Job Title: Project Manager
Business: Scottish Power Energy Networks
Location: Scottish Power Middlewich, CW10 0QJ
Duration: 12 month contract
Rate: Inside IR35, PAYE and Umbrella options available

Job Purpose Statement
Responsible for delivering the safe provision of one of the following specific activities with strict adherence to the appropriate regulatory and license obligations for the electricity distribution network:

• Operations & Maintenance


• Investment Projects


• Customer Projects

Accountability Statements

• Deliver district business plan outputs in line with financial, regulatory and business plan objectives whilst optimising return through incentive mechanisms.


• Through active customer and stakeholder engagement, support delivery of robust communication activities to facilitate the delivery of project plans and deliverables affecting local communities, customers and stakeholders.


• Deliver robust project plans to facilitate business deliverables in line with district and licence plans which are devised to minimise outages to customers.


• Ensure efficient and effective delivery of performance targets as appropriate, such as:
  
  • Customer Minutes Lost, Customer Interruptions
  
  
  • Broad Measure of Customer Satisfaction
  
  
  • Guaranteed Standards
  
  
  • Time to Connect
  
  
  • Other Incentive mechanisms
  
  


• To effectively deliver the relevant elements of the business plan, undertake some or all of the following activities, as required:
  
  • contract management,
  
  
  • operational switching and safety document activities up to 33kV,
  
  
  • project management
  
  

Criteria

• Either a crafts qualification, apprenticeship, S/NVQ, or equivalent experience


• Experience in a project delivery role


• Relevant network construction and operational experience


• Computer literacy

• General contract, commercial and regulatory awareness with the ability to balance effective and efficient customer service and project delivery, ensuring maximum return on investment.


• Ability to communicate and present information effectively at all levels


• Ability to manage competing priorities using sound engineering and financial judgement to determine optimal solutions


• Awareness and understanding of key business drivers and the external commercial context in which SPEN is operating


• Ability to devise solutions to problems/challenges.


• Where required, working knowledge of:
  
  • Construction and maintenance standards in accordance with regulatory requirements
  
  
  • Engineering standards and specifications up to 33kV