Laing O'Rourke
Utilities Project Manager
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Can you lead the successful delivery of high-voltage utility infrastructure from planning through to commissioning and handover?
Want to lead a landmark substation project that will strengthen the UK's electricity network?
If you're passionate about delivering critical energy infrastructure, managing multidisciplinary teams and driving successful project outcomes, this is your opportunity to play a key role in the delivery of a major National Grid project.
When you join Laing O'Rourke, you'll become part of an industry-leading engineering and construction team delivering some of the UK's most complex and rewarding infrastructure projects. We are committed to investing in our people through structured development, continuous learning and long-term career opportunities, supporting you to build a rewarding career with us.
What is the role?
We're looking for an experienced Utilities Project Manager to lead the successful delivery of National Grid utility infrastructure works on the Letchmore Heath 400kV Substation project in Watford.
Reporting to the Project Leader, you'll be responsible for managing utility diversions, protection measures, new connections and associated infrastructure works, ensuring delivery is safe, compliant, on programme and within budget.
Working closely with National Grid, statutory undertakers, designers, subcontractors, local authorities and internal delivery teams, you'll coordinate complex utility interfaces from planning and design through construction, commissioning and handover. You'll take charge of programme management, commercial control, stakeholder engagement, risk management and ensuring all works are delivered in accordance with industry regulations and Laing O'Rourke's industry-leading safety and quality processes.
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Location: Based in our office near Euston Square and the project office in Watford, with travel as required to support project activities
What do we look for?
- Degree, HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Construction Management or a related discipline.
- Significant experience delivering National Grid, transmission, distribution or major utilities infrastructure projects.
- Experience managing substation, high-voltage electricity infrastructure or other major energy projects.
- Proven experience delivering complex construction programmes within a Project Manager or Senior Project Manager role.
- Strong understanding of NEC contracts and commercial project delivery.
- Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering and construction teams.
- Strong knowledge of health, safety, environmental and quality management within major infrastructure projects.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with experience working collaboratively with clients, designers, subcontractors and statutory bodies.
- Experience managing project risks, programmes and budgets.
- APM PMQ, PRINCE2 or PMP qualification (desirable).
- SMSTS and National Grid competencies/authorisations (desirable).
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About Us
Laing O'Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.
Certainty, reliability, quality. This is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half, to deliver certainty for our clients.
As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long-term conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an Interview' scheme. This supports applicants who meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know if you would like to opt in to this scheme and if you require any adjustments during the recruitment process.
We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com
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