Senior Project Manager

United Infrastructure is a dynamic and rapidly expanding business, focused on delivering critical infrastructure projects across the utility and social infrastructure sectors. Our team of highly skilled and hardworking specialists deliver innovative solutions to the complex challenges our clients face.

Our company is split into two business areas:

• Utility Infrastructure – Our team of Utility Infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical water, energy (gas), power and telecoms infrastructure for the UK’s largest network owners and operators.
• Social Infrastructure - Our team of Social Infrastructure specialists revitalise homes and communities by carrying out a wide range of work, from retrofit to refurbishment, and maintenance.

In early 2025, the UI Energy division was awarded a two-stage ECI engineering, procurement and construction project aimed at reducing emissions at Wormington Compressor Station, Gloucestershire. The EPC project scope includes the design, Balance of Plant (BOP) procurement, construction and commissioning of a new 15MW gas turbine compressor site, adjacent to the existing compressor site at Wormington. The project forms part of National Gas’s MCPD (Medium Combustion Plant Directive) programme to replace existing compressor units with new, state‑of‑the‑art equipment.

The Senior Project Manager (SPM) – Major Projects will report to the Project Director and be accountable for the safe delivery of projects in line with contract requirements and United Infrastructure business procedures. The role is responsible for:

• Ensuring programme requirements are met while aligning delivery with company objectives and fulfilling client expectations.
• Managing projects to achieve targets in respect of safety, time, cost, quality and client satisfaction.
• Developing and maintaining constructive and collaborative client, stakeholder and supply chain relationships.

The Senior Project Manager will have line management responsibilities for project operational and technical personnel. They will work within the Project Leadership Team (PLT) comprising managerial, technical, SHEQ, project controls and commercial leads.

Following a brief preconstruction phase, the role will be based at the Wormington Compressor Station site in Gloucestershire. Travel to UI head office in Warrington, to the Kent design office in Woking and to the National Gas office at Warwick (or on occasion other NG offices as necessary) will also be required.

Responsibilities of the position include:

• Providing senior project management capabilities within the Project Leadership Team, working collaboratively with the Project Director, Technical Director, Commercial Manager, Engineering Manager, SHEQ Team and Planning Manager to ensure integrated project delivery.
• Ensuring that on‑site operations, delivered through a combination of direct labour and subcontracted workforce, are safely and effectively coordinated to deliver the project scope in accordance with contract requirements and project‑specific documentation.
• Leading the safe delivery of this major gas infrastructure project in compliance with CDM Regulations, gas industry standards, statutory requirements, and company SHEQ policies.
• Taking overall responsibility for the project delivery process, ensuring alignment with client objectives, contractual requirements, regulatory obligations, and business goals.
• Managing the actions and reporting necessary to ensure target project KPI performance is achieved.
• Proactively resolving project delivery issues in collaboration with the project team, escalating material risks or unresolved matters promptly to the Project or Technical Director with clear information and recommendations.
• Owning programme delivery, working closely with planning and engineering leads to manage interfaces, critical path activities, coordination of site activities, and commissioning constraints.
• Participating in the authoring, reviewing, checking and updating of all project documentation, including weekly and monthly reporting.
• Leading and chairing project meetings, workshops, pre-start, site briefings and standdowns at all levels to meet project requirements.
• Visibly leading the safety, quality and environmental protection culture to ensure the project is delivered safely and to a high standard.
• Supporting the Commercial Manager with forecasting, change management, risk allowances, and value engineering to ensure full accountability for cost control and commercial performance.
• Acting as the primary site-level interface with the client project team, compressor site operations team, statutory parties, landowners, and other key stakeholders, managing relationships and resolving strategic issues.
• Leading risk and opportunity management across the project, ensuring hazards associated with high‑pressure gas systems are identified, mitigated, and communicated through the leadership team.
• Overseeing subcontractor and supply‑chain performance, ensuring capability, competence, and compliance with project specific safety and quality requirements.
• Ensuring robust governance is applied, including reporting, assurance reviews, client approvals, and adherence to internal project controls.
• Promoting a strong safety‑led culture across the project team, reinforcing behavioural safety, permit systems, and operational discipline in high‑risk environments.
• Managing change control and variation processes, ensuring contractual and regulatory implications are understood and addressed at PLT level.
• Supporting readiness for testing, commissioning, and entry into service, ensuring documentation, asset data, and operational interfaces meet client and regulatory standards.
• Capturing and embedding lessons learned, driving continuous improvement across the major projects portfolio.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience as a Project Manager delivering large‑scale EPC projects.
• Experience within UK high‑pressure gas infrastructure is preferred; however, applications are also welcomed from candidates with relevant backgrounds in heavy engineering, piping, or process‑led projects within regulated, safety‑critical environments.
• Appropriate academic and professional qualifications, with evidence of a commitment to continued professional development.
• Commercial contract, cost and programming awareness – experience with NEC or similar forms of contract.
• Able to demonstrate a senior level of professional competence in a main contractor EPC environment managing site health and safety.
• Proven track record of successful delivery of projects from start to finish.
• Proficient using Microsoft Office programmes; incl. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint / Document Control software and Outlook.
• Experience of similar works for / with National Grid, other gas networks or industrial process asset operators.
• Willing to travel between sites and be on site at Wormington Compressor Station in Gloucestershire during the week.
• Full UK driving license.
• Fluent in the English language.

Join us at United Infrastructure and be part of our mission to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions to the complex infrastructure needs of the UK.