About The Role
Job Title : Senior Project Manager - Buildings
Location : Aberdeen
Project Type : Civils / Energy
Company : Balfour Beatty Group
Balfour Beatty is a leading national infrastructure and construction company with more than a century of heritage in Scotland, delivering key projects that strengthen communities and improve national connectivity.
The Netherton Hub is a major new energy infrastructure development located near Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, forming a key part of SSEN Transmission’s multi-billion-pound Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment (ASTI) programme and its wider Pathway to 2030 upgrade of the Scottish transmission network.
Designed to strengthen the UK’s ability to transport renewable electricity from the north of Scotland to high-demand centres nationwide, the hub will incorporate a new High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) converter station, a 400 kV substation, a 132 kV substation, and associated operational facilities. Once complete, it will enable efficient long-distance transmission of offshore and onshore renewable energy, supporting both UK and Scottish Government net-zero targets while delivering significant economic benefits, job creation, and local supply-chain opportunities.
By joining the ASTI Netherton Hub project, candidates will gain hands‑on experience delivering one of the UK’s most significant energy programmes, developing advanced personal and professional skills, benefiting from long-term career progression within a national framework, and playing a direct role in strengthening Scotland’s renewable-powered future
What you'll be doing
As Senior Project Manager, you will be accountable for the successful delivery of major, complex construction projects from planning through to completion. You will provide strategic leadership across project governance, health and safety, programme, quality, commercial performance, risk management and stakeholder engagement. The role will require you to lead multi-disciplinary teams, manage senior client and supply chain relationships, drive project controls and reporting, and ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently and in line with business objectives. You will also support continuous improvement, project recovery where required, and the development of high-performing project teams.
Who we're looking for
We are looking for an experienced construction professional with a strong track record of successfully leading major or complex projects. You will bring excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence, inspire and develop teams. You should be commercially astute, confident working under pressure, solutions-focused and able to make informed decisions in a fast-paced project environment. A strong commitment to health, safety, quality and customer outcomes is essential.
Essential Experience
- Significant experience leading major or complex construction projects.
- Proven experience managing Project Managers and senior delivery teams.
- Strong commercial and contractual management capability.
- Experience of project governance, reporting, risk management and project controls.
- Demonstrable track record of safe project delivery and implementing safe systems of work.
- Experience working with clients, supply chain partners and senior stakeholders.
- Ability to lead, motivate and develop high-performing teams.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, across all levels of an organisation.
Why work for us
Professional & Personal Development
The size and scale of Balfour Beatty coupled with our strong pipeline of work provides incredible opportunities, regardless of what stage you are at in your career.
We encourage and empower our employees to take control
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