Commercial Project Manager

Uk Power Networks

The Role

Overview

Lead major UK power network projects from enquiry through delivery, ensuring safety compliance.

Key Responsibilities

  • network analysis
  • netmap drawings
  • project delivery
  • quotations
  • financial control
  • cdm compliance

Tasks

-Work with customers and government offices to progress long-term strategies for diversions and connection of new load for expanding development areas. -Manage the delivery of diversions and new connections major projects, when required to do so. -Liaison with Capital Programme delivery team and delivery partners; both during the Design and Programme Delivery for the pricing and delivery of diversions and new connections solutions. -The design process requires network analysis and the production of detailed drawings (via Netmap). -Liaison across the company with marketing and key account management, finance, legal, regulation and network governance to ensure a consistent and appropriate strategy. -Produce quotations in line with: Our Licence conditions ensuring regulatory compliance of all projects (LC12, LC15, LC15a), Connection Charging Methodology, New Road and Street Works Act, where applicable. -Manage the financial control of projects, ensuring the delivery of planned Gross Margins. -Manage projects throughout their lifecycle from enquiry, through quotation/delivery and on to completion following PG and C process. -Ensure design compliance with CDM. -Liaison with Asset Management regarding diversions and to obtain point of connection information, and develop strategies for delivering customer requirements. -Manage workload and take full responsibility and ownership of the success of projects.

Requirements

  • electrical engineering
  • project management
  • microsoft office
  • lv/hv
  • commercial awareness
  • degree

What You Bring

-Connection Charging Methodology, -Experience of the Project Governance and Control process and a strong commercial awareness would be advantageous. -A Degree, HNC or equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering and recent relevant project management experience in the electrical industry, and distribution networks (design or construction). -Presentations to external customers and UK Power Networks senior management will be required of you -Our Licence conditions ensuring regulatory compliance of all projects (LC12, LC15, LC15a), -An understanding of the LV, HV and EHV networks in one or more of the footprints would be advantageous. A can do and customer friendly attitude is most important with keenness to exceed customer expectations. -An understanding and use of Microsoft Office packages Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.

Benefits

-Employee Assistance Programme -Switched On – scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers' products -Personal Pension Plan – Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%) -Occupational Health support -Tenancy Loan Deposit Scheme, Season Ticket Loan -Private Medical Cover / Simply Health -Reservist Leave – Additional 18 days full pay and 22 unpaid -Discounted gym membership -25 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays. -Tax efficient benefits: Cycle to Work, Home & Tech, and Green Car Leasing Schemes

The Company

About Uk Power Networks

-It has built resilience through landmark innovation—funded by Ofgem—for projects like Low Carbon London and Flexible Plug & Play, pioneering smart grid integration. -The company architected and maintains private networks serving Heathrow, Stansted, London Underground and Canary Wharf, showcasing its aptitude in high-stakes infrastructure. -Its rollout of pole-support trusses and smart connection portals highlights a knack for clever engineering that minimizes disruption while boosting reliability. -From carrying legacy cables to orchestrating EV infrastructure and hydrogen experimentation, its story is one of transforming traditional power delivery for modern demands.

Sector Specialisms

Energy

Transport

Maritime

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Solar

Rail

Defence

Aviation

Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

Commercial

Residential

Industrial

Infrastructure

Utilities

Government