Senior Project Manager / Project Manager

HV Project Manager – Distribution Substations
Location: South Yorkshire
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Competitive + Car/Car Allowance + Flexible Benefits

Freedom has an exciting opportunity for an HV Project Manager to join our Distribution Substations team. You will be responsible for the safe, efficient and commercially successful delivery of substation construction, upgrade and reinforcement projects across 11kV–33kV networks.

Working closely with DNOs, IDNOs, subcontractors and internal delivery teams, you will manage projects throughout the full lifecycle, from design and planning through to commissioning, energisation and handover.

Some of the key deliverables in this role will include:

Lead the end-to-end delivery of HV distribution substation projects across 11kV–33kV networks.

Manage project programmes, key milestones and outage planning activities.

Coordinate civils, primary and secondary electrical workstreams to ensure safe and efficient project delivery.

Oversee contractor performance and ensure compliance with all RAMS, permit systems and site safety requirements.

Act as the primary point of contact for DNO and IDNO clients, managing technical approvals and project communications.

Manage project budgets, forecasts, change control and commercial reporting.

Ensure compliance with CDM Regulations, DNO standards, ENA requirements and Freedom procedures.

Identify and mitigate project risks while driving programme recovery and performance improvement initiatives.

Support commissioning and energisation activities alongside SAPs and authorised personnel.

Ensure completion of all handover documentation, as-built records and client acceptance requirements.

Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, stakeholders and supply chain partners.

What We’re Looking For
Essential:

Proven experience delivering HV distribution substation projects within 11kV–33kV environments.

Strong understanding of DNO and IDNO processes, approvals and outage planning requirements.

Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams including civils, primary and secondary electrical contractors.

Strong project controls experience, including programme management, cost control and risk management.

Experience administering projects under NEC3 or NEC4 contracts.

Excellent stakeholder management and client-facing skills.

Background within utilities, electrical infrastructure, power distribution or ICP environments.

Full UK Driving Licence.

Desirable:

Experience delivering substation build, refurbishment or reinforcement projects.

Previous experience working with Northern Powergrid.

Experience delivering projects within 66kV or primary substation environments.

SAP authorisation or experience working alongside authorised personnel and switching programmes.

Proficiency in Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project.

HNC, HND or Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.

SMSTS, IOSH or equivalent Health & Safety qualification.

Benefits
We're always evolving our benefits to ensure we're attracting and retaining great people. Some of what you can expect includes:

Pension with a leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution

25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays

Salary sacrifice car scheme (Hybrid/Electric Vehicle)

Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days

Private Medical Insurance

Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program

Flexible benefits including Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes

Personal development programme

Next Steps: 

As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.  

We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met. 

About Us 

Freedom are part of the NG Bailey Group, one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.

Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies.

Progression is something we value and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.

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