Solution Delivery Manager in Stafford

Put simply, this role is about bringing people together and making sure a complex HVDC engineering programme gets delivered successfully. Our HVDC Reference Solutions team is developing more standardised, repeatable solutions that can be reused across future projects and tenders – helping reduce unnecessary re‑engineering, improve consistency and make delivery more efficient.

The HVDC Programme Manager will lead the delivery of a defined portfolio of HVDC Reference Solutions, bringing together multidisciplinary teams to create scalable, repeatable solutions for use across tendering and project execution. You will take ownership of a complex programme of engineering work, providing the organisation, leadership and delivery focus needed to bring together a geographically dispersed matrix team.

How You Will Make a Difference:

• Leading the delivery of a defined HVDC Reference Solutions portfolio, coordinating multidisciplinary engineering activities from planning through to completion.
• Managing a geographically dispersed matrix team, setting priorities, coordinating resources, monitoring progress and driving delivery against agreed objectives.
• Partnering with Technical Leads to combine strong technical direction with effective programme governance, organisation and execution.
• Driving the deployment and continuous improvement of repeatable HVDC reference solutions across tendering and project execution.
• Collaborating across Engineering, Tendering, Projects, Sourcing, NPI and other key functions to align priorities, resolve challenges and support effective implementation.
• Improving engineering reuse, delivery efficiency, cost and lead‑time performance by embedding lessons learned and promoting greater standardisation.
• Identifying programme risks, dependencies and opportunities, bringing stakeholders together to resolve issues and maintain delivery momentum.

Special Role Requirements:

• Some travel within the UK and internationally may be required to support business, project and stakeholder needs.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders across different locations and time zones.

Skills for Success:

• You should be a confident engineering and programme leader who can bring structure to complex work, influence across a matrix organisation and drive delivery in an environment where processes and ways of working continue to evolve.
• A strong understanding of HVDC technology and engineering environments, with the credibility to work effectively alongside experienced technical specialists.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex engineering programmes, projects or scopes within HVDC, power transmission or a similarly complex engineering environment.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills, with the confidence to establish priorities, create structure and maintain momentum across multiple stakeholders.
• The capability to operate with autonomy and ambiguity, using sound judgement and initiative to develop practical ways forward where processes are not fully established.
• Strong stakeholder and commercial awareness, with an understanding of how engineering decisions affect cost, lead time, delivery performance and competitiveness.
• Experience or exposure to engineering standardisation, reference solutions, reusable engineering packages or industrialisation would be advantageous.
• A University Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering/technical discipline is required as a prerequisite.

This is a permanent position based in our Stafford, United Kingdom office. We have a hybrid working model, giving you flexibility to work from our offices and from home. You will work with colleagues and stakeholders across our global HVDC organisation.

We believe that strong careers are built on a variety of experiences, strong connections, and continuous development. We’re committed to providing you the tools to navigate and shape a strong career journey that aligns with a healthy work‑life balance.

We are passionate about creating an inclusive work environment. By valuing the ideas and contributions of a diverse workforce, we help inspire others to grow, succeed, and raise the bar for everyone.