Solar Project Lead - Commercial PV & Design

Green Recruitment Company; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Green Recruitment Company is seeking a skilled professional to manage a portfolio of commercial solar PV installations in the UK, coordinating installation teams, subcontractors, procurement, budgets, and safety.

You will review design requirements, run DNO processes, navigate planning, support sales with surveys and proposals, and ensure compliance with insurer and warranty standards.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing commercial solar PV installations in the UK.
• Hands-on experience with DNO applications and UK planning requirements for commercial PV.
• Familiarity with PV design software (PV*SOL, OpenSolar) and project management tools.
• Understanding of insurance and warranty considerations affecting product choice.
• Strong commercial and client-facing skills.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Managing a portfolio of installations: programmes, installation teams and subcontractors, procurement, budgets, variations, and margin.
• Specifying design requirements - system size, layout, product selection, structural and access constraints - and reviewing designs and yield models for buildability and compliance (BS 7671, IET PV Code of Practice)
• Running the DNO process end-to-end (G98/G99/G100): applications, offers, witness testing, and notifications, aligned to the programme
• Managing planning workstreams: permitted development checks, planning applications and conditions; coordinating planning and structural consultants
• Ensuring projects meet insurer, funder, and warranty requirements, including roof-mounted PV fire safety guidance (RC62) and product due diligence
• Supporting sales with site surveys, feasibility, budget pricing, and technical input to proposals and tenders; identifying follow-on opportunities (BESS, EV charging, O&M)
• Owning site health & safety and quality: CDM 2015 duties, RAMS approval, site inspections, commissioning, and handover packs

Skills

Commercial solar PV installations

DNO applications

UK planning requirements

PV design software

Project management tools

Insurance and warranty considerations

Client-facing skills

Full UK driving licence

Tools

PV*SOL

OpenSolar

Project management software

Job description

Green Recruitment Company is seeking a skilled professional to manage a portfolio of commercial solar PV installations in the UK, coordinating installation teams, subcontractors, procurement, budgets, and safety.

You will review design requirements, run DNO processes, navigate planning, support sales with surveys and proposals, and ensure compliance with insurer and warranty standards.