Electrical Site Manager - Solar

Progressive; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Progressive are seeking an Electrical Site Manager for a ground mount solar farm in Kent. Start ASAP; project through to end August 2026.

You must have supervisory/managerial experience on a ground mount solar farm and be willing to work 8–10 hours daily, including Saturdays when required. You will provide on-site supervision, manage subcontractors and logistics, review drawings and statements, enforce health and safety, and maintain site diaries and quality records.

Qualifications

• Experience of working on a ground mount solar farm in a supervisory/managerial position.
• Black ECS/CSCS card
• 3-Day First Aid
• Ability to run a busy construction site independently
• Strong team and site management skills
• Good IT skills for reporting and site administration

Responsibilities

• Provide daily on-site supervision ensuring compliance with project scope, standards, safety regulations and legal requirements.
• Identify, document and escalate risks, issues, delays and incidents while driving corrective actions with the project team.
• Manage subcontractors, suppliers, logistics, materials and day‑to‑day site operations to meet quality and schedule.
• Review drawings, method statements and subcontractor scopes to ensure correct on-site implementation.
• Enforce health, safety, environmental and site-access controls including inductions and UK legislation compliance.
• Maintain site diaries, progress logs, defects, quality records and ESG data.
• Conduct inspections and drive defect rectification, supporting handover and O&M transition.
• Coordinate with internal teams, engineers, HSE, subcontractors and stakeholders, leading site culture and communication.
• Operate within authority limits and escalate financial decisions per company policy.
• Provide additional project-related monitoring and support when required.

Skills

Ground mount solar farm supervision

Team leadership

Site safety compliance

Risk management

Reporting & administration

Tools

MS Office

Job description

A client of ours are looking for an Electrical Site Manager for their ground mount solar farm project in the Kent area. Start date for this role is ASAP and it will go on until the end of August 2026. You MUST have experience of working on a ground mount solar farm in a supervisory/managerial position. Hours range between 8-10 hours a day and you would have to work Saturdays when required.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide daily on-site supervision ensuring full compliance with project scope, engineering standards, safety regulations, and legal requirements.
• Identifies, documents, and escalates risks, issues, delays, and incidents while driving corrective actions with the project team.
• Manages subcontractors, suppliers, logistics, materials, and day-to-day site operations to meet quality, schedule, and contractual standards.
• Reviews drawings, method statements, technical documents, and subcontractor scopes to ensure correct on-site implementation.
• Enforces health, safety, environmental, and site-access controls, including contractor inductions and compliance with UK legislation.
• Maintains comprehensive documentation such as site diaries, progress logs, defects, quality records, and environmental/ESG data.
• Conducts routine and ad hoc inspections, drives defect rectification, and supports handover, commissioning, and O&M transition.
• Coordinates closely with internal teams, engineers, HSE personnel, subcontractors, inspectors, and stakeholders, while leading site culture and communication.
• Operates within defined authority limits, escalating financial or binding decisions and ensuring alignment with company policies.
• Provides additional project-related monitoring, consulting, and support tasks when required, within competency and safety limits.

Requirements

• Previous experience of working on a ground mount solar farm in a supervisory/managerial position.
• Black ECS/CSCS card
• 3-Day First Aid
• Ability to run a busy construction site independently.
• Strong team and site management skills.
• Good IT skills for reporting and site administration

Please note that the documents provided contain generic information. If we are successful in finding you an assignment, you will receive a Key Information Document which will be specific to the vendor set-up you have chosen and your placement.