Senior Project Manager (Engineering)
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Senior Project Manager (Engineering)
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Group is seeking a Senior Project Manager (Engineering) to lead multiple complex cable route projects. This role sits at the heart of the pre-construction and delivery interface, shaping both project outcomes and team performance.
THE TEAM
Join [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Group, a leading provider of integrated utility infrastructure solutions delivering complex power and communications projects across the UK and Europe.
SCOPE OF ROLE
As a Senior Project Manager (Engineering), you will lead the delivery of multiple or complex cable route projects, ensuring alignment across programme, cost, quality and safety. Location: Potters Bar (Hybrid)
HOW YOU'LL SUCCEED
- Lead multiple complex engineering projects with confidence and consistency
- Provide clear technical direction, ensuring solutions are practical and buildable
- Develop and manage high-performing teams through strong leadership and coaching
- Balance competing priorities across pre-construction and delivery
- Build trusted relationships with clients, stakeholders and internal teams
- Drive continuous improvement across engineering and delivery practices
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING
- Leading the delivery of multiple or high-risk cable route projects
- Providing technical review, challenge and approval of engineering solutions
- Overseeing feasibility and optioneering for complex engineering constraints
- Line managing Engineering Project Managers and project teams
- Driving team capability, succession planning and development
- Managing stakeholder relationships, including DNOs, statutory bodies and clients
- Overseeing budgets, forecasting and commercial performance
- Ensuring robust risk management and governance across all projects
- Reporting into senior leadership with clear, structured updates
WHAT IT TAKES
- Strong experience in utilities/power / civil engineering environments
- Proven track record in managing multiple or complex infrastructure projects
- Experience in cable routing and complex crossings (HDD, TBM, trenching)
- Knowledge of DNO / IDNO standards and UK regulatory frameworks
- Experience engaging senior stakeholders (e.g. National Highways, Network Rail)
- Demonstrated people leadership and team management experience
- Strong commercial awareness and programme management capability
WHAT WE OFFER YOU
We truly value your work, time, and skills! In return, we will offer you a competitive salary and some additional benefits to support your professional growth, including:
- Participation in mentoring and coaching programmes
- 28 days of holiday (excluding bank holidays)
- 2 paid volunteering days a year
- Hybrid working pattern
- Continuous training and development, in both technical and business skills
About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Group
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Group Services Ltd. is a leading provider of integrated utility infrastructure solutions. Our combination of end-to-end technical expertise, decades of industry experience, and unlimited fresh thinking make us a trusted partner for the implementation of next-generation connectivity in energy and communications. Founded in 1998, Co-workers 300, Turnover £160M.