Electrical Project Manager – MK

Overview

As Electrical Project Manager you will own electrical projects from pre-construction through handover, overseeing design, procurement, installation and commissioning. You’ll coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, manage programmes, budgets and risks, and maintain quality and safety standards. The role supports delivering electrical fit-outs, refurbishments and design & build projects for a growing pipeline. It’s a hands-on leadership position that shapes project delivery in a client-facing, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership from pre-construction to handover
• Manage full lifecycle: design coordination, procurement, installation, testing and commissioning
• Coordinate electrical subcontractors, engineers and site teams
• Develop and manage project programmes and milestones
• Ensure buildability, compliance with drawings and UK standards
• Procurement of equipment, materials and subcontract packages
• Monitor budgets, costs, variations and financial performance
• Manage risks and stakeholder relationships
• Lead RFIs, technical queries and design changes
• Ensure RAMS, permits and site documentation
• Oversee testing, commissioning, snagging and handover
• Maintain health & safety and CDM compliance
• Provide progress and commercial reporting
• Support forecasting, cost/value reporting and financial control
• Resolve technical and delivery issues proactively
• Deliver projects safely, on programme, within budget and quality targets
• Coordinate with other building services packages
• Manage subcontractor performance and quality
• Attend progress and design meetings
• Liaise with clients, consultants and main contractors

Key requirements

• Proven experience as Electrical Project Manager in electrical contracting/building services/M&E
• Strong electrical building services background
• Experience delivering commercial fit-out and refurbishment
• Experience on design & build schemes
• Strong understanding of electrical installation and project delivery
• Experience managing electrical subcontractors and site teams
• Strong programme, procurement and project management skills
• Commercial awareness with budget, variations and cost control
• Strong client and stakeholder management
• Understanding of UK electrical standards, construction practices, H&S and CDM
• SMSTS
• CSCS/ECS
• Electrical qualification such as HNC/HND/Degree or equivalent (advantageous)
• Commercial construction experience preferred

• Stakeholder management
• Strong communication
• Problem-solving and proactive issue resolution
• Project management
• Design coordination
• Procurement and subcontractor management

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