Construction Project Manager

Job Description

Do you want to work to make Power for Good?

We're the world's largest independent renewable energy company. We're guided by a simple yet powerful vision: to create a future where everyone has access to affordable, zero carbon energy.

We know that achieving our ambitions would be impossible without our people. Because we're tackling some of the world's toughest problems, we need the very best people to help us. They're our most important asset so that's why we continually invest in them.

RES is a family with a diverse workforce, and we are dedicated to the personal professional growth of our people, no matter what stage of their career they're at. We can promise you rewarding work which makes a real impact, the chance to learn from inspiring colleagues from across a growing, global network and opportunities to grow personally and professionally.

Our competitive package offers a wide range of benefits and rewards.

The Position & Accountabilities

Reporting to the Head of Construction, the Construction Project Manager is responsible for the preparation, delivery and completion of the construction phase of renewable energy Storage projects ensuring compliance with the requirements set out by the Project Brief, the Head of Construction (cost, time, safety, quality and environmental performance), in contracts, RES / customer management systems and all current relevant legislation.

Our construction proposition ranges from owners engineer to construction and project management supporting design and contract negotiation with customers, suppliers, and contractors. Projects are mainly, but not exclusively, sourced from our large internal pipeline of development projects, when we sell a 'ready-to-build' project we also aim to secure a construction contract to deliver it.

The Construction Project Manager represents the construction function in all matters relating to project delivery and is supported by the wider project team. The role is accountable for ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality delivery of utility-scale battery storage projects, with a particular focus on grid connections at 132kV and above. The Construction Project Manager will clearly define, delegate, and record the roles and responsibilities of their project and site teams to ensure alignment and successful outcomes.

Typical areas of accountability for the Construction Project Manager will include:

• Ensure safety is a top priority on our sites - strive for market leading Health and Safety performance and nurture a culture of safety where everyone returns "Home Safe Every Day"
• Support to the Design Team in relation to construction considerations in the design of the project
• Preparation and negotiation of construction contract documentation and interaction with procurement team for the delivery of the agreed procurement strategy for all projects. Including input into the Construction Management Agreement or EPC, main supply agreements and full responsibility for production of the balance of plant contracts
• Ensuring that feedback in relation to supplier performance is provided to the procurement department during and following construction
• Preparation of construction budgets, management of construction costs, reforecasting cost to completion monthly, and client reporting during construction
• Manage risk and mitigate as necessary in support of the project strategy
• Preparation and maintenance of the construction programme prior to and during construction, including definition of key project milestone dates required for contracts
• Direct functional management of the Construction Site Manager, following the assignment of the construction site management team to the project
• Ensure that all construction insurances are in place prior to construction
• Administration of all construction contracts and consultancy agreements particular to the project
• Coordination of key completion milestone events including project energisation, contractual taking-over and internal handover of the project to the Asset Management Team

In addition, the Construction Project Manager shall: -

• Be a proactive leader in helping shape the company culture and drive Diversity and Inclusion
• Innovate to reduce cost and increase performance which will include sharing good practice and lessons learnt to the wider RES organisation
• Implement standard processes and operating procedures across the UK&I organisation using our BMS to manage projects
• Ensure focus on customer satisfaction and key account management
• Active promotion and demonstrable achievement of company safety leadership and sustainability objectives
• Support collaboration between the construction project team and wider RES organisation.
• Driving excellence in Project Management and Contract Management
• Support consistent standards and processes for management pricing risk, contingency and margin in the construction cost assumptions for our development projects

Knowledge

• Behavioural safety and methodology for improvement on projects
• Contract negotiation and management
• Claims Resolution
• Design process, responsibilities, and best practice
• Regulatory requirements as they pertain to construction of a renewable energy project.
• Bribery Act compliance for individual roles and the wider business
• Corporate values and obligations

Skills

• Able to inspire, lead and motivate high performing multi-disciplinary team
• Strategic acumen and strong results and execution orientation
• Collaborative approach
• Able to drive project cost reduction through efficient design, procurement, innovation, and processes
• Ability to identify and manage risk effectively
• Strong communicator who can identify, prioritise and meet deadlines

Experience

• Extensive experience in a construction management role of large-scale energy storage projects, including project delivery across relevant sectors such as battery storage, renewable energy, and grid integration is essential
• Strong technical expertise in high-voltage grid connections (132kV and above), substations, and associated systems
• The successful candidate will have a high technical acumen, with the communication skills to work with clients, contractors, and internal stakeholders on change management and project scope
• Driving market-leading Health, Safety, Quality, and Environment on complex energy storage projects with multiple contractors by utilising established, standardised processes. Managing and motivating people and delivering energy storage projects safely, to a high level of quality with low environmental impact, on budget and programme
• Extensive experience working with construction contracts and documentation related to energy

Qualifications

• Construction management, Civil/Electrical Engineering degree with a period of relevant experience, in a similar position, of not less than 3 years; or
• An appropriate vocational qualification with a good period of relevant experience in a similar position

At RES we celebrate difference as we know it makes our company a great place to work. Encouraging applicants with different backgrounds, ideas and points of view, we create teams who work together to solve complex problems and design practical solutions for our clients. Our multiple perspectives come from many sources including the diverse ethnicity, culture, gender, nationality, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, marital status, parental status, education, social background and life experience of our people.