Job Description
Job Title:
Project Manager – Networks
Description:
We are hiring for our client, a key player in Northern Ireland’s electricity infrastructure, seeking an experienced Project Manager – Networks to join their team in Belfast. This is an exciting opportunity to take the lead on critical transmission grid infrastructure projects that directly support the transformation of Northern Ireland’s energy system towards a low-carbon future.
This hybrid role (3 days in the office, 2 days remote) will suit someone with strong engineering foundations and experience managing complex infrastructure projects, ideally within a regulated utility or energy sector. You'll join a collaborative team committed to safety, innovation, and sustainable progress.
Top 3 Things to Know About this Job
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Play a lead role in transforming Northern Ireland’s electricity grid infrastructure
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Hybrid working (Belfast office – 3 days onsite, 2 remote)
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Excellent salary, benefits, and career progression opportunities
The Role
As Project Manager – Networks, you will:
• Lead major transmission grid infrastructure projects from pre-capital approval through to energisation
• Guide projects through public planning processes and manage planning consent activities
• Collaborate with internal teams and external consultants across technical, commercial, and environmental disciplines
• Coordinate landowner engagement and secure relevant project consents
• Drive delivery across project controls – budget, schedule, quality, and risk
• Produce high-quality internal reports, briefings and stakeholder updates
• Mitigate risks, escalate issues, and ensure timely, quality outcomes
• Represent the business across stakeholder meetings and project communications
The Person
We are looking for someone who has:
• An Engineering degree or equivalent qualification
• Minimum 2 years’ experience managing infrastructure projects
• Excellent organisational, problem-solving and communication skills
• Confidence in stakeholder engagement and reporting
• Flexibility and resilience in managing competing project priorities
• Strong interpersonal and team collaboration skills
• A full clean driving licence and access to a vehicle
Desirable (but not essential):
• Postgraduate qualifications in engineering or project management (e.g., PMP)
• Experience within a regulated utility or energy environment
• Understanding of CDM regulations, project costing and environmental planning
The Rewards
• Competitive salary + annual performance bonus
• Hybrid working (3 office / 2 remote)
• Private medical insurance
• Generous matched pension scheme
• Salary sacrifice schemes – including EV leasing, cycle-to-work
• Complimentary onsite parking with EV charging
• Flexible working hours and competitive annual leave
Next Steps – Why Hunter Savage
For further information and to apply for this Project Manager – Networks job, contact Dominic Heron at Hunter Savage. Email dominic@huntersavage.com or call 07458 160121 . As a specialist recruitment consultancy, Hunter Savage offers expert, confidential career advice across the Engineering & Manufacturing sector. We partner with top employers and talented professionals to ensure the right people are in the right roles — now and for the future.
Salary information is a guide and dependent on experience. We reserve the right to heighten shortlisting criteria based on volume and quality of applications.