London / Scotland – remote
An international consultancy offering engineering expertise and experience across renewable energy.
With over 1,000 employees operating across 2 GW of assets in 30 countries, they are developing a portfolio of more than 30 GW.
This UK office in London and the South East Coast or Glasgow. They are seeking an experienced Construction Manager to oversee the delivery of large-scale renewable energy projects.
This role offers flexibility to accommodate
Responsibilities
We are seeking a highly experienced and trusted owner’s engineer with a proven track record in onshore renewables markets worldwide.
- Help set clear project goals from the start
- Look at the unique conditions of each site
- Review different technologies to find the right fit
- Spot risks early and put plans in place to manage them
- Create smart contract approaches that work for everyone
- Step in at any stage of your project — whether you just need support with specific tasks or a full service from planning to completion.
- Manage permits, approvals, and environmental needs
- Check detailed designs and make sure everything works together smoothly
- Put assurance processes in place, including certification
- Handle grid, electrical, and transmission requirements
- Review installation plans and concepts
- Keep track of construction with site visits, inspections, and progress updates
- Support with contracts and financial management
- Provide reviews of CAPEX and OPEX
- Oversee health, safety, and compliance on site
- Carry out factory and shipping inspections
- Supervise activities from mobilisation through testing, commissioning, and handover
- Manage snagging and defect resolution
- Support warranties, operations, and ongoing maintenance
- Prepare back-up plans for repairs, maintenance, and contracting
- For developers who are short on resources, new to the sector, or simply need extra expertise, to provide practical guidance from early planning through construction and commissioning, right up to project handover.
Requirements
- Relevant experience working in the renewable energy sector for a technical consultancy, project developer, IPP or energy company
- Any advisory experience working on Owner’s Engineering and/or due diligence assignments.
- Project management experience and capability to lead a project team
- Engineering degree (or relevant technical degree)
- Strong practical knowledge, both technical and commercial, of how renewable energy assets are developed, constructed, operated and financed
- Excellent commercial skills for a client-facing role
- Fluency in English with excellent report writing skills and attention to detail
- Comprehensive knowledge of at least one technology from onshore wind and solar PV or BESS
- Knowledge of BESS battery storage is highly desirable
- International experience with exposure to different markets (within Europe and beyond
- Fluency in other languages is highly desirable
