Senior Project Manager (Electrical)

At Sweet Project Construction Limited, (SPCL), we work with the data, defence, and energy sectors. We are a comprehensive design, construction and engineering provider, offering services spanning site acquisition, architecture, and refurbishment to client occupancy. In our world, there are no simple projects, only specialist needs and clever solutions.

We are a general contracting business, drawing on over forty years of specialised industry experience to provide excellent service, sustain long-term partnerships and achieve the highest quality outcome for key clients, whilst maintaining financial commitments.

This role is to be initially based in Bristol, on an upcoming phase 2 data centre project.  The project consists of the refurbishment of an existing Data Centre, expanding the existing IT capacity by adding an additional 2.4MW.  New Mechanical and Electrical systems will be installed including chillers, generators, switchgear, UPSs and CRAH units. The project is the second phase, following the delivery of the first refurbishment Phase.

The Senior Project Manager (Electrical) is responsible for leading the delivery of complex MEP works across major projects from pre-construction and design development through installation, testing, commissioning, energisation and handover.

The role provides senior leadership to project teams and supply chain partners, ensuring that works are delivered safely, compliantly, to programme and within approved commercial and technical parameters, in accordance with approved designs, project requirements and applicable standards.

Responsibilities

Experience Required

Essential

• Significant electrical or MEP delivery experience within data centres, defence, energy, critical infrastructure or similarly complex environments
• Experience leading the delivery of high-value, complex or technically demanding electrical work packages or projects
• Experience managing electrical systems through design, installation, testing, commissioning and handover
• Strong knowledge of electrical distribution and associated systems
• Experience leading electrical project teams and specialist contractors
• Experience managing complex multidisciplinary interfaces
• Experience managing programme, procurement and commissioning activities
• Experience managing electrical quality assurance and non-conformances
• Strong commercial and contractual awareness
• Experience reporting to senior project and client stakeholders
• Ability to challenge unsafe, defective or non-compliant work

Desirable

• Experience of HV systems and energisation
• Experience delivering critical or resilient power systems
• Working knowledge of NEC and JCT contracts

Qualifications

Essential

• HNC, HND or equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering, Building Services Engineering or a related discipline
• 18th Edition IET Wiring Regulations qualification
• ECS Black Manager Card or ability to obtain this within an agreed period
• Professional membership of the IET, CIBSE or another relevant recognised professional body, or demonstrable progress towards membership

Desirable

• Incorporated or Chartered Engineer status
• Relevant project management qualification
• Relevant postgraduate, leadership or management qualification
• Additional professional accreditation relating to electrical safety, critical power or HV engineering

Training required

Essential

• HV Authorised Person training or demonstrable equivalent competence
• Electrical safety and safe systems of work training
• Strong understanding of electrical inspection, testing, commissioning and energisation
• Good understanding of health and safety and CDM requirements
• SMSTS
• First Aid at Work
• RAMS assessment and review
• Relevant electrical isolation and lock-off awareness

Desirable

• Working at Height
• Incident investigation training
• Electrical auditing or compliance assurance training
• Temporary Works awareness

We believe that our success is built on the success of our employees.  We are committed to providing a supportive and rewarding work environment that helps our employees to achieve their personal and professional goals.

Our policy is clear: there shall be no discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, or sexual orientation.

We are an inclusive organisation and actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential. We welcome all applications from a wide range of candidates. Selection for roles will be based on individual merit alone.

Requirements

Leadership and Governance

• Lead the delivery strategy for assigned projects
• Provide leadership to Project Managers, project teams and supply chain partners
• Establish clear responsibilities, reporting arrangements and standards
• Maintain visibility of significant risks, issues and decisions
• Provide accurate delivery reporting to project leadership
• Promote collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement

Health, Safety and Electrical Risk

• Lead the safe planning and delivery of complex activities
• Ensure appropriate controls are established for electrical isolations, switching, testing and energisation
• Ensure contractors have appropriate competency and authorisation arrangements
• Review and challenge RAMS and safe systems of work
• Escalate or stop work where significant safety or compliance concerns exist
• Work with Engineering and HSEQ colleagues on significant risks and incidents

