Solar & Storage Project Manager - Lead Key Projects

Astute People; Taunton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

25 days holidays + bank holidays

Job summary

Astute is recruiting a Project Manager for its Somerset site. The role offers a salary of £50,000–£55,000 with a company vehicle after probation and a 37.5-hour week (8:00–16:30, some flexibility).

You will lead concurrent projects, oversee installation works, and ensure health and safety standards across sites. The ideal candidate has an electrical or mechanical engineering background, IOSH (NEBOSH bonus), and experience managing budgets and stakeholders within the renewables or installation

Qualifications

• Must have IOSH (NEBOSH is a bonus).
• CSCS & SMSTS desirable, not essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple projects concurrently, coordinating resources, programmes and stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently and to the required standards.
• Provide technical oversight of installation works using an electrical or mechanical engineering background to interrogate installations, identify issues and challenge technical decisions where required.
• Take responsibility for health and safety across projects, including reviewing and implementing risk assessments, method statements and site safety procedures.
• Monitor project costs and budgets, maintaining commercial awareness and supporting cost control throughout project delivery.
• Build strong relationships with site teams, contractors and internal stakeholders to ensure projects stay on track and issues are addressed promptly.

Skills

Project management

Electrical/Mechanical bias

Health & safety

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Job description

Astute is recruiting a Project Manager for its Somerset site. The role offers a salary of £50,000–£55,000 with a company vehicle after probation and a 37.5-hour week (8:00–16:30, some flexibility).

You will lead concurrent projects, oversee installation works, and ensure health and safety standards across sites. The ideal candidate has an electrical or mechanical engineering background, IOSH (NEBOSH bonus), and experience managing budgets and stakeholders within the renewables or installation