Solar Project Manager (UK based)

City of Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Solar Project Manager (UK based)

The Solar Project Manager provides project development, design, engineering and construction support for PV projects located in the UK on behalf of Skyray. The role requires being involved throughout PV project lifecycles, from design phase to operational handover. This Solar Project Manager role is specifically UK focussed and also includes client support responsibilities, a degree of business development and contributing to Skyray’s wider commercial activities in the UK.

Contract : Permanent

Workplace : South/Southwest England, UK

Working arrangement : Office based with flexibility for home working several days/month

Travel: Regular travel to be expected, mostly in UK

Remuneration : According to qualifications and experience

Experience : Minimum 2 years relevant industrial experience

Start date : As soon as possible

Reporting to : Technical Director

SKYRAY

Driven by the climate crisis there is an urgent need for new capability to design and engineer our PV future. Skyray has been set up as a pureplay solar design and engineering company – scalable, adaptable and with solar-storage ‘baked in’. Our mission is to accelerate the transition to a sustainable zero carbon energy system with solar PV at its core.

Skyray is a subsidiary of Everoze, which is an independent consultancy specialising in renewable energy, energy storage and flexibility, and has its headquarters in Bristol (UK).

Skyray is headquartered in Lyon (France) and has a subsidiary in Lisbon (Portugal). Skyray also works with Partners in several other European countries (UK, Ireland, Spain, etc.).

Skyray designs and engineers great solar PV projects, including co-located energy storage where applicable. Our focus is mainly on large scale ground mounted solar PV plants where we provide design, engineering and construction supervision services for our clients – including some of the world’s largest renewable energy investors, developers and EPCs - covering the entire project lifecycle (including feasibility studies, design, permitting, tendering, construction, commissioning, operations and repowering of PV plants).

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Skyray is scaling up its activities in the UK and is already providing services to more than 1GW of solar projects and is looking for a talented Solar Project Manager. The role will be a mixture of:

·      Supporting the Senior Solar Project Manager with the management of existing UK projects.

·      Undertaking technical activities (including project documentation, design reviews and technical authoring).

·      Developing Skyray’s business and commercial activities in the UK, with the support of the technical expert team based in Lyon and our UK Partners.

This is a technical role but the ability to work with clients and interface seamlessly with an internal team is essential.

The candidate is expected to have, or if required, be willing to develop the required technical skills for the role such as site supervision/construction monitoring, tender support, PV plant design, energy assessments, etc.

The ideal candidate will have previously worked for an EPC or PV Developer and will probably have experience of UK PV projects or the UK market, but we are flexible regarding the level of previous experience since development support can be provided according to the qualifications and experience of the selected candidate.

Main tasks:

○    As Project Manager

·       Development: provide technical support to Owners throughout the different project phases (feasibility studies, design, permitting, tendering, construction, commissioning).

·       Construction: an important part of your responsibilities will be on site. You will monitor construction, control quality and ensure construction works run smoothly and on time.

·       Cost: control internal costs to make sure projects are completed within budgets agreed with clients.

·       Coordinate: ensure coordination of the various project stakeholders (clients, external service providers, subcontractors, etc.).

·       Project administration: maintenance of client and project documentation, issue and review of project and technical reports.

○    As Business Developer

·       Business development: attend industry events as required, receive and manage client support requests.

·       Commercial: prepare and support leads and proposals.

·       Regulations/standards: be familiar with (or develop pre-existing understanding of) the main national and international standards applicable to PV plants in UK and propose any optimisation/adjustments to internal templates, methods and processes.

PROFILE

Education

·      Engineering graduate. Ideally electrical engineering however STEM qualifications considered.

Languages

·      Fluent in English. French is a plus.

Technical skills

·      Experience of PV project development, construction or operations. Knowledge of EPC and/or other related contracts. Previous experience in other construction activities will also be valued.

·      Strong engineering expertise; ideally electrical, but civil or structural engineering backgrounds considered.

·      Project management (APM / PRINCE 2 or equivalent qualifications highly regarded).

·      Good writing skills, ability to write technical reports and commercial offers.

·      Familiar with UK permitting for solar PV and energy storage projects.

Soft skills

·      Excellent communication skills. Ability to understand clients’ needs and to communicate with a technical and non-technical audience.

·      Team spirit and ability to work in a multi-cultural / remote environment.

·      Rigorous in the follow-up of documentation, reviews, deadlines, quality and costs.

·      Logical thinker, able to follow (and contribute to) processes for workflow/workload optimisation.

·      Organised multitasker; able to manage several projects at the same time.

·      Willingness to travel throughout the UK and to France (and other countries in Europe if required).

YOU MUST HAVE THE RIGHT TO WORK / VALID PERMIT TO WORK IN UK

If you are interested to be part of this adventure, please send your CV + cover letter to: [email protected]