Project Manager – Service Upgrades
Location: Washington (covering the North East Region)
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Up to £52,500 + Car/Car Allowance + Flexible Benefits

Freedom has an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to lead the delivery of our New Connections Service Upgrades contract with Northern Powergrid. You will play a key role in ensuring the safe, efficient, and high-quality delivery of electrical service upgrade projects across the North East, supporting customers and the wider network through the successful completion of connection works.

Working closely with operational teams, clients and stakeholders, you will oversee multiple projects from initial planning through to energisation and handover, ensuring delivery against programme, budget and quality objectives.

Some of the key deliverables in this role will include:

• Oversee the day-to-day delivery of Service Upgrade projects, ensuring works are completed safely, on time and within budget.
• Lead and manage a team of Field Managers, Supervisors, Planners, Engineers and Site Operatives.
• Act as the main operational point of contact with Northern Powergrid.
• Ensure 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 project demands.
• Monitor KPIs and contract performance, implementing improvements where required.
• Ensure accurate and timely completion of project documentation, including RAMS and as-built records.
• Liaise with local authorities, subcontractors and key stakeholders to facilitate successful project delivery.
• Support commercial performance through effective planning, forecasting and resource management.
• Promote a culture of safety, quality and continuous improvement across all activities.

What We’re Looking For

Essential:

• Experience in an operational or project management role within cable installation, utilities or power distribution.
• Strong knowledge of LV cable networks.
• Understanding of new connections processes within a regulated utility environment.
• Proven leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent client and stakeholder management abilities.
• Strong commercial awareness and contract management experience.
• NEBOSH, IOSH or equivalent Health & Safety qualification.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Desirable:

• Experience working on Northern Powergrid contracts.
• Streetworks knowledge and understanding of NRSWA requirements.
• 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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