About the Role
This is a hands-on project delivery position with a particular focus on live, occupied and critical environments, where careful planning, permits, phasing and communication are essential. You will take ownership of larger electrical projects from preconstruction handover through delivery, commissioning and final close-out.
Responsibilities
- Managing commercial electrical projects across London and the South East.
- Taking projects from preconstruction handover through to completion and final account.
- Managing works within live, occupied and operational environments.
- Developing project programmes, phasing strategies and delivery plans.
- Coordinating shutdowns, permits, access and works around critical client operations.
- Managing electrical site teams, supervisors, subcontractors and specialist suppliers.
- Maintaining strong relationships with clients, main contractors and consultants.
- Monitoring project costs, variations and commercial performance.
- Working closely with the commercial team to protect project margin.
- Managing procurement, labour requirements and project resources.
- Chairing and attending client and project progress meetings.
- Ensuring testing, commissioning and certification are completed correctly.
- Driving projects through the final stages rather than allowing close-out to drift.
- Managing snagging, defects and outstanding works.
- Ensuring O&M manuals, certification, handover documentation and final accounts are completed and closed out properly.
Requirements
- Proven track record of delivering electrical projects within critical or live environments.
- Experience within environments such as hospitals and healthcare facilities, trading floors and financial institutions, airports and transport infrastructure, MOD or security-sensitive facilities, live commercial buildings, operational data centres, or other occupied or mission-critical environments.
- Strong commercial electrical project management experience.
- A good technical understanding of electrical installations.
- Experience managing permits, shutdowns and works within operational buildings.
- Strong programme and project planning skills.
- Experience managing subcontractors, labour and supply chains.
- Good commercial awareness, including variations and final accounts.
- Confidence dealing directly with clients and senior stakeholders.
- Strong knowledge of testing, commissioning and project handover requirements.
- Full UK driving licence.
- Demonstrable track record of taking ownership of project completion stages, including snagging, testing, commissioning, certification, O&M manuals, handover documentation, variations, and final accounts.
Skills
- Project Management
- Commercial Electrical Projects
- Live/Occupied/Critical Environments
- Planning
- Permits
- Phasing
- Communication
- Programme Development
- Delivery Plans
- Shutdown Coordination
- Access Coordination
- Team Management
- Subcontractor Management
- Supplier Management
- Client Relationship Management
- Cost Monitoring
- Variation Management
- Commercial Performance
- Procurement
- Resource Management
- Meeting Facilitation
- Testing & Commissioning
- Project Close-out
- Snagging & Defects Management
- Technical Understanding of Electrical Installations
- Programme & Project Planning
- Supply Chain Management
- Commercial Awareness
- Stakeholder Management
Location
- London
- South East
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
- Experienced
Salary/Compensations
- £65,000 – £75,000
Benefits
- Car allowance
- Company pension
- Additional company benefits
About the Company
- Established and growing commercial electrical contractor.
