Extra High Voltage Electrical Project Manager
Are you an experienced Electrical Project Manager with a strong track record in delivering complex EHV or major infrastructure projects?
Looking to lead one of the UK's most critical upgrades to the electricity transmission network?
Then come and join Laing O'Rourke!
We are delivering a new 400 kV high-voltage substation at High Marnham, Nottinghamshire, forming part of the UK's Great Grid Upgrade. This nationally significant scheme will reinforce and expand the UK's electricity transmission network, supporting the integration of renewable energy and meeting future demand.
We are seeking an experienced Extra High Voltage Project Manager to take full ownership of this technically complex programme, from mobilisation through to final handover. This is a career-defining opportunity to lead a highly skilled team on a flagship National Grid transmission project.
If you join us, you'll be a valued member of an industry-leading organisation offering an exciting and varied career, exposure to major energy infrastructure projects, and long-term development opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the full project lifecycle: planning, delivery, monitoring and close-out
- Be the primary client interface with National Grid, ensuring smooth communication and delivery alignment
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, budgets, schedules, and risk registers
- Manage and motivate a multi-disciplinary team (engineering, commercial, delivery)
- Drive performance in safety, quality, programme, and commercial outcomes
- Monitor financial progress, manage variations, and ensure cost targets are met
- Coordinate stakeholders: consultants, subcontractors, authorities, and community
- Administer the NEC contract and manage project change effectively
- Champion a proactive safety culture and compliance with all regulatory standards
What We're Looking For
- Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
- Chartered status (CEng or equivalent) desirable
- 8+ years' project management experience in infrastructure (power, rail, utilities preferred)
- Demonstrated leadership in delivering complex, high-value projects
- Strong commercial and contract management skills (ideally NEC)
- Experience managing National Grid or DNO (Distribution Network Operator) projects is a significant advantage
- Excellent communicator, influencer, and problem-solver
Don't match all the criteria? We are open and always happy to hear from people with transferable skill sets and a commitment to learning so if you'd like to talk about part time or flexible hours we may be able to accommodate this so just let us know.
About Us
Laing O'Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.
Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.
As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know if you would like to opt in to this scheme and let us know if you require any adjustments for the interview process.
We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com
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