Job Description
The Project Manager:Power will lead the planning, delivery, and integration of critical power infrastructure across the campus. The role involves managing complex utility projects spanning LV, MV, and HV networks, substations, renewable energy assets, resilience systems, and enabling works. This position requires strong technical capability, stakeholder leadership, and experience delivering infrastructure in operational environments with strict safety and regulatory requirements.
Here’s what you’ll do
Lead the full project lifecycle from concept development, feasibility, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover.
Manage multiple concurrent power and utility infrastructure projects across the campus portfolio.
Develop and maintain project execution plans, schedules, budgets, risk registers, and reporting frameworks.
Ensure successful integration of new power infrastructure into existing operational systems with minimal disruption.
Coordinate commissioning activities and oversee transition to operations and maintenance teams.
Technical Management
Oversee the delivery of LV, MV, and HV electrical distribution systems, substations, transformers, switchgear, protection systems, and associated infrastructure.
Support the implementation of renewable energy projects, battery energy storage systems, microgrids, backup generation, and resilience initiatives.
Review engineering designs, technical specifications, and contractor deliverables to ensure compliance with project requirements and industry standards.
Manage utility interfaces and coordinate with external network operators, service providers, and regulatory authorities.
Identify opportunities to improve system reliability, efficiency, sustainability, and capacity.
Stakeholder Management
Act as the primary point of contact for project stakeholders, including campus leadership, operations teams, engineering consultants, contractors, utility providers, and regulatory agencies.
Facilitate project meetings, workshops, and decision-making forums.
Provide regular project status updates, risk assessments, and executive-level reporting.
Build strong relationships across internal and external stakeholder groups to support successful project outcomes.
Commercial & Contract Management
Manage procurement activities, tender evaluations, contract negotiations, and contractor performance.
Monitor project budgets, forecasts, change control processes, and cost management activities.
Ensure contractors and consultants meet contractual obligations, quality standards, and project milestones.
Review and approve project invoices, variations, and claims.
Qualifications
Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?
Here’s what we’re looking for
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
Minimum 7–10 years of experience delivering electrical utility, power infrastructure, or energy projects.
Demonstrated experience managing LV, MV, and HV infrastructure projects from inception through commissioning.
Strong understanding of electrical distribution systems, substations, protection systems, and utility operations.
Experience managing contractors, consultants, and multidisciplinary project teams.
Proven track record of delivering projects safely, on schedule, and within budget.
Additional Information
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Benefits
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity. You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well‑being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long‑term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address ReasonableAccommodationsUKI@aecom.com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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