Lead Project Manager – Manchester Airport

Electricity North West Construction & Maintenance Limited (ENWCML) is the specialist engineering arm of the Electricity North West Group. We deliver high and low voltage infrastructure services across the UK operating independently from the regulated network business. Our expertise spans the design construction operation and maintenance of private electrical networks for commercial and industrial clients.

With a growing national footprint and a reputation for technical excellence ENWCML plays a vital role in supporting the UKs energy transition and infrastructure resilience.

Now part of the Iberdrola and ScottishPower group were building smarter greener electricity networks to help Britain growinvesting in a better future faster

A Fantastic Opportunity: Lead Project Manager Manchester Airport

We are recruiting for a Lead Project Manager based predominantly at Manchester Airport to join our team delivering electrical power projects at distribution voltage levels 11kV and below. This role is to project manage pre-construction and construction activities (from design to energisation) for large-scale high voltage infrastructure and connections at voltage levels normally from 11kV and below.

Our projects would include feasibility detailed design procurement construction test and commissioning on existing or new substations and associated infrastructure.

As a Lead Project Manager you will own project accountability for all company Health & Safety processes including; compliance with Construction Design Management (CDM) Construction Phase Plans Codes of Practice Safety rules point of work risk assessments safety observations incident reporting and all other related Health & Safety Executive policies.
You will act as point of escalation for the customer site and office teams for delivery elements of both planning and implementing current and future projects. Accountable for a total portfolio of between 1m to 5m of construction projects including producing all project progress reports of the related site works on a weekly basis.
You will operate across the CML airport operational delivery team as a contract lead responsible for site resource and subcontractors. Identify and explore contractor supplier and/or other partnership efficiencies that will help both the short-term project and long-term company profitability.
Continually seek to identify future sales opportunities either providing sales leads to the business development team and/or supporting estimators in the pricing and drafting of sales tenders.

The successful candidate must at the start of employment have permission to work in the UK without sponsorship.

What were looking for

We welcome applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences who meet the following criteria:

A HNC in Electrical Engineering

Experience managing large and complex HV substation projects throughout the full project lifecycle from feasibility to energisation.

A strong understanding of electrical distribution equipment including an ability to interpret technical documentation relating to the design of electrical substations civil layouts cables and overhead lines.

Trained and experienced as a project manager co-ordinating commercial contracts resources materials and site activities within given budgets for engineering focused projects

Excellent understanding of the Health & Safety and CDM requirements for large scale projects.

Experienced at creating project plans using computer software such as Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Project etc

Hold or be committed with support of the company to gaining professional project management accreditation;

Hold a valid full UK driving licence;

Have a good understanding of NEC contracts

What were offering

We value your return youll receive:

An annual bonus scheme
25 days annual leave increasing with length of service
Car allowance or Company Vehicle
Private Healthcare
An employee rewards portal offering discounts on several well-known brands
A market-leading contributory pension scheme
Employee assistance programme
Opportunity for professional development through our L&D function.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

Were proud to foster a workplace where everyone can thrive. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We believe that embracing our differences makes us stronger

If you need any adjustments or support during the application process please contact our Recruitment Team at or call 0 (option 2).

Any offer made will remain conditional until pre-employment checks are complete to a level deemed satisfactory by SP Electricity North West. Due to the of this role the following pre-employment checks will be required; references from previous employers a Medical Appointment Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and a Drug & Alcohol test.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early.

We dont accept speculative CVs from agencies. Any received we will assert ownership of the candidate and no fee will be payable