Lead the development / delivery of a portfolio of complex capital projects, ensuring safety, environmental compliance, and adherence to budget, quality, and timelines.
Own project governance
manage contracts, financial forecasting, and risk mitigation throughout the full lifecycle.
Drive performance and efficiency by identifying and implementing innovation, value engineering, and best practices to outperform price control targets.
Develop and manage project programmes, ensuring accurate scheduling and resource planning across multi-disciplinary teams.
Managing a range of multi-discipline internal teams and external contractors and ensuring delivery of key project outputs in line with business targets.
Champion stakeholder engagement—build strong relationships internally (design, PMO, construction, procurement, operations) and externally (local authorities, contractors, regulators, community).
Ensure safe and compliant construction delivery, maintaining operational access and mitigating environmental risks.
Deliver quality outcomes
oversee testing, handover, and ensure accurate asset data entry into corporate systems.
Promote continuous improvement through lessons learned, project reviews, and sharing best practices across the wider portfolio.

Proven leadership in complex project development/delivery, preferably within electrical infrastructure or transmission projects.
Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related discipline (or equivalent experience).
Expertise in project management methodologies, risk management, and contract administration (NEC, JCT, FIDIC).
A working knowledge of the technical characteristics and workings of the Electricity Transmission System.
A working knowledge of infrastructure planning and consenting requirements.
Financial acumen
forecasting, cost control, and capital efficiency planning.
Deep understanding of health, safety, and environmental legislation, particularly CDM regulations.
Managing stakeholders and Governance for allocated projects.
Ability to influence and collaborate across diverse teams and stakeholders without direct line authority.
Strategic problem-solving skills
able to devise solutions for complex challenges and drive efficiency.
Excellent organisational and planning capability, managing long-term, multi-year projects and multi-disciplinary resources.
Commitment to quality and continuous improvement, ensuring best practice adoption across the portfolio.
Driving license (travel across SPEN locations required).

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

Senior Project Manager

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