Senior Project Manager UK

nadara; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Nadara is seeking a Senior Project Manager in the UK to lead renewable energy projects from late-stage development through COD. You will oversee budgets, schedules, and multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring safe delivery on time and within budget in a collaborative, high‑growth environment.

The role requires strong leadership, extensive travel across Europe, and a proven track record in delivering complex projects from development to operation.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in project management roles within the energy, infrastructure or construction sectors.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree, or equivalent qualification, in engineering, renewable energy, planning, environmental or sustainability studies.
• Experience in renewable energy development and/or construction, with a track record of delivering project objectives.
• Good understanding of the key financial drivers and KPIs of renewable energy projects and their impact on project value.
• Strong project planning, budgeting, risk management and stakeholder-management capabilities.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word and other project-management tools.
• Willingness to travel extensively across Europe.
• Pragmatic, proactive and solution-oriented approach to problem solving.
• Strong communication and influencing skills across internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong leadership skills with an empathetic and collaborative approach.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary and multicultural project teams.
• Full clean driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a portfolio of renewable energy projects across technologies from late-stage development through COD.
• Drive projects through FID, RtB and COD in line with targets, budget and schedule.
• Take ownership and accountability for project objectives, maximizing value and protecting the business case.
• Ensure projects are engineered, procured, constructed, commissioned and connected on time and within budget.
• Lead and coordinate the FID package with alignment across technical, commercial, financial and contractual streams.
• Develop and manage the integrated project schedule, milestones, critical path and dependencies.
• Manage budgets, forecasts and key financial KPIs with governance and cost control.
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams and interfaces with internal functions, contractors and stakeholders.
• Support Procurement in defining contracting strategies and oversee implementation through construction.
• Coordinate negotiation and management of contracts, variations and claims with Procurement.
• Coordinate project financing strategy with Finance and offtake with Energy Markets teams.
• Ensure high standards of HSE and quality throughout engineering, construction and commissioning.
• Oversee handover to Operations and PAC documentation.

Skills

Project management

Renewable energy

Budgeting

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Contract management

Coordination

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

R0001599 Senior Project Manager UK (Open)

We're Nadara. We work harmoniously with the power of nature and the communities around us to power lifetimes to come. We call our approach 'living energy'.

We don't just produce renewable energy, we live it - recognising our relationship with the people touched by our business and supporting social, educational, cultural, and environmental initiatives that contribute to the development of the communities we work alongside.

Discover more about our business here: https://nadara.com/about/

Nadara is an innovative place to work. We work in a stimulating and challenging environment, where every day we explore the unknown with curiosity, make decisions with quality and take action and deliver with courage. For us diversity is a real value, and we encourage in connecting different perspectives with respect.

Discover more about our culture and approach here: https://nadara.com/living-the-company/

Job Description Summary:

The Project Manager is responsible for leading renewable energy projects from late-stage development through FID, RtB, construction and COD, ensuring delivery in line with approved business case, schedule, budget, quality and HSE requirements.

Job Description:

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead and manage a portfolio of renewable energy projects across different technologies, from late-stage development through construction and COD.
• Drive projects through Final Investment Decision (FID), Ready to Build (RtB) and Commercial Operation Date (COD) in line with approved targets, budget and schedule.
• Take ownership and accountability for project objectives, proactively maximizing project value and protecting the approved business case.
• Ensure projects are properly engineered, procured, constructed, commissioned and connected on time and within budget.
• Lead and coordinate the preparation of the FID package , ensuring alignment across technical, commercial, financial and contractual workstreams.
• Develop and manage the integrated project schedule, including key milestones, critical path and dependencies, proactively identifying and mitigating risks and removing execution constraints.
• Manage project budgets, forecasts and key financial KPIs, maintaining appropriate project governance and cost control.
• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary project teams and interfaces between internal functions, contractors, advisers and external stakeholders.
• Support Procurement in defining contracting and procurement strategies and oversee their implementation through construction.
• Coordinate the negotiation and management of construction, quality and project-related contracts, including variations and claims, in coordination with Procurement and relevant internal functions.
• Coordinate the project financing strategy with the Finance team and the offtake strategy with the Energy Markets team.
• Ensure high standards of HSE and quality throughout engineering, construction and commissioning, working closely with the relevant specialist functions.
• Oversee construction, commissioning and project close‑out, ensuring appropriate management of contractors, interfaces, contractual obligations and project risks.
• Coordinate project handover to Operations, including achievement of PAC (Provisional Acceptance Certificate) and completion of the required handover documentation.

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 5 years' experience in project management roles within the energy, infrastructure or construction sectors.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree, or equivalent qualification, in a relevant discipline such as engineering, renewable energy, planning, environmental or sustainability studies.
• Experience in renewable energy development and/or construction, with a demonstrable track record of delivering project objectives.
• Goodunderstandingofthekeyfinancial driversandKPIsofrenewableenergyprojectsandtheirimpactonprojectvalue.
• Strong project planning, budgeting, risk management and stakeholder‑management capabilities.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word and other relevant project-management applications.
• Willingnessto travel extensively across Europe.i
• Pragmatic, proactive and solution-oriented approachtoproblemsolving.
• Strongcommunication and influencing skills across internal and external stakeholders, including both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strongleadership skills combined with an empathetic and collaborative approach .
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary and multicultural project teams.
• Full clean driving licence.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Experience in quality, health and safety management within design, construction and commissioning environments.
• Experience managing EPC/BOP or other major construction contracts.
• Experience with contract variations, claims and contractor performance management.
• Understanding of renewable project financing, project economics and offtake structures.
• Experience with project commissioning, acceptance and