Project Manager (Hydrogen)

National Gas

The Role

Overview

Lead delivery of hydrogen pipeline projects, managing schedule, budget, safety, and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

  • project reporting
  • stakeholder interface
  • project delivery
  • team coordination
  • risk management
  • procurement

Tasks

-Leading regular progress reviews, producing project reports, and escalating risks or issues as needed. -Acting as a key interface between technical disciplines, contractors, SHE advisors, and senior leadership. -Leading the safe, on-time, and on-budget delivery hydrogen pipeline project, ensuring compliance with all governance, regulatory, and environmental requirements. -Coordinating multidisciplinary teams across engineering, construction, commissioning, and handover activities. -Representing the Project Director when required and ensuring construction risks are identified and mitigated throughout the project lifecycle. -Managing procurement and contract delivery in partnership with supply chain and commercial teams. -Developing and managing project execution plans, schedules, budgets, and risk registers. -Driving a positive safety culture and ensuring adherence to health, safety, and environmental standards.

Requirements

  • cost management
  • hydrogen
  • primavera
  • ms project
  • nec
  • prince2

What You Bring

-Experience in cost management, forecasting, and reporting on major infrastructure projects. -Knowledge of hydrogen infrastructure and pipeline engineering. -Experience managing FEED contracts for optioneering, conceptual, and detailed design. -Excellent planning, organising, and stakeholder management skills. -Proven experience delivering infrastructure, utilities, or energy sector projects, ideally within a regulated environment. -Knowledge of NEC contracts and contract administration. -Proficiency with project management tools (Primavera, MS Project, risk and reporting systems). -Understanding of health, safety, and environmental standards relevant to gas and hydrogen projects (HASAW, CDM, etc.). -Strong knowledge of project management methodologies (e.g. APM, Prince2) and lifecycle delivery.

Benefits

-Career progression, professional training and development – including access to LinkedIn Learning -Double-match pension scheme - for every £1 you put in, we'll add £2 (max company contribution 12%) -Excellent family friendly provisions - maternity/paternity/adoption/surrogacy/shared parental leave -Flexible working hours -26 days’ holiday plus statutory holidays - option available to buy extra or sell days -Financial protection with 10x salary death in service and financial support if you're unable to work due to long term illness or injury -Financial support to help you cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions -Opt-In flexible benefit scheme, including salary sacrifice private healthcare, dental insurance, technology plans and more -Overtime at x1.5 normal and then x2 on Sunday -Employee assistance programme offering free confidential professional counselling 24/7 -Company car -Annual bonus of 6% based on personal and company performance

The Company

About National Gas

-It stands as Britain's critical gas transmission operator. -It’s wholly owned by Macquarie’s consortium. -It serves half a million businesses, 35 power stations, and dozens of industrial sites via its National Transmission System. -It’s structured across four divisions: transmission, metering, services, and Premtech consultancy. -With over 60 compressor stations and 500+ above-ground installations, it ensures reliability and rapid response across the network. -It operates a public-facing app offering near real-time data on gas flows and demand. -From managing old pipelines to designing future low-carbon systems, it weaves history and innovation into Britain’s energy tapestry.

Sector Specialisms

Energy

Infrastructure

Gas Transmission

Pipeline Repair

Pipeline Maintenance

Pipeline Intervention

Metering

Hydrogen

Carbon Capture and Storage

Natural Gas

Low-carbon Gases

Engineering Design

High-pressure Pipelines

Onshore Pipelines

Gas Distribution

Above Ground Installations

Pressure Reduction Stations

Gas Network Upgrades

Gas Infrastructure

Pipeline Fabrication

Project Management

Gas Systems

Network Operations

Sustainable Energy

Clean Energy Transition

Security Clearance

-must obtain and maintain security check (sc) security clearance. -eligibility may be affected by birthplace, nationality, citizenship, or residency due to national security and trade control restrictions.