Senior Project Manager – Asset Replacement
Location: North-East England
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Up to £60,000 + Car/Car Allowance + Flexible Benefits

Freedom has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Project Manager to lead the delivery of Asset Replacement work within our Cable Engineering Services contract with Northern Powergrid. You will play a key role in ensuring the safe, efficient, and high‑quality delivery of multiple projects across the region, while leading and developing operational teams.

Some of the key deliverables in this role will include:

• Oversee day-to-day delivery of Asset Replacement works, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time and within budget.
• Lead and manage a team of Project Managers, Supervisors, Planners, Engineers and Site Operatives.
• Act as the main senior contact with Northern Powergrid, maintaining strong client relationships.
• Champion compliance with all HSQE policies, procedures and legal requirements.
• Manage multiple projects concurrently from planning through to energisation and handover.
• Plan and allocate labour, plant and materials to meet operational requirements.
• Monitor KPIs and drive improvements to meet contract performance targets.
• Ensure accurate and timely submission of project documentation, including RAMS and as-built records.
• Liaise with local authorities, subcontractors and stakeholders to support delivery.

What We’re Looking For

Essential:

• Significant experience in a senior operational/project management role within cable installation, utilities or power distribution.
• Strong knowledge of LV/HV cable networks, ideally within a DNO environment.
• Understanding of Asset Replacement processes in a regulated utility environment.
• Proven leadership and team management experience.
• Excellent client and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong commercial awareness and contract management capability.
• NEBOSH/IOSH or equivalent Health & Safety qualification.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Desirable:

• Experience working on Northern Powergrid contracts.
• Streetworks knowledge.
• Project Management qualification (e.g., PRINCE2, APM).

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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