Utilities Project Manager - New Connections (BESS/Solar/Wind)

Timely Recruit Ltd; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension: 3.5% employer contribution, 7

Private health

36 days’ holiday

COLA 3.5%

Discretionary performance increases

Twice-yearly reviews & monthly 1:1s

Job summary

Timely Recruit Ltd is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead utilities new connections for batteries, solar and wind across the UK. The role covers cradle-to-grave delivery from bid through on-site execution, with two days per week in London and site-based work nationwide.

You will manage front-end bidding, tendering and mobilisation, ensuring health and safety compliance and strong stakeholder engagement as the energy unit scales.

Qualifications

• Proven utilities project manager with renewables exposure.
• Experience delivering 11kV–132kV projects; on-site delivery.
• Experience with front-end bidding, tendering and work-winning.
• Strong communication with clients, senior management and site teams.
• Experience with supply chain coordination and health & safety compliance.

Responsibilities

• Win work through front-end bidding and tendering.
• Lead mobilisation, delivery and wrap-up on site.
• Manage budgets, risk, change control and gross margin.
• Produce monthly progress reporting to stakeholders.
• Build relationships with DNOs, IDNOs and supply chain partners.
• Support the energy unit’s growth as it scales.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Contractor management

Health & safety leadership

Travel flexibility

Education

Engineering/PM degree or equivalent experience

Tools

NEC3/4

JCT

SMSTS

NEBOSH

Job description

Timely Recruit Ltd is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead utilities new connections for batteries, solar and wind across the UK. The role covers cradle-to-grave delivery from bid through on-site execution, with two days per week in London and site-based work nationwide.

You will manage front-end bidding, tendering and mobilisation, ensuring health and safety compliance and strong stakeholder engagement as the energy unit scales.