Project Manager – Electrical

Role overview

Virtua is seeking an Electrical Project Manager to lead the delivery of electrical projects across the UK, with a particular emphasis on appointing someone who brings a strong ICP project management background. The role will cover EV, ICP, and wider electrical works, with responsibility for managing projects through the full lifecycle from early survey and pre-construction activity through to delivery, energisation, and final handover.

This role is suited to a technically strong, commercially aware, client-facing project manager who can take ownership of delivery, coordinate multiple stakeholders, and drive performance across subcontractor teams. A background working within an ICP environment is essential, and experience working with UKPN as an ICP is strongly preferred.

Key responsibilities

The Electrical Project Manager will take full responsibility for the planning, coordination, and delivery of projects across all works that fall within an ICP’s remit, alongside EV and wider electrical packages. This will include overseeing projects from initial survey, scope review, and pre-construction coordination through to installation, DNO and IDNO liaison, energisation planning, commissioning, and handover.

The role will have direct responsibility for programme management, commercial performance, subcontractor control, client communication, health and safety leadership, quality, and overall project delivery. You will be expected to manage subcontractor performance across electrical and associated works, ensure standards are met on site, maintain momentum across live projects, and drive issues through to resolution.

You will also lead commercial activity across your projects, including ownership of change control, valuations, variations, and wider commercial management. In addition, the role will involve coordination and review of technical information, input into design-related matters where required, and likely involvement in tender support, scope development, and pricing input for new opportunities.

A core part of the role will be managing interfaces with DNO and IDNO stakeholders to support approvals, coordination, outages, and energisation activities. The successful candidate will need to maintain strong control of project documentation, reporting, and delivery systems while ensuring that electrical works progress safely, compliantly, and in line with client expectations.

Candidate profile

Applicants should have a strong technical background in electrical project delivery and a proven track record in an ICP-focused project management role. Virtua is looking for someone with at least five years of relevant experience, with the ability to operate confidently across technical, commercial, and client-facing aspects of delivery.

A strong ICP background is essential, and previous experience working with UKPN as an ICP is preferred. Candidates should have a sound understanding of NERS requirements, while knowledge of HERS is beneficial.

The successful candidate will be comfortable managing projects across the full lifecycle and working with DNO and IDNO parties as part of live delivery. You should also be capable of leading subcontractors, coordinating technical reviews, supporting pre-construction activity, and maintaining strong project controls across both site and office-based work.

A full UK driving licence is essential. Formal project management qualifications such as PRINCE2 are desirable, and applicants should be confident using MS Office and project management software as part of day-to-day delivery.