Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager

Application Deadline: 30 June 2026

Department: Large Energy Programmes

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Borehamwood

Reporting To: Paul Valente

Description

OCU are seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Project Manager to join our growing team. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly organised and strategic professional who thrives on leading complex Substation projects, building strong stakeholder relationships, and delivering exceptional outcomes.

As a Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing large-scale Substation projects in London from initiation through to successful completion, ensuring delivery within scope, budget, and schedule. You will play a pivotal role in driving project success, leading multidisciplinary teams, managing risks, and ensuring client expectations are consistently exceeded.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and manage project plans, budgets, schedules, and resources.
• Lead project delivery, ensuring milestones and objectives are achieved.
• Build strong relationships with clients, stakeholders, and project teams.
• Identify and mitigate risks, resolving issues proactively.
• Manage project financial performance, reporting, and forecasting.
• Ensure quality standards and compliance requirements are met.
• Provide leadership, mentoring, and support to project teams.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• A degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related technical discipline.
• Proven experience delivering high voltage cable route projects (33kV-132kV+), from planning and design through to installation and commissioning.
• Strong understanding of HV cable systems, civil construction methods, and associated infrastructure.
• Demonstrable project management experience, including programme management, risk mitigation, budget control, and stakeholder engagement.
• Excellent communication skills, with experience working alongside clients, local authorities, landowners, utilities, and contractors.
• The ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining high standards of safety, quality, and performance.
• Proficiency in project planning software such as MS Project or Primavera P6.
• A good understanding of industry standards, regulations, and compliance requirements within the utilities or power sector.
• Strong problem solving, organisational, and decision making skills.

Professional qualifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, or APM PMQ are desirable but not essential.

Job Benefits

We offer a benefits package that we are continuing to develop as we grow, and the kind of career acceleration that only comes from being inside a business moving at this pace.

Alongside the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most significant infrastructure projects, we offer genuine opportunities to progress, broaden your experience, and build a long-term career within OCU Group.

Equalities, Diversity and Accessibility

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported. As part of our commitment to fairness and equality, candidates may be asked to complete an equal opportunities monitoring form during the recruitment process. This information is used for monitoring purposes only and plays no part in hiring decisions.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and are committed to offering interviews to candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions who meet the essential criteria for the role. If you require reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please contact the recruiter for the role or email .