You’ll join OCU’s Regulated Power division leading the delivery of large-scale infrastructure projects that are critical to the UK’s electricity network and wider energy transition. Working across complex transmission and distribution programmes, you’ll play a key role in ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently and to the highest standards.
This is an opportunity to take ownership of major projects within a growing organisation, where you’ll influence delivery at scale, lead high-performing teams and contribute to infrastructure that powers homes, businesses and communities.
You’ll lead projects from initial planning through to successful completion, taking full responsibility for programme, budget, resources and overall delivery performance. Working closely with internal teams and external stakeholders, you’ll ensure projects are delivered in line with agreed scope, timelines and quality expectations.
You’ll act as the primary point of contact for clients, subcontractors and wider stakeholders, building strong relationships and maintaining clear, consistent communication throughout the project lifecycle. Alongside this, you’ll lead multidisciplinary project teams, providing direction, support and leadership to drive performance and create a collaborative working environment.
You’ll oversee resource planning and allocation, ensuring projects are appropriately staffed and supported while maximising efficiency. A key part of your role will be identifying and managing risks, developing mitigation strategies and ensuring any issues are addressed proactively to maintain delivery.
You’ll also ensure robust quality assurance processes are in place, maintaining high standards across all project outputs and ensuring compliance with client requirements and industry best practice. In addition, you’ll take responsibility for financial management, including budgets, forecasting, cost control and reporting, ensuring projects remain commercially successful.
Essential:
- Proven experience managing large-scale projects within construction, engineering or infrastructure environments
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and drive performance
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Strong understanding of project management methodologies and best practice
- Experience managing project budgets, programmes and resources
- Analytical approach with the ability to identify and resolve complex challenges
- Proficiency in project management tools and Microsoft Office
Desirable:
- Professional certification such as PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent
- Degree in engineering, construction management or a related discipline
- Experience in client-facing roles and managing key stakeholder relationships
- Background in utilities, power or regulated infrastructure projects
At OCU Group, we don’t just deliver infrastructure - we help power modern life.
As one of the UK’s fastest-growing utility and infrastructure businesses, we deliver complex, nationally critical projects across power, energy transition, water, telecoms, and digital infrastructure. Over the last five years, OCU has grown five-fold to a £1.1bn organisation, expanding both organically and through strategic acquisitions across the UK, Australia, New Zealand and India.
Our growth is driven by ambitious people, operational excellence, and a commitment to doing things properly. We work on projects that genuinely matter by supporting the UK’s energy transition, strengthening essential infrastructure, and helping build more sustainable communities for the future.
Whether you’re an experienced professional looking to take ownership of major projects and influence delivery at scale, or someone starting your career through an apprenticeship, graduate programme, or placement route, OCU offers real opportunity to grow, develop, and make an impact.
We are building a business where high performance, collaboration, innovation, and accountability sit at the centre of our culture. Our people are trusted to lead, encouraged to challenge thinking, and supported to continuously develop their skills and careers.
At OCU, you won’t just join a growing business, you’ll help shape it.
Our Culture & Values
At OCU, our values are at the heart of everything we do. We care about safety, lead with integrity, strive to be better every day, make a positive impact, and deliver to grow, together, as One Company United.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
At OCU Group, we believe diversity, inclusion, and belonging are fundamental to building stronger teams, better ideas, and a more successful business. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported.
As part of our commitment to fairness and equality, candidates may be asked to complete an equal opportunities monitoring form during the recruitment process. This information is used for monitoring purposes only and plays no part in hiring decisions.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and are committed to offering interviews to candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions who meet the essential criteria for the role.
To ensure that everyone has a fair opportunity to join our team, please inform us if you require any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment and interview process is, by emailing
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