Grid Project Manager - 500MW Battery Storage (Sundon)

Berkshire Talent Partnership; England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Berkshire Talent Partnership is supporting a leading UK renewable energy developer in appointing a Grid Project Manager for a 500MW Sundon battery energy storage project. The role focuses on leading grid connection and electrical works on site, ensuring safety, on programme, and on budget.

The successful candidate will lead site meetings, manage day-to-day grid and electrical work packages, coordinate with subcontractors, and maintain QA/compliance across the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Experience as a site-based project or package manager on HV grid connection, substation or BESS projects.
• Strong subcontractor management, programme control and QA/completions experience.
• Working knowledge of CDM 2015 and HV safety on energised sites.
• An engineering background, ideally electrical.

Responsibilities

• Lead site meetings and manage the grid and electrical work packages day to day, with clear, timely reporting.
• Track progress against the project programme, using short-term and look-ahead programmes.
• Act as the main contact for subcontractor site management, and support subcontractor selection, procurement and design.
• Manage QA documentation and compliance against project procedures, specification and design.
• Issue site instructions and work with the commercial team to keep progress moving.
• Build the package commissioning plans and manage interfaces with other project managers.
• Set the standard on safety and behaviour, and guide the project and design engineers.

Skills

HV grid experience

Subcontractor management

Programme control

QA/completions

CDM 2015 HV safety

Electrical engineering background

Job description

A leading UK renewable energy developer is moving its 500MW Sundon battery energy storage project into delivery. They need a Grid Project Manager to lead the grid connection and electrical works on site, safely, on programme and on budget.

The role

• Lead site meetings and manage the grid and electrical work packages day to day, with clear, timely reporting.
• Track progress against the project programme, using short-term and look-ahead programmes.
• Act as the main contact for subcontractor site management, and support subcontractor selection, procurement and design.
• Manage QA documentation and compliance against project procedures, specification and design.
• Issue site instructions and work with the commercial team to keep progress moving.
• Build the package commissioning plans and manage technical, programme and commissioning interfaces with the other project managers.
• Set the standard on safety and behaviour, and guide the project and design engineers.

You’ll have

• Experience as a site-based project or package manager on HV grid connection, substation or BESS projects.
• Strong subcontractor management, programme control and QA/completions experience.
• Working knowledge of CDM 2015 and HV safety on energised sites.
• An engineering background, ideally electrical