Project Manager

Company: Matchtech
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Location: Leeds
Job Description:

Overview

As a Project Manager within the Transmission & Distribution team, you lead HV/EHV infrastructure initiatives from design through energisation across the UK. You collaborate with cross-functional teams, contractors, and clients to deliver safe, on-time, and within-budget projects. You will shape electrical solutions for grid connections, substations, and related assets, driving performance and governance on complex schemes. This role offers growth in a growing T&D team and hands-on exposure to major UK power projects.

Pay / Benefits

  • Pension
  • holiday
  • hybrid working

Responsibilities

  • Develop compliant, cost-effective engineering solutions from project requirements
  • Deliver HV and EHV projects across cable, overhead line, plant, and civils disciplines
  • Ensure safety, schedule, budget, and quality targets are met
  • Coordinate internal teams, contractors, clients, and external stakeholders
  • Act as CDM Designer and/or Principal Designer where required
  • Manage commercial interfaces and external service providers
  • Support projects from feasibility through commissioning and energisation

Key requirements

  • HNC in Electrical Engineering or above
  • Experience delivering HV/EHV projects 33kV–400kV
  • Proven track record managing substation projects through full lifecycle
  • Knowledge of AIS & GIS substations, protection & control systems, transformers, cables, and overhead lines
  • Experience managing CAPEX and customer connection projects
  • Knowledge of CDM regulations, health & safety, and project governance
  • Ability to review and interpret technical design documentation
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
  • stakeholder management
  • communication
  • team collaboration
  • HV/EHV project management
  • 33kV–400kV projects
  • AIS & GIS substations

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Posted: October 1st, 2026