Assistant Construction Manager

ABOUT ZENOBE

Our mission is to make clean power accessible. We are passionate about making a positive impact on communities and the environment where we work. We’re designing, financing, building and operating the world’s most sophisticated battery systems to enable the take up of more renewable power, electrifying fleets for cleaner air, and providing clean, portable power including repurposed electric vehicle batteries. Our proprietary software and data analysis optimises operational performance for our customers to reduce emissions and costs.

Since we began in 2017, we’ve raised over £2.7 billion in debt and equity funding and transformed it into >1.2GW of grid-connected batteries live or under contract and c.3,400 electric vehicles supported. We have operations in the UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and the US and Canada, with a global headquarters in London. We’re the leading owner and operator of battery storage in the UK, supporting the National Grid with the uptake of renewable power.

We also work with c.90% of the UK's major bus companies, powering 25% of the UK e-bus market. We’re also the number one owner and operator of e-buses in Australia and New Zealand, and are quickly expanding into light commercial vehicles and trucks. Our rapidly growing company is looking for highly talented and motivated people to join us.

We're on the lookout for an Assistant Construction Manager to join our team 'll be working alongside our Senior Construction Manager to help deliver some of the biggest battery energy storage projects in the UK (over 200MW) with connections to transmission networks. We’re looking for someone who’s comfortable getting stuck in on-site, working closely with the Senior Construction and Project Managers, and taking charge of managing site activities.

You'll also handle contractor management, third-party coordination, and stakeholder relationships. This is a dynamic role with flexibility needed around work locations – most projects will be based in Scotland. You'll spend most of your time onsite, however there will be opportunity to work from home and visit our London office from time to time.

• Provide support and input to the project design stages, providing guidance on constructability and operability.
• Support the development, implement, and adhere to the requirements of the Project Quality Plan within the area of responsibility.
• Manage all on site interfaces including works related to grid connection.
• Bring technical queries/disputes regarding contractor supplied documentation to the attention of the Project Manager and assist thereafter with the resolution of such issues.
• Ensuring adequate design safety risk assessments in relation to Construction are undertaken, monitoring, and ensuring close out of actions where appropriate.
• Supporting the Engineering Lead on construction related issues.
• Ensure that daily diaries and regular photographs of the works are kept acting as a record of the construction.
• Ensuring management of safety, quality, resource, schedule, and cost objectives within the construction function to support the Project Manager.
• Providing client representation during construction and commissioning phases.
• Directly managing contractors on site to ensure the works are delivered in line with the contracted obligations and meet all quality, safety, and programme requirements.
• Producing a weekly site progress report.
• Preparing a Construction report section to be included in the monthly project board report.
• Overseeing application of HSE policy and procedures.
• Providing challenge, where appropriate, to contractors to ensure that design, construction, HSE and project management standards are adhered to.
• Managing the day-to-day activities on site and ensuring the programme of works is defined between all contractors for upcoming activities.

• Actively contribute to Zenobe’s commitment to health and safety, wellbeing and sustainability by integrating these principles into daily responsibilities, ensuring a safe and supportive work environment, promoting both the physical and mental health of self and colleagues, and…