Lead Project Engineer

If you’re passionate about delivering high-impact electrical projects, mentoring others, and driving strategic outcomes across safety, commercial, and technical domains—this is your opportunity to energise your career. In this leadership role, you’ll guide the planning and execution of major distribution system projects, support the development of junior engineers, and ensure successful delivery to time, cost, and quality.

• Take a lead role in the development of section level processes and documentation.
• Produce reports and communicate progress, managing projects to time, cost and quality with a focus on safety, to the highest level both within Northern Powergrid and client organisations.
• Mentoring & developing team members using their knowledge & experience.
• Managing and operating within framework contracts to enable the delivery of complex projects.
• Lead the development and delivery of a portfolio of complex electrical distribution system projects, dealing with both the commercial and technical issues associated with the project, including interfacing with internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead the development of the Project Engineers and junior members of the team,taking an active and responsible role, supporting the coaching and training needs of Major Projects staff.
• Coaching and supporting individuals and groups of colleagues.
• Ensure all legal and statutory requirements associated with construction works are met. In particular, actions necessary to meet the requirements of the New Road and Streetworks Act, Electricity at Work Act, Construction (Design & Management), Electricity Safety, Quality & Continuity Regulations and Distribution Safety Rules.

At Northern Powergrid, we’re committed to powering everyday life for 8 million customers across 3.9 million homes and businesses. We’re investing in smart technology and future-ready infrastructure—and we’re looking for someone who shares that vision.

In order to comply with our electricity distribution license, we have to ensure our colleagues are fit and proper to visit and enter our customers premises. Consequently, as this role may involve visiting and entering our customers premises, please be aware that the successful candidate will be subject to a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Please confirm in our application if you are content for this check to be completed.

We’re looking for a skilled and experienced Lead Project Engineer to join our Major Projects team at Northern Powergrid.

• Knowledge of engineering standards, principles and practice in the development and delivery of electrical system distribution infrastructure.
• Ability to effectively lead and manage complex multi-disciplinary projects of multiple skill types, including EHV substations
• Educated to degree level in a relevant STEM subject
• Minimum HNC in electrical engineering or equivalent STEM subject
• Demonstrated ability to drive asset development and delivery plans forward to meet time, cost, quality and safety standards.
• Able to take ownership for coaching and supporting individuals and groups of colleagues
• Project governance and control processes, commercial awareness and experience working with engineering and construction contracts.
• Knowledge and practical application of safety legislation & procedures, specifically the Health & Safety at Work Act, Electrical at Work Regulations, Electricity Safety, Quality & Continuity Regulations and Construction (Design & Management).
• Demonstrated excellent understanding and management of safety critical issues.
• Project engineering experience on critical national infrastructure project works including; substations, overhead line, cable systems, battery energy storage systems and generation technologies.
• Knowledge and ability to monitor and maintain project delivery timescales and provide, accurate and timely progress and status reporting against agreed time, cost, quality & safety objectives.
• NEBOSH or equivalent formal qualification in safety management
• Able to mentor & develop team members using their knowledge & experience.
• Knowledge and experience of the electrical systems distribution infrastructure, with a proven track record of delivering complex projects at voltages up to and including 132kV.
• Project management qualifications (APM/Prince)
• Experience of the management and administration of engineering and construction contracts associated with complex project works including; substation, civils, overhead line and cable works.
• Ability to project manage high complexity critical infrastructure projects from inception to completion.

Along with a competitive salary between £73,451 - £85,620 (depending on experience) we also offer great benefits such as;

• Car allowance / company car scheme
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Technical incentive scheme
• Excellent opportunities for career growth
• Enrolment into our double matched pension scheme