HV Project Manager

The postholder is the primary point of contact for clients and internal stakeholders and leads multidisciplinary project teams across project delivery. The role combines technical HV oversight with operational, commercial and people leadership, supporting best-practice working methods and just-in-time planning to improve schedule and cost performance.

Key Responsibilities

Project Delivery & Governance

• Lead the safe and effective delivery of HV engineering, commissioning and energisation projects from award through final completion and close-out.

• ·Support bid/no-bid decisions by identifying project risks and opportunities, and undertake an initial review of contracts to support execution planning and resource mobilisation.

• Ensure a complete handover from the tendering team, including a project kick-off meeting and clear understanding of the contracted scope, deliverables and commitments.

• Develop and maintain project execution plans, schedules, resource plans and delivery controls; monitor performance against programme, budget, quality and client KPIs.

• Coordinate administration teams, field management, engineering, commissioning, operations, finance, tendering and the HV Control Centre as required.

• Review drawings, specifications and instructions; identify gaps or ambiguities and seek clarification from the Department Head and/or client before work proceeds.

• Ensure suitable, qualified supervision and skilled labour are available to meet programme requirements, and that employees and contractors understand their responsibilities.

• Attend project sites when required and manage site activities and operations within the agreed scope of responsibility.

Commercial & Contract Management

• Manage project budgets, forecasts, financial reporting and profit-and-loss performance; monitor costs, revenue, margin and resource/material allocation.

• Administer change control and variations, ensuring an authorised instruction is received from the Department Head and/or client before variation work starts, and that changes are recorded.

• Support contract execution and compliance with contractual obligations, and contribute to project profitability through effective planning and resource utilisation.

• Approve expenditure only within the authority level agreed under Ventus Energy’s Letter of Authority (LOA).

Client & Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary client interface throughout project execution and build constructive relationships with clients, contractors, network operators, OEMs, suppliers and other partners.

• Hold regular progress and coordination meetings with Project Administrators, Project Coordinators, Project Engineers, clients and contractors to review progress and resolve issues.

• Lead project reviews, progress reporting and stakeholder communications, maintaining a strong focus on service quality and customer satisfaction.

Health, Safety, Environment, Quality & Ethics

• Promote a strong safety culture and never compromise on safety; ensure delivery complies with Ventus Energy, client and legislative HSEQ and ethics systems, policies and procedures.

• Support the preparation and review of risk assessments, method statements and commissioning procedures.

• Ensure project work is delivered to specification and required quality standards; lead or support investigations, corrective actions and continuous improvement where required.

Technical Leadership

• Provide oversight of HV commissioning and energisation activities and ensure work follows established commissioning practices, procedures, industry best practice and company standards.

• Support review technical documentation, drawings, commissioning procedures and project specifications; support technical decisions and resolution of issues during delivery.

Team Leadership & Continuous Development

• Lead, motivate and support multidisciplinary project teams to achieve project and company goals.

• Provide training, coaching and mentoring to Project Engineers, Commissioning Engineers and other team members, supporting their development.

• Promote Ventus Energy’s values, accountability, collaboration, integrity and continuous improvement.

• Apply best-practice working methods and support just-in-time approaches to improve schedule performance and reduce cost.

Key Stakeholders

Internal: Leadership Team, Head of Commissioning, project teams, Finance, Engineering, Tendering and the Ventus Energy Control Centre.

External: Clients, contractors, suppliers, network operators, OEMs and other project partners.

What we offer

• Opportunity to work on globally significant renewable energy projects.

• Competitive salary and benefits package.

•  Career development within a growing specialist engineering business.

• International project exposure.

•  A collaborative and technically focused working environment.