Senior Project Manager - Substations
National Grid
Operations
GBP 70k-85k / year + Equity
About the role
Power the future of energy in North Wales.
Pweru dyfodol ynni yng Ngogledd Cymru. Croeso i ymgeisio.
This is your opportunity to lead one of the UK’s most critical energy infrastructure programmes. As part of The Great Grid Upgrade, Western Link 2 will help deliver energy security and accelerate the transition to net zero.
As a Senior Project Manager – Substations, you’ll lead the safe and successful delivery of onshore HVAC enabling works in North Wales. Operating in a complex, regulated, and safety-critical environment, you’ll take full ownership of major infrastructure delivery – working across live operational assets and managing key supply chain partners.
You’ll lead end-to-end project delivery, ensuring the highest standards of safety, governance, and performance – helping to build the future of the UK’s electricity transmission network. Be at the forefront of the UK’s energy transition – apply today.
This role is based across our Pentir site office in North Wales and our Warwick office, with regular attendance (typically 1–3 days per week), alongside flexible hybrid working.
What you'll be doing
- Lead end-to-end delivery from optioneering and design through to construction, commissioning, and handover
- Take full accountability for safety, cost, programme, risk, and quality
- Integrate engineering, construction, outage planning, and commissioning activities
- Champion a “Safe to Work” culture, ensuring compliance with ESR and CDM 2015
- Manage contracts with strategic framework partners using NEC contracts (NEC4 ECC / PSC)
- Control budgets and forecasts aligned to RIIO regulatory frameworks
- Lead engagement with internal teams, regulators, local authorities, landowners, and communities
- Provide clear, insightful reporting to programme and portfolio leadership
- Identify and manage technical, commercial, and operational risks
About you
- Proven experience delivering complex infrastructure projects within UK electricity transmission or distribution
- Strong background in substation environments, including live/brownfield sites
- Experience working in a regulated utilities environment
- Strong knowledge of CDM 2015, safety leadership, and construction risk management
- Track record of leading multidisciplinary teams and managing Tier 1 contractors
- Commercially astute, with strong experience managing NEC contracts
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Degree (or equivalent experience) in Engineering, Construction, or Project Management
- Project Management qualification (APM, PRINCE2, PMP or similar)
Nice to have
- Experience delivering National Grid substation projects (132kV–400kV)
- Understanding of RIIO price control frameworks
- Experience in outage planning, commissioning, or asset energisation
- Exposure to digital delivery, BIM, or asset data integration within transmission networks
- Chartered or working towards (CEng, MAPM, MICE, ChPP)
- Ability to speak Welsh
What you'll get
A competitive salary between £70,000 – £85,000 – dependent on capability.
As well as your base salary, you will receive a job requirement car, a bonus of up to 30% of your salary for stretch performance and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. You will also have access to a number of flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.
About us
National Grid Strategic Infrastructure is a Business Unit created to propel our grid forward to deliver in 5 years, what has been achieved in the previous 30. By 2030 we aim to have 17 new major infrastructure projects live across England, Scotland and Wales.
Here at National Grid, we connect homes and businesses to power, making sure supply and demand match each other. We make sure the lights are on in schools, operating theatres, and sporting arenas; we’re thousands of people working on behalf of millions of people.
Our investment in Strategic Infrastructure via The Great Grid Upgrade will mean more home-grown power, greater energy security and a cleaner future.
Whatever your role, wherever you work with us, you’ll help us hit stretching targets and achieve our far-reaching goal: to secure, clean energy that supports our world far into the future. Here, you will be at the heart of energy.
More information
This role closes on 31 May 2026 at 23:59, however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary.
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We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates – we make appointments purely on merit, assessed against objective selection criteria. We support flexible working and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process should you have any physical or mental impairment which may affect your ability to participate in the process.
Please note that in most cases, National Grid is unable to offer sponsorship for employment under the UK points-based immigration system. As such, applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship now or in the future under the UK points-based immigration system. However, in exceptional circumstances where there is a clear and demonstrable need for specialist skills that cannot be sourced from the local labour market, National Grid may consider offering sponsorship. All applications are welcome from candidates who meet these requirements, regardless of race, nationality, or ethnic origin.