Pre-Construction Project Manager

About Us

People In Power is a boutique engineering recruitment business that works exclusively on providing highly experienced people into the Power, Transmission & Distribution market across the UK, building on 10 years of industry knowledge.

Offering a full recruitment solution to Asset Owners, Consultancies, EPC's, OEM's, and ICP's from inception to final handover. Our exceptional service and comprehensive understanding of the sector has allowed us to build an unrivalled network of clients and candidates.

Role Overview

We have exclusively partnered with a Principal Contractor to large multinational Data centre owners such as Google, Microsoft, Vantage and Amazon to provide the design, build and energisation of new connections up-to 132kv across the UK.

They are looking for a Pre-Construction Project Manager to support projects outside of the M25 on a hybrid basis, that will oversee the early stage works necessary to deliver their major power and civils projects, encompassing complex utility infrastructure and cable installation works.

Working as part of a top-tier pre-construction team and reporting to the Pre-Construction Manager, this role spans planning, operations, compliance and commercial delivery, with responsibility for safety, quality, cost and programme – ensuring maximum performance on projects, within budget, and seamlessly nurturing and managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure smooth and timely delivery.

Key Responsibilities

* End to end management and oversight of multiple power and civils projects, from inception to handover to design teams, seamlessly managing resource planning, logistics and scheduling throughout

* Leading on site surveys, feasibility, and operations for HV/EHV civil and cable installation

* Responsible for the quality, safety, programme, and delivery of your projects, within budget and in line with planned development milestones

* Accurate record keeping, sharing regular progress reviews and work plans, as well as filing compliance documentation and data sheets.

* A clear focus on safety - SHEQ policies to be promoted and instilled with teams across all projects, with monthly SHEQ and RAM audits, monthly inspections, near-miss reporting and leading on zero-harm initiatives.

* Use of NEC/JCT/ICC/Bespoke frameworks to manage contracts

* Working collaboratively within the business, ensuring a clear and regular channel of communication between internal and external stakeholders, clients and partners.

If you are interested in hearing more about this opportunity, please get in touch with Claire James on (phone number removed)