractors, ensuring execution respects contract requirements and project controls.
- Exercise line management over project operational and technical teams within the Project Leadership Team (PLT).
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Safety and Compliance
- Lead safe project delivery under CDM Regulations, gas industry standards, and UI SHEQ policies.
- Drive a safety-led culture, rooting in behavioural safety, permit systems, and operational discipline.
Budget and Commercial Performance
- Assist the Commercial Manager with cost forecasting, change management, risk allocations, and value engineering.
- Ensure compliance with contractual terms and financial transparency in UK EPC projects.
Stakeholder Relations
- Act as primary interface between on-site teams, statutory authorities, landowners, and clients.
Governance and Reporting
- Contribute to project documentation (daily, weekly, monthly reports) and deliver trainings/briefings (on-site).
- Support business process improvements and capture lessons learned.
Key Responsibilities (Expanded)
🔹 Project Leadership: Collaborate with the PLT (Technical, SHEQ, Planning, and Commercial leads) to ensure aligned and integrated delivery.
🔹 Safety-Critical Delivery: Ensure all activities observe gas systems, statutory safety, and quality compliance.
🔹 Risk and Opportunity Management: Manage hazards relating to high-pressure gas and communicate risks to leadership.
🔹 Client and Stakeholder Engagement: Handle critical relationship management with client teams, regulatory bodies, and third parties.
🔹 Subcontractor Oversight: Audit subcontractor safety and quality compliance, ensure capability alignment across the supply chain.
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Requirements
Experience
✅ Minimum 10 years as a Project Manager in EPC construction, preferably in UK high-pressure gas projects.
- Alternative candidates with relevant experience in heavy engineering, process systems, or industrial asset management (BP, ExxonMobil, Phillips 66, etc.) considered. ✅ Experience in EPCI contracts (preferably NEC form). ✅ Demonstrated success in full project lifecycle delivery from inception to completion.
Qualifications and Certifications
✅ Necessary qualifications: Relevant under/junior graduate degrees or professional certifications. ✅ Commitment to CPD (Continuing Professional Development): ✅ CMSTS (or IOSH Managing Safely) certification, or equivalent.
Technical & Functional Skills
✅ Computer Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel data management for planning, reports) + SharePoint documentation control. ✅ Understanding in gas infrastructure compliance (e.g. National Grid/Tier-1 networks).
Travel & Logistics
📍 On-site: Wormington Compressor Station (Gloucestershire). 📍 Occasional travel to: UI HQ (Warrington), Kent Design Office (Woking), National Gas HQ (Warwick). 🐱 Operations: Full-time with listed travel frequency (UK licence mandatory).
Job Type
- Permanent, full-time
- No DBS Check required.
Please apply with a CV, confirming eligibility requirements, by "[deadline, if available]".
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