Senior Project Manager

About the Position

Senior Project Manager

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Location: Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Salary: Competitive + Benefits Package

We are partnering with a leading infrastructure engineering contractor delivering complex power, utilities, and grid connection projects across the UK. Due to continued growth within their Power Division, they are seeking an experienced Electrical Project Manager to support the successful delivery of high-value HV infrastructure schemes.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a fast-growing team working on major projects for DNOs, IDNOs, data center developers, and industrial clients, where you'll play a key role in driving projects from design through to delivery.

Responsibilities

Design & Project Coordination

• Manage the design approval process from initial concept through to acceptance.
• Coordinate internal delivery teams, external design consultants, DNOs, IDNOs, and client representatives.
• Monitor design progress, technical submissions, RFIs, and approval milestones.
• Identify program risks early and implement mitigation strategies.
• Ensure projects transition smoothly from design into construction.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as the key point of contact for DNOs, IDNOs, and client technical teams.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships across all project stakeholders.
• Lead and support technical meetings and project reviews.
• Ensure clear communication between engineering, commercial, and delivery teams.

Health, Safety & Compliance

• Promote a strong safety-first culture across all projects.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards, regulations, and client specifications.
• Support the delivery of projects in line with company procedures and governance requirements.

Requirements

Essential Experience

• Proven experience delivering HV power projects (11kV-132kV+).
• Strong understanding of DNO and IDNO design approval processes.
• Experience coordinating design, procurement, and project delivery activities.
• Background within utilities, power, ICP, transmission, or infrastructure sectors.
• Experience working within live project delivery environments.

Key Skills

• Excellent project coordination and organizational abilities.
• Strong commercial awareness, including program and risk management.
• Ability to influence and manage multiple stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills across both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proactive problem solver with the ability to remove obstacles and maintain momentum.

Desirable

• Degree, HNC, or equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering.
• Previous experience working for an ICP, DNO, IDNO, or Tier 1 contractor.
• Experience delivering data center, renewable energy, or large industrial power connection projects.
• Exposure to projects through the full lifecycle from design through to commissioning.

We Offer

• Work on major HV infrastructure projects across the UK.
• Join a growing and well-established engineering business with a strong project pipeline.
• Gain exposure to data center, industrial, and utility-sector developments.
• Play a key role in the successful delivery of complex, high-value projects.
• Excellent career progression opportunities within a rapidly expanding division.

About the Company

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining, and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.