Project Manager - Power Station Construciton Project
Posted Today by 1772550000
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Rugeley, Staffordshire
Summary: The role of Project Manager for a major power station civils project involves leading the coordination and delivery of a significant energy infrastructure asset. The successful candidate will act as the primary liaison between the site delivery team, client stakeholders, and National Grid, ensuring effective communication and compliance throughout the project. This position requires a strong understanding of civils engineering and experience in managing large-scale infrastructure projects. The role is critical during the pre-energisation phase of the project, focusing on collaboration and issue resolution.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as the primary point of contact between the civils site team, client stakeholders, and National Grid.
- Manage and coordinate interface requirements across civils, temporary works, enabling works, and grid related activities.
- Lead progress meetings, ensuring actions, risks, and constraints are clearly captured and resolved.
- Maintain compliance with CDM, project governance, and National Grid standards.
- Provide high quality progress reporting to senior leadership.
- Foster a strong, solutions focused working culture between contractors and client teams.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience as a Project Manager on large scale infrastructure or energy sector projects.
- Strong civils engineering understanding with the confidence to challenge detail and drive clarity.
- Demonstrable experience working with or alongside National Grid or similar statutory bodies is highly beneficial.
- Exceptional communication and relationship building skills.
- A proactive, organised and steady approach when managing multiple concurrent work fronts.
Salary (Rate): Negotiable Day Rate
City: Rugeley
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Experienced Project Manager - Major Power Station Civils Project
Project Manager - Major Power Station (Civils Phase)Location: Rugeley
Contract: Long term day rate
Day Rate: Competitive
Start: ASAP
Hays is delighted to be supporting a major new power station construction programme, currently progressing through the civils stage and not yet connected to the live grid. This is a unique opportunity for an experienced Project Manager (or Civils Project Manager/Site Based Project Manager) to take a leading role in the coordination and smooth delivery of a high profile energy infrastructure asset.
Your New Role
As Project Manager, you will be the central link between the site delivery team, the client organisation, and National Grid. You will ensure technical clarity, programme cohesion, and consistent communication across all civils related activities and grid interface dependencies.Operating on a complex, heavily regulated project, you will drive collaboration, resolve issues early, and protect project momentum during a critical pre energisation period.Key Responsibilities
- Act as the primary point of contact between the civils site team, client stakeholders, and National Grid.
- Manage and coordinate interface requirements across civils, temporary works, enabling works, and grid related activities.
- Lead progress meetings, ensuring actions, risks, and constraints are clearly captured and resolved.
- Maintain compliance with CDM, project governance, and National Grid standards.
- Provide high quality progress reporting to senior leadership.
- Foster a strong, solutions focused working culture between contractors and client teams.
What You'll Need to Succeed
- Proven experience as a Project Manager on large scale infrastructure or energy sector projects.
- Strong civils engineering understanding with the confidence to challenge detail and drive clarity.
- Demonstrable experience working with or alongside National Grid or similar statutory bodies is highly beneficial.
- Exceptional communication and relationship building skills.
- A proactive, organised and steady approach when managing multiple concurrent work fronts.
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