Senior Construction Project Manager

Elgin; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Elgin is seeking an experienced Senior Construction Project Manager to fulfil the Client/Employer’s Representative role across our utility-scale solar PV, BESS and co‑located PV/BESS projects.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams within Elgin’s delivery framework, coordinating finance, legal, engineering, procurement, construction and operations from late stage development through handover to Asset Management.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in infrastructure, renewables, power or energy storage projects.
• Experience representing a client/owner on complex contracted projects and lender interactions.
• Experience with FIDIC/EPC/ICP contracts and commercial governance.
• Ability to coordinate finance, legal, procurement, engineering and operations across delivery milestones.
• Strong communication for governance meetings and investor reporting.

Responsibilities

• Fulfil Client/Employer’s Representative role for allocated projects from FID through COD.
• Lead project and contract management on project-financed assets, coordinating lender processes.
• Administer high-value EPC, ICP contracts with variations, claims and close-out.
• Maintain disciplined project controls across programme, budget, cash flow, risk and change.
• Coordinate between internal teams, finance, legal, procurement, engineering, operations and external advisers.
• Lead and manage multidisciplinary teams within Elgin’s delivery framework and milestones.
• Manage relationships and reporting cadence with lenders, equity investors and SPV governance bodies.
• Identify risks and develop mitigation plans with clear options and decisions.

Skills

Degree in PM

Infrastructure renewables

Project-financed exposure

FIDIC/EPC/ICP

Team leadership

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder reporting

MS Office / Project controls

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

MS Office

Project controls tools

Job description

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Job Description

Are you an experienced construction project leader with the commercial acumen to deliver complex infrastructure projects while managing the expectations of lenders, investors and key stakeholders?

We are looking for an experienced Senior Construction Project Manager to fulfil the Client / Employer’s Representative role across Elgin’s utility-scale solar PV, BESS and co-located PV/BESS projects. The role is focused on leading multidisciplinary project teams within a single Elgin delivery framework, ensuring that finance, legal, engineering, procurement, construction, operations, route-to-market and external adviser inputs are coordinated into one clear project position from late stage development / FID through construction, commissioning, commercial operations and handover to Asset Management. Particular emphasis will be placed on lender, investor, SPV governance and internal delivery interfaces.

This role requires significant project and contract management experience, including direct involvement in project finance processes, lender due diligence, conditions precedent, drawdown evidence, lender reporting, waivers / consents and coordination with lender technical advisers. The successful candidate will need specific experience with FIDIC based Construction Contracts, strong commercial judgement, disciplined contract administration capability and the ability to translate project delivery status into clear funding, governance and decision‑making outputs.

To be successful in the role, you will have experience representing a client, employer, sponsor or SPV in the delivery of complex infrastructure or renewable energy projects. You will be commercially astute, highly organised, confident leading multidisciplinary project teams through a common governance and delivery framework, and capable of engaging credibly with lenders, investors, advisers, contractors, shareholder forums and senior internal stakeholders.

• Fulfil the Client / Employer’s Representative role for allocated projects, ensuring Elgin’s SPV, governance, commercial and contractual obligations are actively managed from FID through COD and handover.
• Lead project and contract management on project-financed assets, coordinating lender processes including conditions precedent, drawdown evidence, lender technical adviser queries, lender reporting, waivers / consents and funding milestone submissions.
• Administer and manage high‑value EPC, ICP and related project contracts, including notices, variations, claims, payment applications, completion milestones, liquidated damages, defects and close‑out obligations.
• Maintain disciplined project controls across programme, budget, cash flow, risk, actions, decisions and change, ensuring transparent reporting to senior management, SPV governance bodies, lenders and investors.
• Act as the primary project coordination point between Elgin’s internal project team, finance, legal, procurement, engineering, construction, operations, route-to-market and external advisers, ensuring that all workstreams operate from one integrated delivery plan, one risk position and one set of decision requirements.
• Lead and manage multidisciplinary internal project teams within Elgin’s agreed delivery framework by setting priorities, clarifying accountabilities, managing dependencies, aligning workstreams to project milestones and escalating decisions in a timely and structured manner.
• Manage the relationship and reporting cadence with project finance lenders, equity investors, shareholder representatives, lender technical advisers and other key finance‑facing stakeholders, including preparing and presenting clear, decision‑ready updates for shareholder forums and related governance meetings.
• Oversee contractor, owner’s engineer and technical adviser interfaces to ensure delivery evidence, technical outputs and contractual positions support Elgin’s funding, governance and employer obligations.
• Proactively identify commercial, contractual, programme and financing risks, develop mitigation plans and ensure issues are escalated with clear options, recommendations and decision requirements.
• Support tendering, contract negotiation and commercial strategy by ensuring delivery arrangements are bankable, financeable, contractually robust and aligned with lender / investor expectations.

Your profile

What you will need:

• Degree in project management, construction management, engineering, or similar.
• Extensive experience in infrastructure, renewables, power, energy storage or comparable capital projects, with significant project and contract management responsibility.
• Direct experience working on project-financed projects, including lender due diligence, , funding drawdowns, lender technical adviser processes and ongoing lender / investor reporting.
• Strong understanding of the Client / Employer’s Representative role and experience representing an owner, SPV, sponsor or employer in the delivery of complex contracted projects.
• Extensive experience administering FIDIC, EPC, ICP and construction management contracts, including notices, variations, claims, payment mechanisms, completion tests, liquidated damages and contractual close‑out.
• Demonstrable ability to lead multidisciplinary internal teams and align finance, legal, engineering, procurement, construction, operations and external adviser inputs around delivery milestones within a standardised delivery framework.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, with the ability to assess risk versus reward, protect the employer’s position and communicate implications clearly to senior stakeholders.
• Experience preparing and presenting concise, decision‑ready reports for senior management, investment committees, SPV boards, lenders, investors, shareholder forums and other governance forums, with the ability to translate complex programme, commercial, technical and financing issues into clear options and recommendations.
• Working knowledge of utility‑scale solar PV, BESS, grid connection and route‑to‑market interfaces, with sufficient technical understanding to challenge contractors and advisers effectively.
• Highly organised and proficient in Microsoft Office and project controls tools, with strong written communication, meeting management and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Valid driver’s license for Ireland and the UK.

About Us

Elgin is a fully integrated, utility‑scale solar and storage Independent Power Producer, developing, building, owning and operating renewable energy assets across the UK, Ireland, Germany, and Italy. With a 10GW+ pipeline spanning solar, co‑located and standalone storage projects, Elgin brings projects from origination through development to energisation and long‑term operation.

The company has delivered over 1GW of ready‑to‑build projects, with more than 200MW currently under construction across the UK and Ireland. Elgin is backed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), which acquired a majority stake in 2024, supporting the company’s long‑term growth and ambition to scale.

Founded in 2009, Elgin operates from offices in Dublin, London, Ulm, and Rome, with a team of over 100 professionals driving the delivery of large‑scale renewable energy projects. For more information, visit www.elgin.com.

About CIP

Founded in 2012, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners P/S (CIP) today is the world’s largest dedicated fund manager within greenfield energy investments. The funds managed by CIP focus on investments in offshore and onshore wind, storage, solar PV, biomass and energy‑from‑waste, transmission and distribution, reserve capacity, advanced bioenergy, and Power‑to‑X.

CIP manages 13 funds and has to date raised approximately EUR 35 billion for investments in energy and associated infrastructure from more than 200 international institutional investors. CIP has projects in more than 30 countries and more than 2,300 employees across platforms. For more information, visit www.cip.com.