Site Manager

Salary: £42,000 – £54,000 per year

Our client, who is the world’s largest independent renewable energy company that operates across 11 countries is looking to recruit a Project Site Manager to join their expanding team in the Exeter area.

The company works with a diverse workforce and are dedicated to the personal professional growth of their people, no matter what stage of your career you’re at. You will have rewarding work which makes an impact, the chance to learn from inspiring colleagues from across a growing, global network and opportunities to grow personally and professionally.

Their competitive package offers rewards and benefits including pension schemes, flexible working, and top-down emphasis on better work-life balance. We also offer private healthcare, discounted green travel, 25 days holiday with options to buy/sell days, enhanced family leave and four volunteering days per year so you can make an impact somewhere else.

Job Purpose

The Project Site Manager is a site-based role overseeing direction of the project, managing the contractors and day a day site management of the repairs, revamp/upgrade, repowering and maintenance tasks on utility scale solar and battery storage plants. Reporting to the O&M Project Manager you will ensure the projects achieve outstanding levels of safety and performance within the budget.

You will be a qualified electrician with experience upgrading, repairing, repowering or constructing large-scale PV or battery storage plants with experience in sub-contractor liaison and management. You will need to be located near the operational plants and have a full driving licence. This is a permanent role, a company vehicle, phone, and laptop will be provided.

The client pride themselves on their in-house training programme and this is provided. Employees who demonstrate an aptitude for career progression will be encouraged to broaden their experience to advanced levels.

Accountabilities

The responsibilities of the O&M Project Site Manager include:

• Manage safe and reliable construction activities, through to operation and maintenance of the projects within the RES support service portfolio, following agreed contracts, operating plans and budgets.
• Ensure that teams are working observing RES Health, Safety, Quality and Environment procedures and H&S legislation.
• Follow Health and Safety requirements, help maintain and improve safety standards across the project portfolio, including Health & Safety reporting and auditing.
• Oversee Construction activities, Operation & Maintenance contractor site management in compliance with the permits and authorisations.
• Manage contractor performance, safety and quality.
• Collaborate with Project Manager on project specification and site work updates.
• Provide technical support to contractors.
• Be the first contact at the site for deliveries and collections.
• Keep accurate site records and compile reports.
• Keep in close communication with the projects electrical engineer.
• Regularly work away from home for site management or training courses.
• Undertake project work according to legal, technical, manufacturer and contractual requirements.
• Lead and attend regular site team meetings with stakeholders.

Knowledge

It is essential that candidates have Contract awareness, technical understanding of AC, DC and communications networks, LV isolations, good knowledge and understanding of solar PV technology and to be able to produce reports.

Desirable

The client has asked that candidates have knowledge of central inverters and principles of High Voltage operations

Skills

You must be able to produce and have a strong approach to safe working practices, excellent communication skills, ability to work both independently and as part of a team, enthusiasm for personal development, able to write reports, report on progress and communicate by email. You will also have exceptional contract management skills and project management skills.

It is essential that applicants have the relevant Site Manager experience as well as subcontractors supervision experience, knowledge of industry standards, HSE, environmental/safety, knowledge of energy markets and market procedures, Solar PV maintenance experience, ideally on MW-scale or large commercial systems and experience working remotely

Qualifications

Essential

It is essential that you have a full UK driving licence and be a qualified electrician with 18th edition and Inspection and testing qualifications (C&G 2391 or 2394/5)

Desirable

• First aid qualifications
• Fire Marshal
• Health & Safety qualifications (e.g. IOSH, SMSTS, CSCS, or NEBOSH)
• Advanced electrical qualifications
• Solar PV qualifications (C&G 2372 or C&G 2399)
• Central inverter qualifications
• High Voltage qualifications
• Site Manager qualifications

Salary for this position is £42,000 – £54,000per annum (DOE). Working hours are 37.5 hours per year Monday to Friday. You will be required to work from both site and at home (so must be comfortable to work in both conditions).