We are recruiting a Project Manager to support a utility transformation programme within the Energy / Smart Grid sector. Our client will only consider candidates with previous project delivery experience within a Distribution Network Operator (DNO), Distribution System Operator (DSO) or Transmission System Operator (TSO) environment.

Working with business stakeholders, technical specialists and delivery partners, you will manage projects supporting electricity network operations, modernisation and business change. You will take responsibility for planning, governance and delivery, ensuring agreed outcomes are achieved within scope, budget and timescales.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage projects through initiation, planning, delivery, transition and closure.
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables and acceptance criteria with business and technical stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets and resource requirements.
• Identify and manage risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies, escalating matters where required.
• Coordinate internal teams, external suppliers and delivery partners across business and technical workstreams.
• Monitor progress against milestones, costs and quality requirements, taking corrective action where necessary.
• Prepare clear status reports and support project boards, governance meetings and stakeholder reviews.
• Manage changes to scope, timescales and costs through agreed change control processes.
• Ensure project delivery takes account of operational, safety, security and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate testing, business readiness, implementation and handover into operational support, as applicable.
• Track project benefits and capture lessons learned.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience managing projects within a DNO, DSO or TSO environment.
• An understanding of electricity transmission or distribution operations and the challenges of delivering change within a utility organisation.
• Experience delivering technology, systems, operational improvement or business change projects.
• Strong project planning, financial management, governance and reporting skills.
• Demonstrable experience managing risks, issues, dependencies and change control.
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and third-party suppliers.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including the ability to communicate with technical specialists, operational teams and senior management.
• Experience managing competing priorities and resolving delivery challenges.
• A structured approach to delivery, with clear ownership and accountability.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Experience supporting smart grid, electricity network modernisation or energy transition programmes.
• Exposure to operational technology, control room systems, network management systems, asset management, GIS or enterprise system integration.
• Experience delivering projects within a regulated environment.
• Familiarity with waterfall, Agile or hybrid delivery approaches.
• A recognised project management qualification, such as PRINCE2, APM or PMP.
• Experience coordinating projects across a wider programme with shared resources and interdependent workstreams.