ESS Project Manager - UK

Sungrow Europe - Welcome traveler!; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sungrow UK is seeking an ESS Project Manager to strengthen the planning, governance, and delivery of the UK ESS portfolio. You will establish PMO standards, coordinate cross-project plans, and deliver executive dashboards to support timely decisions.

In this role you will collaborate with multiple internal functions and external stakeholders to manage risks, drive improvements, and ensure efficient project controls across energy storage initiatives in the UK.

Qualifications

• Experience in PMO, project controls, contract management, document control, portfolio management, or project management within energy, engineering, construction, infrastructure, or a technical environment.
• Strong understanding of project governance, scheduling, reporting, risk management, change control, and budget tracking.
• Confident working with diverse stakeholders and bringing structure to cross-functional projects.
• Advanced skills in Excel, MS Project, PowerPoint, Power BI, CRM systems, and related tools.
• Clear, practical communication to translate data into action for varied audiences.
• Customer-focused and collaborative approach to resolving delivery and commercial challenges.
• English C1; additional European languages are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain PMO standards, processes, templates, and governance for the UK ESS portfolio.
• Coordinate project plans, milestones, resources, risks, and dependencies across multiple ESS projects.
• Deliver portfolio reporting and executive dashboards for data-led decisions.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to keep delivery aligned (KAM, Legal, Eng, Procurement, Finance, etc.).
• Identify delivery risks and drive improvements in project controls and reporting quality.
• Drive continuous improvement in governance, lessons learned, and operational efficiency.

Skills

PMO experience

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

English proficiency

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Project

Power BI

PowerPoint

CRM systems

Reporting tools

Job description

Your mission

Hello and welcome to Sungrow UK! We are looking for an ESS Project Manager to strengthen the planning, governance, and delivery of our Energy Storage Systems portfolio across the UK. Curious what this is all about? Let’s dive right in:

• Establish and maintain clear PMO standards, processes, templates, and governance for the UK ESS project portfolio.


• Coordinate project plans, contract reviews, milestones, resources, risk mitigation actions, and dependencies across multiple ESS projects.


• Deliver accurate portfolio reporting and executive dashboards that enable timely, data-led decisions.


• Partner with Key Account Management, Contract and Legal, Engineering, Procurement, Service, Logistics, Delivery Project Management, Finance, and external stakeholders to keep delivery aligned.


• Identify delivery risks and improvement opportunities early, ensuring actions are clearly owned and followed through.


• Drive continuous improvement in project controls, reporting quality, lessons learned, and operational efficiency.

Your profile

All right, that was intriguing, wasn’t it? To thrive in this role and create long-term impact, your background should look a lot like this:

• Experience in PMO, project controls, contract management, document control, portfolio management, or project management within energy, engineering, construction, infrastructure, or a comparable technical environment.


• Strong understanding of project governance, scheduling, reporting, risk management, change control, and budget tracking.


• Confidence working with diverse stakeholders and bringing structure to fast-moving, cross-functional project environments.


• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Power BI, CRM systems, and project management or reporting tools.


• Clear and practical communication skills, with the ability to translate project data into meaningful actions for varied audiences.


• A customer-focused and collaborative approach to resolving complex delivery and commercial challenges.


• English C1; additional European languages are a plus.

Why us?

Join Sungrow’s ESS PMO team and help shape the delivery of energy storage projects that support a more sustainable energy future. You will work closely with experienced colleagues across commercial, technical, operational, and project delivery teams, bringing structure and visibility to a growing UK portfolio. This is an opportunity to make a measurable impact through strong governance, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

About us

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Welcome at Sungrow

Founded in 1997 by University Professor Cao Renxian, Sungrow is a leader in the research and development of solar inverters with the largest dedicated R&D team in the industry and a broad product portfolio offering PV inverter solutions and energy storage systems for utility-scale, commercial & industrial, and residential applications, as well as internationally recognized floating PV plant solutions, NEV driving solutions, EV charging solutions and renewable hydrogen production systems.

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