Group Project Manager OCU Utilities Stockport

Project Manager

Stockport HQ

Travel Required

Competitive Salary

OCU is at the forefront of infrastructure engineering-driving innovation across the UK's utilities, energy, and digital sectors. Backed by cutting-edge technology and private equity investment, we don't just support the market-we lead it.

With a rapidly growing client base across power, water, telecoms, and energy transition, we're scaling fast and looking for exceptional talent to join us.

We're now hiring a Project Manager to join our Group PMO team in Stockport. With 60-70 live projects in motion and bold growth on the horizon, this is a unique opportunity to lead transformation across both group and business units in a high-impact, hands-on role.

You'll manage a portfolio of 4-6 diverse projects at once-spanning digital, operational, and strategic initiatives-blending delivery execution with big-picture thinking.

Why This Role Stands Out:

• PE-backed growth business with big plans-career progression is not just possible, it's expected.
• High-impact role reporting to the Group Programme Management Director.
• Work across OCU Digital, OCU Data, and senior stakeholders.
• Be at the centre of change-driving digital transformation, ERP implementations, and other major initiatives.

What You'll Be Doing:

• End-to-end ownership of projects across business and group functions.
• Lead contract mobilisation, systems implementation, and process improvement.
• Manage budgets, risks, timelines, and stakeholders-internal and external.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to align outcomes with strategic goals.
• Engage in hands-on problem solving, guiding teams through complex challenges.
• Champion PMO governance and reporting, contributing to the maturity of the function.

Who We're Looking For:

• Proven project leadership experience (10+ years) in complex, matrix environments.
• Ideally experienced in digital, ERP, or business transformation projects.
• Backgrounds in program, change, or delivery management are welcomed.
• Strong communicator, comfortable working across multiple departments and with senior leadership.
• Agile, PRINCE2, or PMP qualifications are desirable.

Location & Travel:

• Based at Stockport HQ, with travel as required.

Career Growth:

Join a tight-knit, growing PMO team (you'll be the 4th Project Manager) and access clear progression pathways across the group as the business scales rapidly. With exposure to cross-business functions and digital strategy, this is a genuine career-defining role.

Ready to be part of something bigger? Apply now to make your mark in a high-growth, PE-backed environment where delivery and impact go hand in hand.