Project Manager
Posted 6 days ago by Hunter Philips Executive Search
Negotiable
Outside
Hybrid
Wales, United Kingdom
Summary: The OHL Project Manager role involves overseeing overhead line rebuild and refurbishment projects across Wales, requiring specific experience in OHL projects. The position demands strong leadership in safety and quality while managing budgets and schedules. The role is hybrid, combining field and office work, and is set for a 12-month contract with an ASAP start. Candidates must possess relevant experience and a full UK driving license.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage projects end to end: design, procurement, construction, commissioning and close-out
- Lead site teams and subcontractors to deliver on safety, quality, cost and programme
- Oversee key works including pole/stay replacements, pole top refurbishments, earthing upgrades and route diversions
- Control budgets, risk and schedule
- Issue clear progress reports
- Ensure SHEQ compliance with robust RAMS, audits, incident investigations and corrective actions
- Act as main point of contact for stakeholders including landowners, local authorities and communities
Key Skills:
- Proven experience delivering LV–33 kV overhead line rebuild/refurbishment projects
- Must have distribution experience
- Strong knowledge of wood-pole construction, reconductoring, outages, access planning and temporary works
- Background in contract administration and supply chain management
- Demonstrable safety leadership on high-risk construction activities
- IOSH Managing Safely as a minimum; NEBOSH is desirable
- Full UK driving license and willingness to travel
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
OHL Project Manager – Distribution - Day rate outside IR35 - Wales - ASAP Start - 12 month contract
Hunter Philips is supporting our client in the search for an OHL Project Manager to deliver overhead line rebuild and refurbishment schemes across Wales. You must have OHL experience to be considered.
Requirements
- Proven experience delivering LV–33 kV overhead line rebuild/refurbishment projects
- Must have distribution experience
- Strong knowledge of wood-pole construction, reconductoring, outages, access planning and temporary works
- Background in contract administration and supply chain management
- Demonstrable safety leadership on high-risk construction activities
- IOSH Managing Safely as a minimum. NEBOSH IS desirable
- Full UK driving license and willingness to travel
Responsibilities:
- Manage projects end to end: design, procurement, construction, commissioning and close-out
- Lead site teams and subcontractors to deliver on safety, quality, cost and progarmme
- Oversee key works including pole/stay replacements, pole top refurbishments, earthing upgrades and route diversions
- Control budgets, risk and schedule.
- Issue clear progress reports
- Ensure SHEQ compliance with robust RAMS, audits, incident investigations and corrective actions
- Act as main point of contact for stakeholders including landowners, local authorities and communities
Logistics: Day rate, outside IR35 ASAP start with ongoing project pipeline Field/office hybrid across Wales Monday - Friday 12 month contract
If the role is of interested and you meet the relevant requirements then please send your CV to josie.wade@hunterphilips.com and book in a call with me.