Neos Networks offers alternative working arrangements that give employees some flexibility, including office, home and hybrid working.
Location: Reading, Havant or Glasgow (hybrid working 2–3 days per week)
Salary: Competitive (depending on experience) + performance-related bonus + excellent benefits package
Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time (37 hours per week)
About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Project Manager to join Neos Networks, delivering key projects for a major Utilities customer. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring projects meet commercial and contractual requirements, while also contributing to the expansion, development, and optimisation of the Neos network—consistently exceeding customer expectations.
Reporting to a Portfolio or Programme Manager, you will manage multiple small to medium-sized projects across their full lifecycle—from initial scoping and design through to execution and final handover. You will oversee internal teams and contractors, ensuring effective delivery, governance, and performance across all activities.
Collaboration will be central to your success, working closely with stakeholders across Design & Architecture, Field Engineering, Operations, and Provisioning to ensure business and customer requirements are fully realised.
Key Responsibilities
End-to-End Project Delivery: Lead the successful delivery of projects within agreed scope, budget, and timelines, operating with a high degree of autonomy.
Project Governance: Establish and manage robust governance processes, including leading project reviews, kick-offs, and steering groups with internal teams and external partners.
Risk & Issue Management: Identify, track, and mitigate risks, issues, and dependencies, ensuring clear ownership and effective resolution.
Stakeholder Management: Build strong relationships across internal teams, customers, suppliers, and senior stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and alignment.
Customer Experience: Manage customer expectations and ensure delivery meets agreed objectives and standards.
Documentation & Reporting: Maintain accurate project documentation, reporting, and compliance with governance standards.
Financial Management: Manage project budgets, forecasting, and financial performance effectively.
What You’ll Bring
Proven Telecommunications Project Management experience, delivering small-to-medium scale technology projects across multiple technologies.
Strong communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage confidently at all levels, including senior stakeholders.
Demonstrable experience of applying project management best practices and driving high standards.
Excellent stakeholder and relationship management skills across internal and external environments.
Ability to work under pressure, prioritise effectively, and meet deadlines.
Experience working within multi-disciplinary project environments, including vendors and partners.
Knowledge or experience within the Utilities sector is highly desirable.
A proactive, collaborative approach aligned with company values and a strong team ethos.
What’s in It for You
We offer a competitive salary, performance-related bonus, and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your family, finances, and wellbeing—alongside flexible hybrid working.
Next Steps
All applications should be submitted online. We will be in touch after the closing date to update you on your application.
If you require any support, please contact: [email protected]
Skills Required
- Proven telecommunications project management experience delivering small-to-medium scale technology projects
- Experience managing projects across full lifecycle including scoping, design, execution and handover
- Strong communication, leadership and interpersonal skills, able to engage with senior stakeholders
- Demonstrable application of project management best practices and governance
- Experience working within multi-disciplinary project environments including vendors and partners
- Ability to manage budgets, forecasting and financial performance
- Knowledge or experience within the Utilities sector
What We Do
We’re Neos Networks, a leading B2B telecoms provider with Britain’s biggest business-dedicated network. Our high capacity fibre network is transforming connectivity for Critical National Infrastructure and businesses across the UK From telecoms, energy and emergency services to media and banking, we supercharge organisations with high-capacity, low-latency networks – making connectivity work for you. Our goal is to provide connectivity for the future, enabling businesses nationwide to meet the growing demands of AI, 5G, and IoT. We empower you to deliver your digital-first vision. We enable you to grow in an increasingly data-hungry world, connecting your business for the future.
