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Senior Electrical Project Manager
HMP Highpoint, Stradishall CB8 9YG | 15m MEP programme | Security clearance required
Pre-construction now to March 2026 | Delivery to 2027 | Long-run custodial framework
Join a respected MEP contractor delivering a multi-year programme at HMP Highpoint. This is a live prison environment, but works are outside the wire on new installations. You will lead the electrical package through pre-construction and delivery, coordinating with a senior mechanical lead and the wider project team to achieve safe, high-quality handovers.
The project
Programme scale: 15m MEP across new Healthcare, Combined Workshop and Kitchen buildings
Phase dates:
- Healthcarefor 25 weeks from 18 December 2025 to 29 June 2026
- Workshopfor 48 weeks from 30 March 2026 to 12 March 2027
- Kitchenfor 42 weeks from 30 March 2026 to 29 January 2027
Pre-construction: live now through March 2026 with design reviews, surveys, procurement planning and enabling
Delivery model: sub-let labour and sundries, with capital plant, switchgear, luminaires, main distribution and large cables supplied directly
Your remit
- Lead the electrical scope from pre-con through commissioning and client handover
- Plan and sequence works with the Senior Mechanical PM, Project Director and PC
- Manage subcontractors, set production targets, track labour and materials, and drive progress to programme
- Own quality control and close-out including ITPs, inspections, red lines, as-builts, O&M data and training support
- Coordinate design clarifications, RFIs and value engineering with Design and Estimating
- Chair and contribute to progress and coordination meetings with stakeholders and security teams
- Protect safety on site including RAMS reviews, permits, daily briefings and area sign-offs
- Maintain commercial awareness, support take-offs, variation and EWN logs and align reporting with internal finance systems
The team around you
- Visiting Project Director
- Senior Mechanical PM and project lead
- Senior Electrical PM -This is you
- Visiting Senior Quantity Surveyor
- Three MEP Site or Construction Managers, one per building
- Site-based Document Controller, QA Manager and Storeman
Tooling and systems
- Viewpoint and Dialux CDEs with training provided where required
- Standard BIM viewer and snagging applications
- Financial reporting aligned to internal platforms
What you will bring
- Strong track record delivering electrical packages on large MEP projects
- Ideally custodial or other high-security experience, but Tier 1 delivery experience is also welcomed
- SMSTS and appropriate CSCS, with clear leadership in live environments
- Confident stakeholder management and clear, concise reporting
- Ability to plan, de-risk and drive commissioning to clean witness and handover
Security and logistics
Security clearance is required due to project sensitivity. Sponsorship for vetting will be arranged
Pre-construction will involve hybrid attendance between London HQ and site. From early 2026 the role becomes predominantly site-based at Highpoint
Why this role
- Long-run programme with the time and scope to do things properly
- Established contractor with a healthy custodial pipeline through 2027
- Clear runway to lead future projects of circa 15m on completion
Interested
Send your CV and we will arrange a confidential discussion.
