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Construction Project Manager – Solar & BESS
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Location: Angus & Aberdeen
£500 per day (outside IR35) + min 6-month rolling contract
We are seeking an experienced Construction Project Manager to take overall responsibility for the successful delivery of renewable energy construction projects across Scotland.
The role will have a strong focus on utility-scale Solar PV and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects, overseeing construction activities from mobilisation and planning through to completion, commissioning, and handover.
You will work closely with clients, contractors, engineering teams, suppliers, and other project stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered safely, on programme, to specification, and within agreed budgets.
Key Responsibilities
- Take overall construction and project delivery responsibility for assigned Solar PV and/or BESS projects.
- Lead projects through mobilisation, construction, commissioning, and handover.
- Manage and coordinate principal contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and site teams.
- Develop and monitor construction programmes, milestones, and key deliverables.
- Coordinate civil, mechanical, and electrical construction activities.
- Monitor progress against programme, identifying delays, risks, and recovery actions.
- Ensure construction activities are undertaken in accordance with approved designs, specifications, and project requirements.
- Manage project budgets, costs, variations, and commercial considerations.
- Coordinate with engineering and design teams to resolve technical and constructability issues.
- Manage project interfaces between civil works, electrical infrastructure, grid connection, equipment installation, and commissioning.
- Ensure appropriate quality assurance and quality control processes are implemented throughout construction.
- Monitor and manage project risks, issues, changes, and non-conformances.
- Work closely with HSE teams and contractors to maintain high standards of health and safety.
- Coordinate commissioning, testing, completion, and handover activities.
- Provide regular project reporting to senior management and key stakeholders.
- Maintain strong relationships with clients, landowners, contractors, suppliers, and other project stakeholders.
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Experience & Requirements
- 5+ years' experience within renewable energy construction/project delivery.
- Demonstrable experience delivering at least 3 Solar PV and/or BESS projects.
- Proven experience taking overall construction/project delivery responsibility.
- Strong understanding of utility-scale renewable energy construction.
- Experience coordinating civil, mechanical, and electrical work packages.
- Experience managing EPC contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers.
- Strong understanding of construction programmes, project controls, budgets, and commercial management.
- Experience managing project risks, changes, delays, and technical issues.
- Good understanding of quality, HSE, and construction compliance requirements.
- Experience through to commissioning and project handover.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of project delivery.
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Desirable
- Experience across both Solar PV and BESS projects.
- Experience with grid connection and HV/electrical infrastructure.
- Relevant construction/project management qualification.
- Experience working for a developer, EPC contractor, or owner's engineer.
- Experience delivering projects in Scotland or across the UK.
- SMSTS or equivalent site management qualification.
- Relevant H&S and environmental qualifications.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will be an experienced renewable-energy construction professional who has personally led the delivery of multiple utility-scale Solar PV/BESS projects, rather than someone whose experience has been limited to managing an individual discipline or package.
They will be comfortable coordinating multiple contractors and technical disciplines, managing programme and commercial pressures, and taking ownership from construction mobilisation through to commissioning and handover.
If this hands-on, senior construction delivery role sounds of interest, please get in touch!
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