Senior Project Manager

The Project Manager is responsible for leading renewable energy projects from late-stage development through FID, RtB, construction and COD, ensuring delivery in line with approved business case, schedule, budget, quality and HSE requirements.

Job Description

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead and manage a portfolio of renewable energy projects across different technologies, from late-stage development through construction and COD.
• Drive projects through Final Investment Decision (FID), Ready to Build (RtB) and Commercial Operation Date (COD) in line with approved targets, budget and schedule.
• Take ownership and accountability for project objectives, proactively maximizing project value and protecting the approved business case.
• Ensure projects are properly engineered, procured, constructed, commissioned and connected on time and within budget.
• Lead and coordinate the preparation of the FID package, ensuring alignment across technical, commercial, financial and contractual workstreams.
• Develop and manage the integrated project schedule, including key milestones, critical path and dependencies, proactively identifying and mitigating risks and removing execution constraints.
• Manage project budgets, forecasts and key financial KPIs, maintaining appropriate project governance and cost control.
• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary project teams and interfaces between internal functions, contractors, advisers and external stakeholders.
• Support Procurement in defining contracting and procurement strategies and oversee their implementation through construction.
• Coordinate the negotiation and management of construction, quality and project-related contracts, including variations and claims, in coordination with Procurement and relevant internal functions.
• Coordinate the project financing strategy with the Finance team and the offtake strategy with the Energy Markets team.
• Ensure high standards of HSE and quality throughout engineering, construction and commissioning, working closely with the relevant specialist functions.
• Oversee construction, commissioning and project close-out, ensuring appropriate management of contractors, interfaces, contractual obligations and project risks.
• Coordinate project handover to Operations, including achievement of PAC (Provisional Acceptance Certificate) and completion of the required handover documentation.
  

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 5 years' experience in project management roles within the energy, infrastructure or construction sectors.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree, or equivalent qualification, in a relevant discipline such as engineering, renewable energy, planning, environmental or sustainability studies.
• Experience in renewable energy development and/or construction, with a demonstrable track record of delivering project objectives.
• Good understanding of the key financial drivers and KPIs of renewable energy projects and their impact on project value.
• Strong project planning, budgeting, risk management and stakeholder-management capabilities.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word and other relevant project-management applications.
• Willingness to travel extensively across Europe.i
• Pragmatic, proactive and solution-oriented approach to problem solving.
• Strong communication and influencing skills across internal and external stakeholders, including both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong leadership skills combined with an empathetic and collaborative approach.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary and multicultural project teams.
• Full clean driving licence.
  

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Experience in quality, health and safety management within design, construction and commissioning environments.
• Experience managing EPC/BOP or other major construction contracts.
• Experience with contract variations, claims and contractor performance management.
• Understanding of renewable project financing, project economics and offtake structures.
• Experience with project commissioning, acceptance and handover to Operations
  

What You'll Do

• Build robust project finance models from scratch for wind, solar and storage projects
• Develop debt sizing, debt sculpting, financing waterfalls, covenant modelling, refinancing scenarios and sensitivity analyses
• Perform DCF and NAV valuations for individual assets and renewable energy portfolios
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of the Group's strategic valuation model, supporting business planning, portfolio valuation and long-term strategic analysis
• Prepare investment analyses and business cases for Senior Management and the Investment Committee
• Support M&A transactions through financial analysis, scenario modelling and valuation workstreams
• Challenge commercial, technical and financing assumptions to assess project value and risk
• Continuously improve modelling standards, transparency and analytical quality across the team