Senior Project Manager — Solar PV & Renewables, Italy

ACM Staffing; Lombardia; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ACM Staffing represents a leading renewable energy client seeking a Senior Project Manager & Responsabile Tecnico to lead end-to-end delivery of large-scale projects in Italy, including solar PV, storage, and O&M. The role combines project management with formal nomination as Responsabile Tecnico under D.M.

37/2008, FER, and CEI norms. You will coordinate internal and external stakeholders, ensure safety, compliance, budgets, and timely completion, and you must travel within Italy.

Qualifications

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in Electrical/ Energy/ Industrial Engineering or similar.
• Professional qualifications permitting RT nomination under D.M. 37/2008 for electrical/renewables firm.
• Renewable energy systems or grid integration specialization is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage full project lifecycle from award to handover to operations.
• Define scope, schedules, and milestones aligned with client needs and grid constraints.
• Control budgets, cash flow, and contingencies; implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate internal resources and external stakeholders (clients, EPCs, subcontractors, DSOs/TSOs).
• Oversee tendering and management of subcontractors ensuring HSE and regulatory alignment.
• Provide regular progress, risk, cost, quality, HSE, KPI reporting.
• Act as technical reference and signatory for D.M. 37/2008 activities.
• Ensure compliance with CEI/IEC norms, grid codes, and regional regulations.
• Verify personnel/subcontractor qualifications and training.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional coordination

Stakeholder management

Electrical engineering knowledge

Risk & change management

Leadership

Education

Master's or Bachelor's in Electrical/ Energy/Industrial Engineering

Regulatory qualification for Responsabile Tecnico (D.M. 37/2008)

Renewable energy systems specialization

Tools

SCADA

CEI norms

Grid codes knowledge

Job description

Our client — a leading renewable energy company active across Europe is seeking a Senior Project Manager & Responsabile Tecnico (RT) to lead end-to-end delivery of renewable energy projects in Italy. The role covers utility-scale and commercial & industrial solar PV plants, storage systems, and O&M services, ensuring projects are delivered safely, compliantly, on time, and within budget. In addition to project management responsibilities, the successful candidate will be formally nominated as Responsabile Tecnico in accordance with D.M. 37/2008, FER regulations, and applicable CEI norms.

Key Responsibilities

Project Management — Italy Renewables

• Manage the full project lifecycle from contract award through design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover to operations.
• Define project scope, execution strategy, schedules and milestones, aligned with client requirements, permitting conditions and grid-connection constraints.
• Control project budgets, costs, cash flow and contingencies; identify deviations early and implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate internal resources (engineering, procurement, HSE, O&M, finance) and external stakeholders (clients, EPCs, subcontractors, suppliers, DSOs/TSOs, technical advisors).
• Oversee tendering, negotiation and management of subcontractors and suppliers, ensuring contractual, technical, HSE and regulatory alignment.
• Provide regular project reporting covering progress, risks, costs, quality, HSE, KPIs and documentation.
• Act as technical reference and signatory for activities covered by D.M. 37/2008, including design, installation, transformation, expansion and maintenance of electrical and renewable energy systems.
• Ensure all activities are executed in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, CEI/IEC norms, grid codes (CEI 0-21, CEI 0-16), regional and municipal requirements.
• Verify that personnel and subcontractors hold the required professional qualifications, certifications and training.
• Define and supervise technical procedures and operating instructions, including design review workflows, installation and commissioning procedures, quality and inspection plans.
• Review and approve project designs, single-line diagrams, calculations, technical specifications, test and commissioning protocols and declarations of conformity.
• Ensure complete and traceable technical documentation for all installations (as-built drawings, manuals, certificates, test reports, maintenance records).
• Interface with public authorities, DSOs/TSOs, fire brigade and other entities on technical matters including grid connection, inspections, authorisations and certifications.
• Support audits and inspections by authorities or clients; ensure timely remediation of non-conformities.

Quality, Health, Safety & Environment

• Ensure compliance with company QHSE policies and Italian HSE legislation, including D.Lgs. 81/2008, across all project sites and operational activities.
• Promote a strong safety culture among internal teams and subcontractors; ensure risk assessments, method statements and safety documentation are prepared, implemented and maintained.
• Ensure construction, commissioning and maintenance activities are executed safely with due regard to environmental and social impacts.

Stakeholder & Client Management

• Act as main point of contact for Italian clients on assigned projects, managing expectations, variations, claims and commercial matters.
• Communicate project status, technical solutions and risk assessments to clients, investors, lenders and stakeholders in a clear and transparent manner.
• Provide technical and project-management input to business development, tendering and proposal activities in Italy.
• Capture and disseminate lessons learned and best practices across projects and portfolios in Italy and internationally.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of project-management methodologies, engineering standards and O&M practices.
• Support the assessment and introduction of new technologies and digital tools that optimise plant performance, reliability and lifecycle value.

Required Qualifications

Education & Professional Standing

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Industrial Engineering or a comparable technical discipline suitable for RT appointment.
• Professional qualifications fulfilling the legal and regulatory requirements to be nominated as Responsabile Tecnico under D.M. 37/2008 for an installation and service company in the electrical/renewables sector.
• Additional specialisation in renewable energy systems, power systems or grid integration is a strong advantage.

Experience

• Minimum 7–10 years of progressive project-management experience in energy, industrial or infrastructure projects.
• At least 5 years focused on solar PV and/or storage projects in Italy or comparable markets.
• Demonstrated track record delivering complex, multi-million-euro projects with multidisciplinary teams and multiple subcontractors.
• Solid experience in design review, site supervision, commissioning and performance testing of PV plants and related electrical systems (LV/MV, SCADA, protections, communications).
• Previous experience as Responsabile Tecnico or equivalent technical responsible/signatory role in the energy/electrical sector is highly desirable.

Technical Skills & Project & Leadership Skills

• PV plant architecture, components and balance-of-plant
• Modules, inverters, transformers, LV/MV switchgear
• SCADA, data acquisition and communication systems
• Italian regulatory framework: DM 37/08, CEI norms, grid codes
• Permitting and authorisation processes in Italy
• Project planning, scheduling and budgeting
• Contract, risk and change management
• Leadership and cross-functional team coordination
• Technical drawing review and validation
• Fluency in Italian and English (mandatory)

Personal Attributes

• High standard of professional integrity and sense of responsibility, consistent with RT obligations.
• Strong commitment to safety, quality and sustainability.
• Proactive, self-driven and results-oriented, with a high level of ownership and accountability.
• Willingness to travel frequently within Italy and occasionally abroad.
• Structured, analytical and solution-oriented mindset with the ability to make sound decisions under pressure.