Project Manager Delivery), Downing Renewable Developments

Project Manager - (Delivery), Downing Renewable Developments

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Title:

Project Manager - Delivery

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Location:

Glasgow

bDepartment:
Downing Renewable Developments

bTo apply, you must have the full right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Downing is dedicated to delivering investments that matter – for our economy, our health, our society, our local communities and our environment.

For over 35 years, our highly experienced team and our entrepreneurial spirit has driven us to seek out long‑term and unique opportunities that solve challenges faced by investors, companies and society.

From our headquarters in the City of London, and from offices in Cardiff, Glasgow, Helsinki and Stockholm, we structure and manage innovative investments that meet specific investor needs and look to the future with conviction. Our 200-plus employees drive our vision of long‑term value creation, which we achieve by being bold, straightforward and ambitious.

Guided by these principles we have a broad range of investment opportunities. Our private market offerings include renewable energy infrastructure, private equity and private credit. In public markets, we have a boutique of specialist fund managers that provide a distinctive suite of investment mandates.

As a certified B Corp, we take our responsibilities, to our investors, our stakeholders and society, seriously. We invest for return while always considering our impact on the world.

Diversity is important to us, and we see the benefits that having a team with a range of backgrounds and perspectives can bring. We are bold and ambitious, straightforward and we support each other. These core values are vital to everything we do – from the businesses we invest in, to the people we hire.

Downing Renewable Developments (DRD) is a renewable development team responsible for identifying suitable renewable energy project opportunities and then undertaking the required grid connection, land agreement and planning processes to obtain successfully developed projects. Following the development phase of the projects, they will then be constructed and operated long term.

The role, based in Glasgow, will be to lead the development and delivery of high‑quality renewable energy projects into operation through the project management of individual projects during the construction phase, as well as supporting senior team members in other tasks.

In particular, the role‑holder will be expected to support and manage key pre‑construction and construction activities including managing grid agreement interfaces, general engineering activities, procuring and placing contracts, pre‑construction activities (such as planning condition discharge), contract administration and reporting, resolution of ad‑hoc issues, monitoring construction progress, technical and HSE compliance and managing the overall delivery of projects until handover to the asset management team.

The role‑holder will also undertake development and operation works that provide the role‑holder with all‑round knowledge of the project life cycle and overall business.

The role‑holder is anticipated to have a wide range of technical capability, a real desire to succeed and be able to work autonomously and propose innovative solutions to problems.

• Project Management / Engineering / Planning Qualification (degree level as a minimum).
• Minimum of 5 years experience within the renewable energy industry in project management working on solar PV, battery storage or onshore wind projects (experience in other industries with suitable transferrable skills will also be considered).
• Undertaken the delivery of multiple projects at various stages in the project lifecycle.
• Strong experience in contract preparation, negotiation and administration including tracking contract performance, managing payment processes and management of contract deliverables.
• Knowledge of working with grid operators and managing the delivery of grid connections.
• Ability to manage project stakeholders including regulators, statutory consultees and local…