Senior Utilities Projects Manager – BESS, Solar & Wind (UK)

Timely Recruit Ltd; Coventry; On-site; GBP 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension matching (3.5% employer, 7% at

Private health

36 days holiday

Cost-of-living increase 3.5%

Discretionary performance increases

Twice-yearly reviews and monthly one‑t

Job summary

Timely Recruit Ltd is seeking an experienced Project Manager for Utilities New Connections across the UK, with 2 days per week in London. The role involves delivering BESS, solar and wind connections from 11kV to 132kV, starting with front-end bidding and tendering, then moving to site delivery.

This early-stage opportunity offers scope to shape the energy unit's growth, lead health and safety under CDM, and manage budgets and margins while building key supply chain relationships.

Qualifications

• Proven utilities Project Manager with a new connections background, ideally in renewables (BESS, solar, wind).
• Experience of projects from 11kV to 132kV (11kV-only considered).
• Experience of work winning, bidding and tendering.
• Practical on-site experience and strong technical knowledge.
• Strong communication with clients, senior management and site teams.

Responsibilities

• Win work through front-end bidding and tendering.
• Advise the tender team on how projects would be delivered (pricing handled separately).
• Lead mobilisation, delivery and wrap-up on site.
• Lead health and safety under CDM as Principal Contractor or Tier 2.
• Manage budgets, risk, change control and gross margin.
• Produce monthly progress reporting.
• Build relationships with supply chain partners, DNOs, IDNOs and other utility owners.
• Stay close to the market to hear about opportunities early.
• Help grow the business as the energy unit scales.

Skills

New connections experience

Utilities project management

Bid/tender experience

Education

Engineering / PM degree

Tools

NEC3/4 or JCT

SMSTS/NEBOSH

Job description

Timely Recruit Ltd is seeking an experienced Project Manager for Utilities New Connections across the UK, with 2 days per week in London. The role involves delivering BESS, solar and wind connections from 11kV to 132kV, starting with front-end bidding and tendering, then moving to site delivery.

This early-stage opportunity offers scope to shape the energy unit's growth, lead health and safety under CDM, and manage budgets and margins while building key supply chain relationships.