Pre-Construction and Procurement

• Support bids, mobilisation and pre-construction activities
• Review scopes, employer’s requirements and technical specifications
• Identify significant risks, opportunities and interfaces
• Support development of procurement and commissioning strategies
• Lead preparation and review of significant work packages
• Ensure long-lead equipment requirements are identified and incorporated into project planning

Design and Technical Coordination

• Lead design coordination and constructability reviews
• Ensure design information is coordinated and suitable for construction
• Maintain oversight of key technical submissions and system interfaces
• Coordinate significant technical decisions with the Lead Electrical Engineer
• Ensure design changes and departures are appropriately controlled
• Lead resolution of complex multidisciplinary electrical interfaces

Construction and Programme Delivery

• Lead delivery against the approved project programme
• Maintain appropriate delivery and short-term plans
• Coordinate works with construction and commissioning activities
• Monitor progress and implement recovery actions where required
• Maintain oversight of electrical system status
• Maintain accountability for delivery through completion and handover

Quality Assurance and Commissioning

• Lead implementation of quality plans and inspection arrangements
• Ensure electrical installations are appropriately inspected and tested
• Maintain oversight of significant defects and non-conformances
• Coordinate electrical testing, commissioning and energisation requirements
• Ensure testing, commissioning and handover records are complete
• Support client and statutory inspection and witnessing requirements

Commercial and Supply Chain Management

• Work with the Commercial team to monitor commercial performance
• Maintain operational oversight of electrical change, procurement and subcontractor performance, working with the Commercial and Procurement teams to ensure commercial and contractual requirements are addressed
• Ensure variations, delays and changes are appropriately identified and recorded
• Monitor the impact of design and procurement decisions on project performance
• Identify opportunities to improve value without compromising safety, compliance or quality

People Leadership and Development

• Lead and support Electrical Project Managers and electrical delivery teams
• Establish clear expectations and objectives
• Support development of capability and succession
• Provide constructive feedback and address performance or behavioural concerns
• Promote sharing of lessons learned and best practice

Decision Authority

• Leads day-to-day project delivery decisions within the approved project strategy, budget, programme and delegated authority
• Allocates and coordinates project resources and determines delivery priorities within the agreed project plan
• Directs corrective action where programme, quality, technical, commercial or operational performance falls below the required standard
• Approves routine project expenditure and operational commitments within delegated authority and endorses procurement recommendations for approval through the relevant commercial governance process
• Approves routine electrical delivery methods, sequencing and coordination decisions within approved designs, technical standards and delegated authority
• Refers material design departures, changes to technical standards and matters requiring formal engineering approval to the Lead Electrical Engineer or appropriate technical authority
• Makes recommendations on subcontractor appointments, project changes and significant commercial matters in conjunction with the Commercial team
• Determines when technical, programme, commercial, HSE or client matters require escalation to the Project Director or appropriate functional lead
• Stops or redirects work where there is an immediate safety, compliance, quality or significant delivery risk
• Escalates decisions outside delegated authority, material changes to project scope or strategy, and significant risks to cost, programme, client commitments or project performance

Success Measures

• Complex electrical works delivered safely, compliantly and in accordance with project requirements
• Electrical programme, testing, commissioning, energisation and handover milestones achieved
• Significant electrical, technical and interface risks identified, controlled and escalated appropriately
• Electrical delivery maintained within approved commercial parameters
• Compliance with approved designs, specifications and technical standards
• Defects and non-conformances minimised and resolved within agreed timescales
• Complete and accurate testing, commissioning and handover information delivered
• Effective performance, capability and development of electrical project teams
• Positive client and project leadership confidence in electrical delivery

The duties listed are not exhaustive and may be varied from time to time as dictated by the changing needs of the Company. The post holder will be expected to undertake other duties as appropriate and as requested by their manager.

The post holder may be required to work at any of the locations at which the business of Sweet Projects is conducted.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of employee benefits including:

• Salary Banding: £80,000 - £90,000 per annum.
• Car Allowance (for eligible roles).
• Competitive pension scheme.
• Electric vehicle scheme.
• BUPA Healthcare and Cash Plan.
• Eyecare vouchers.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• 25 days Holiday plus Bank Holidays plus Birthday Day off.