Project Manager – Power Infrastructure (T&D)
Location: Gloucester – Hybrid
Travel: Nationwide – regular site travel, including Monday–Thursday stays where required
Salary: Competitive + bonus + excellent benefits
ARCA Resourcing is supporting a growing engineering business delivering major power transmission and distribution infrastructure projects across the UK.
We are looking for an experienced Project Manager with strong TO, DNO or utility infrastructure experience and NEC4 ECC knowledge to take ownership of projects from start to completion.
The Role
You will be responsible for delivering projects typically valued at £1m–£10m , managing programme, commercial performance, risk, quality and safety.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading end-to-end delivery of power infrastructure projects.
- Managing programmes, budgets, resources, risks and subcontractors.
- Managing NEC4 ECC processes, including early warnings and compensation events.
- Working closely with clients including National Grid.
- Leading site teams and multiple subcontractors.
- Managing CVR, forecasting, P&L and risk/opportunity.
- Coordinating outage and system access requirements.
- Supporting safe delivery through CPP, RAMS, ITPs and relevant H&S processes.
About You
We are looking for a Project Manager with:
- 4+ years' project delivery experience , including ideally 2+ years in TO, DNO or utility infrastructure.
- Proven delivery of £1m–£10m projects or major workstreams .
- Strong working knowledge of NEC4 ECC and compensation event management.
- Experience managing site teams and subcontractors.
- Good commercial and project controls experience.
- Experience across power infrastructure such as substations, OHL, HV cables, cable routes or associated civils .
- Experience working with major utility clients such as National Grid is highly desirable.
- CEMAR or similar NEC contract management experience is desirable.
- Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel nationally, including Monday–Thursday stays where required .
What's On Offer?
- Competitive salary + performance-related bonus.
- Hybrid working with a Gloucester base.
- Company pension and benefits.
- Ongoing professional development.
- Opportunity to work on major UK power transmission and distribution projects.
- Clear progression opportunities.
Candidates must be able to undergo client-specific vetting where required, including for CNI sites.
Right to work in the UK is required. Visa sponsorship is not available.
For a confidential discussion, please apply via the link or contact ARCA Consulting.
