Project Manager (Solar O&M)

RES Limited; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading renewable energy firm is seeking a Project Manager to oversee Solar O&M services. The role involves managing project work, ensuring safety, and coordinating with various specialists. Candidates should have experience in solar plant management, strong project management skills, and relevant electrical qualifications. This role offers a competitive salary and benefits such as flexible working and healthcare support. The position is a 12-month fixed term contract based in Portsmouth, England.

Benefits

Pension schemes

Flexible working

Private healthcare

Enhanced family leave

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• Managing a programme of electrical and civil project work.
• Experience working on solar sites is required.
• Experience in producing project plans and programmes.

Responsibilities

• Manage a pipeline of Project work through all stages.
• Forecast the team's long-term resource demand and supply.
• Accountability for safety, profitability, and quality.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Project Management

Contract Management

Strong communication

Education

Electrical qualifications

Relevant safety qualifications such as IOSH or SMSTS

Project management qualifications

Job description

The purpose of this role is to provide Project Management for the Solar O&M service within the Asset Management and Operations department to plan and execute a programme of upgrade, repair and remediation work on a portfolio of operational solar farms. The Project Manager will require close coordination with the O&M Manager and Asset Manager for each solar plant. The project plan will need to be developed in coordination with the relevant technical, procurement and HSQE specialists. The relevant owner's approvals need to be obtained and adhered to. This position is for a 12-month fixed term period.

Responsibilities

• Manage a pipeline of Project work through all stages including identification, quotation, approval, scheduling, planning, execution, technical completion, de-snagging, invoicing and warranty claims.
• Identify sources of new work from end of warranty inspections, maintenance inspection reports, serial defects and upgrade opportunities.
• Forecast the team's long-term resource demand and supply. Action any imbalances.
• Line manage a Site Manager(s) providing coaching, motivation and continuous improvement of quality standards.
• Develop relationships with a selection of quality sub-contractors, managing their site works and providing timely feedback.
• Draw up a consolidated ongoing Project Plan to identify the resources, materials, plant, procedures, costs and timeframes.
• Execute the Project Plan in accordance with manufacturers and warranty requirements, contract terms, RES quality systems, HSQE standards (including CDM) and best industry practice.
• React to major plant component failures and execute the contingency plans developed by the O&M Planner.
• Accountability for the safety, profitability, quality and warranty claims in relation to the Project Plan.
• Delivery of the approved Project Plan.
• Produce detailed specification and scope documents for tendering.
• Lead procurement activities.
• Award sub-contracts.
• Finalise programme of works.
• Organise the necessary enabling activities such as welfare, temporary tracks, power supplies and make the relevant CDM F10 notifications.
• Project manage sub-contracted works in accordance with the timescales and budget in the approved Project Plan.
• Regular status updates to Asset Manager and owner, and forecast time and cost to completion.
• Ensure appropriate testing, commissioning and documentation is produced, including updating of CDM Health & Safety file.
• Organise handover to incumbent O&M contractor, including sub-contractor defect procedures.
• Coordinate with and provide relevant support to Wind and Battery Storage Project work.
• Identify opportunities to offer services to RES Construction.
• Identify resources within RES that can be deployed on the Project Plan (e.g. LAPs, SAPs).
• Support the development/improvement of the RES Quoting and Invoicing systems.
• Work with the Procurement/Contracts team to get sub-contract frameworks to reduce ad-hoc contracts.

Qualifications & Knowledge

• Knowledge of CDM.
• RES Lifting Procedures.
• Knowledge of the construction activities for solar farms.
• Knowledge of typical labour and materials costs in the solar industry.
• Knowledge of key HSE legislation and guidance pertaining to project activities.

Skills

• Attention to detail.
• A commitment to high quality.
• Positive, can‑do attitude.
• Problem‑solving.
• Report‑writing.
• Project Management.
• Contract Management.
• Strong communication.

Experience

• Managing a programme of electrical and civil project work.
• Working on solar sites.
• Producing project plans and programmes.
• Managing sub‑contractors.
• Delivering projects safely, on time and on budget.
• Electrical qualifications.
• Relevant safety qualifications such as IOSH or SMSTS.
• Project management qualifications desirable.

About RES

Do you want to work to make Power for Good?

We're the world's largest independent renewable energy company. We're driven by a simple yet powerful vision: to create a future where everyone has access to affordable, zero carbon energy. We know that achieving our ambitions would be impossible without our people. Because we're tackling some of the world's toughest problems, we need the very best people to help us. They're our most important asset so that's why we continually invest in them. RES is a family with a diverse workforce, and we are dedicated to the personal professional growth of our people, no matter what stage of their career they're at.

Benefits

Our competitive package offers rewards and benefits including pension schemes, flexible working, and top‑down emphasis on better work‑life balance. We also offer private healthcare, discounted green travel, 25 days holiday with options to buy/sell days, enhanced family leave and four volunteering days per year so you can make a difference somewhere else.