Project Manager
About the role
Help build the backbone of a Net Zero future
This is your opportunity to play a defining role in one of the UK’s most important energy transformations. As an EPC Project Manager, you’ll help turn the ambition of Net Zero into reality—project managing the critical infrastructure that connects low‑carbon energy to the national electricity transmission system.
You’ll be working at the heart of the Great Grid Upgrade, supporting the delivery of some of the largest and most innovative energy projects in the country. The work you do will directly enable cleaner, more secure power for millions of people, today and for generations to come.
We are currently recruiting a Project Manager to support the development of a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP)—a landmark, cross‑border electricity connection with Scotland. This pioneering scheme includes a new 400kV substation and 27km of 400kV overhead line in the North West of England, representing the first onshore cross‑border project with Scotland in a generation.
This is a highly visible, variable‑based role, offering real exposure to complex delivery environments. You’ll spend regular time on site in Carlisle (a few days each week), with additional travel across the wider project region as required.
About you
- The most important thing is that you’re excited about building the kind of infrastructure that will help make Net Zero happen.
- You will be working in a busy, buoyant environment with lots of variety and change. You’ll need to be resilient, driven, and good at prioritising and managing your own time, particularly when the unexpected crops up.
- The strength of a project depends on excellent teamwork, so you’ll have to be good with people too. You make decisions based on the greater good and carefully consider the communities you are working in.
- Experience of project management is essential. A background in engineering would be desirable but not essential.
- You are willing to travel as required, including overnight stays.
- You have a UK driving license
What you'll do
- Managing key elements of a Strategic Infrastructure (SI) project within the Project Management and Engineering team.
- Provide project management support throughout the full lifecycle, covering early optioneering and feasibility, the Development Consent Order (DCO) process, and construction delivery.
Manage the design process and planning for construction. - Integration of other project disciplines including consents, land, legal, regulation and communications
Working collaboratively with National Grid and partner colleagues. - Ensuring programme activities are completed to achieve key milestones.
- Employing a robust risk management process, identifying both risks and opportunities and working with the wider team to manage the risks in a timely manner.
- Whenever a project requires changes, ensuring the project remains within governance.
- Hitting budgets to monthly, yearly and completion deadlines.
- Delivering your projects’ Capital Expenditure (CapEx) budget.
Utilising value engineering to reduce costs whilst remaining within scope. - Fostering an environment where everyone, regardless of seniority, feels able to share their concerns. As an organisation we are driven by safety. We have an industry leading ‘Safe to Say’ policy which encourages colleagues to speak up and take ownership of safety issues.
- Displaying a visible commitment to safety and setting the tone of project safety. For example, by conducting site visits and providing timely feedback on improvements.
- Ensuring visible and accessible communications are in place throughout the life of a project, such as safety charters and notifications of incidents and lessons learnt. You will also share good practices and reinforce positive behaviours.
- Looking after your projects’ safety, health, environment, security and quality obligations, adhering to all relevant internal and external policies and regulations.
- Leading in a way that ensures we deliver what we promised, and that everyone in your team is motivated to deliver results in the right way.
- Fostering a collaborative environment with the supply chain, including principal contractors; suppliers of services and plant; customers; landowners; and local authorities, residents and businesses. You will also support your team in working with Ofgem and other key stakeholders.
- Creating an atmosphere of trust where no one is isolated and everyone’s opinions are welcomed, learned from, and used to improve things.
- Acting with fairness and honesty in your communications. When things aren’t going to plan you will share your learnings, and when they are you will celebrate your team’s successes.
- Mentoring members of your team and supporting their ongoing professional development.
What you'll get
A competitive salary between £54,000 - £63,000 – dependent on capability.
A job requirement car will be provided subject to business mileage covered within the role.
As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus based on personal and company 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, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.
About us
The British Energy Security Strategy set out the Government's ambition to connect up to 50GW of offshore generation to the electricity network by 2030. Facilitating this ambition will require significant reinforcements to the onshore electricity transmission network. National Grid Strategic Infrastructure will make this happen.
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 29th April 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.
We work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office.
We're committed to building a workforce that represents the communities we serve, and a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.
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