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Senior Project Manager - Transmission & Distribution
View more categories View less categories Sector Construction and Building Services Role Senior Executive Contract Type Permanent Hours Full Time
Position status: We are growing our team in 2025 and would like to speak to experienced senior project managers with construction and project management experience. Please get in touch if you are interested in working with Mace.
At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating responsible places that bring transformative impacts to our people, communities, and societies worldwide. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site.
Within our consulting business, we leverage our practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock potential in every project.
Our values shape our consulting approach and the people we want to join us on our journey. They are:
- Safety first - Going home safe and well
- Client focus - Deliver on our promise
- Integrity - Always do the right thing
- Create opportunity - For our people to excel
We are recruiting a Senior Project Manager to work with our strategic client in the energy sector supporting a major electricity transmission project. This role offers an opportunity to be part of our expansion, delivering value by managing and executing key projects and programmes for our clients.
We seek experienced candidates who can demonstrate success in:
- Managing projects during pre-construction phases, including optioneering, development, and consenting
- Delivering projects on time, within budget, and to quality standards within regulated sectors
- Managing health, safety, and environmental risks throughout the project lifecycle
- Managing and coordinating multidisciplinary teams to achieve project outcomes
This role is based in Leeds with travel across the UK, depending on project locations.
Responsibilities include:
- Managing programme, budget, and risks, ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental legislation and standards, including CDM regulations
- Providing regular updates on health, safety, environmental performance, milestones, risks, opportunities, and financial status
- Developing projects during early phases to ensure robust, innovative designs and deliverable programmes
- Managing design stages, reviewing proposals for safety, risks, deliverability, and safety performance
- Supporting tendering processes and working with procurement and commercial teams on contracting strategies
- Managing project delivery, design, safety, commissioning, and post-completion activities
- Acting as the main interface with internal and external stakeholders
- Coordinating contractors and project teams across interfaces to ensure successful delivery with minimal disruption
- Handling third-party issues, land, consents, and community relations
- Leading monthly progress and cost review meetings and attending weekly site meetings
Essential skills and experience:
- Effective leadership, clear communication, and coaching abilities
- Persuasion and influence skills
- Innovative thinking and problem-solving
- Experience in electrical infrastructure projects
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and HS&E management systems
- Experience in environmental management and technical documentation
- Management of NEC contracts and risk processes
- Understanding of procurement for complex projects
Qualifications:
- Degree with at least five years' relevant regulated industry experience or HNC/HND with at least seven years' experience
- Membership of a relevant professional institute
- Recognized health, safety, and environmental qualifications (e.g., NEBOSH, SMSTS, IOSH)
Mace promotes diversity and inclusion. Even if you do not meet all criteria, please apply, as you may be the best fit for this or other roles.
We are open to flexible, part-time, and hybrid working arrangements where appropriate.