Electrical Project Manager

Astute Technical

  • Brentwood, Essex
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
  • Apply easily
Astute’s Team is partnering with a leading service company to recruit an Electrical Project Manager to oversee complex field projects, manage teams, and ensure high-quality, safe delivery of electrical scopes.As Electrical Project Manager, you’ll lead a team of skilled engineers delivering maintenance projects, outages, plant upgrades, inspections, and installation works on industrial clients across the Essex, Kent and London Areas. Working across power stations, energy-from-waste plants, and other industrial sites, you’ll be the on-the-ground lead – ensuring project success through strong leadership, exceptional planning, and professional communication with clients.If you have a strong commercial and sales background, relevant industry experience and looking for a new opportunity then apply for this role.Responsibilities and duties of the Electrical Project Manager role
Reporting to the Electrical Director, you will be responsible for:
  • Supervise and coordinate electrical engineers on-site, ensuring safe and effective delivery of work scopes.
  • Providing engineering solutions when immediate spares aren’t available (retrofitting, reverse engineering or modifying equipment)
  • Take ownership of project execution, including HSE, quality assurance, budget oversight, and deliverables.
  • Plan, organise, and resource field service projects including outages and shutdowns.
  • Maintain clear, professional communication with clients and internal stakeholders.
  • Identify opportunities within current customers to bid for additional work to further grow the business and add value to the relationship.
  • Ensure compliance with company and site-specific safety and quality standards.
Professional qualifications
We are looking for someone with the following:
  • Time Served Apprenticeship in a Electrical Engineering field
  • Strong experience working with transformers, switchgear, motors, drives, electrical distribution plant etc
  • Experience working in a heavy process environment such as a power station, refinery, chemical plant or paper mill.
  • As this is a field based role, a full UK driving licence is a necessity
Personal skills
The Electrical Project Manager role would suit someone who has:
  • Extensive experience in a technical capacity as a Supervisor or Team Leader
  • Industry relevant experience working on heavy electrical industrial plant
  • Business knowledge to identify opportunities to maximise revenue
  • Proven experience in managing work packages and work scopes
Salary and benefits of the Electrical Project Manager role
  • Industry competitive salary
  • Company Vehicle
Overtime * Pension
  • Bonus opportunity
  • Further full company benefits
INDPOWAstute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government’s Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.To apply for this Electrical Project Manager opportunity, please complete the form below. Alternatively, send a copy of your up-to-date CV to or call to speak to Dan Grosvenor who can tell you more. You can also connect with Dan on to view other jobs they are recruiting. .Apply nowFirst name(Required)Last name(Required)Email(Required)Mobile numberCVAccepted file types: jpg, png, doc, docx, pdf, rtf, txt, Max. file size: 10 MB.Hidden Consultant EmailHidden application emailHidden Job titleHidden Candidate CountryCAPTCHASimilar jobs
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