Lead Project Manager

Overview

Lead delivery of major electricity transmission capital projects, managing teams and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• value engineering
• project management
• capex forecasting
• contractor management
• stakeholder engagement
• risk management

Tasks

-Identifying, promoting and implementing innovation, business efficiencies and value engineering across the project portfolio, driving continuous improvement through lessons learnt. -Ensuring best project management practice and behaviour is implemented across the project portfolio including programming, financial control, change management, reporting and project closure. -Maximising the value of the team through effective leadership and professional development of staff. -In this role you’ll be directly responsible for the delivery of a portfolio of projects, to ensure they are delivered with a strong focus on programme and budget. -Ensuring accurate capital expenditure forecasts and output projections on all portfolio projects. -You’ll be responsible for the effective team management of 4-6 direct staff and circa 12 indirect staff. -Managing a range of multi-discipline contractors and ensuring delivery of key project outputs in line with business targets. -Promoting and implementing external/internal stakeholder engagement and community liaison for your project portfolio. -Ensuring compliance with SPEN Integrated management system, including Health and Safety, Environmental and Quality management. -Responsible for identifying, assessing, and managing technical, financial, regulatory, consenting and operational risks throughout the project lifecycle.

Requirements

• degree
• nec
• transmission
• hse
• programme
• commercial

What You Bring

-Commercial awareness of contract methodology, procurement processes and practices. -A working knowledge of health, safety & environmental legislation, including CDM. -Experience in a programme management environment of multiple projects and disciplines. -Degree qualified, preferably in an engineering field or similar with significant experience of project management. -Developed negotiation and communication skills. -Experience of project managing large scale infrastructure projects with detailed knowledge of project and programme management processes. -Experience in a line management position managing multi discipline teams. -Experience of managing a complex programme of contracts, multiple work programmes and commercial contracts. -A working knowledge of infrastructure planning and consenting requirements. -A working knowledge of the technical characteristics and workings of the Electricity Transmission System. -Working knowledge of NEC 3 / 4 contract frameworks. -Ability to devise solutions to complex problems and challenges.

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Benefits

-Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving -Holiday Purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave -Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support -36 days annual leave -Healthcare benefit options including: Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments -Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more -Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans -Life Assurance (4x salary) -Share Schemes -Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases

About Scottish Power

-Operates in electricity generation, transmission, and distribution and specialises in renewable energy, particularly onshore and offshore wind farms, and manages the transmission and distribution networks in South and Central Scotland, as well as parts of North Wales and North West England. -Provides electricity and gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across the UK, offering services such as smart metering, energy efficiency advice, and home services like boiler care and maintenance. -Has three main divisions: Energy Networks, Renewables, and Energy Retail and Wholesale.

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