Project Manager - HV Systems

Project Manager - HV Systems | Snowdonia National Park
-70,000 - -80,000 (Negotiable, DOE) + Package | Permanent

Location: Snowdonia National Park (Eryri), North Wales

About the Role

TRIbuild Solutions are recruiting for an experienced Project Manager to join a major infrastructure scheme delivered on behalf of National Grid, based within the stunning Eryri National Park.

The project involves constructing a new cable tunnel beneath the estuary near Portmeirion, enabling the removal of 10 pylons and 3.4km of overhead line, and replacing them with 400kV cables routed through a tunnel deep underground - significantly enhancing the visual and environmental quality of this iconic landscape.

You will play a key role in delivering this landmark engineering project, from design through to construction and commissioning.

The Project Scope Includes:

• A 3.4km tunnel, 3.5m in diameter, connecting two new shafts at Garth and Cilfor
• Construction of two new headhouses, one at each shaft
• A new sealing end compound, plus reconfiguration and extension of an existing sealing end compound
• Installation of two high voltage (HV) electrical circuits
• Circuit connections between the reconfigured Garth Sealing End Compound (SEC) and the new Cilfor SEC

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee HV systems delivery across all project phases, from design through construction and commissioning
• Coordinate with multi-disciplinary design and construction teams, including tunnelling, M&E, and civils specialists
• Liaise closely with National Grid and key delivery partners to ensure project milestones, quality standards, and safety requirements are met
• Manage project constraints specific to working within a National Park environment, including environmental and planning considerations
• Oversee programme, cost, and risk management across the HV electrical scope
• Ensure compliance with relevant HV standards, regulations, and health & safety legislation
• Report on progress, risks, and key decisions to senior stakeholders

About You

• Proven experience as a Project Manager within HV transmission, substation, or major electrical infrastructure projects
• Strong understanding of HV systems (400kV experience highly desirable)
• Experience delivering large, complex civil/M&E infrastructure projects, ideally within utilities, energy, or National Grid frameworks
• Familiarity with tunnelling or underground infrastructure projects advantageous
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience working alongside principal contractors and design consultants
• Relevant qualifications (e.g., Engineering degree, PMP, APM, or equivalent) desirable
• Full UK driving licence, with flexibility to be based on-site in Snowdonia

What''s on Offer

• -70,000 - -80,000 basic salary, negotiable dependent on experience
• Attractive benefits package
• Opportunity to work on a landmark national infrastructure project
• Based in one of the UK''s most beautiful National Parks
• Long-term career development within a high-profile scheme

Interested?

If you''re a driven Project Manager looking to make a visible, lasting impact on the UK''s landscape and infrastructure, contact Leon at TRIbuild Solutions, or apply now to be part of this prestigious scheme.