Electrical Project Manager

The role sites within the Generation Team who are responsible for the development, design and installation of new renewable energy projects including solar farms, wind farms, gas plants, and battery storage. The team also supports and existing fleet of 90MW of onshore wind by providing technical expertise to the O&M team.

This role will involve supporting the Lead Electrical Project Manager in taking generation projects from concept to final design & build. The key activities include securing grid connections; management and assessment of the feasibility and design development; management of tenders and contract negotiations, management of feasibility studies, quotations, and design proposals for construction. The role extends to supporting inputs for financial modelling, management of due diligence processes and development of technical specifications.

This will require regular discussions with DNOs & National Grid on technical requirements contained in the electrical or gas connection agreements, including flexible grid connections, export limited schemes, private wire arrangements and provision of grid services. The role also

requires providing a technical interface with ICP and EPC contractors, negotiating contracts and setting employer requirements.

As well as developing new projects, the role involves providing technical support to other business units within Ecotricity. This includes technical support to the O&M team covering electrical infrastructure, grid interfaces, control and instrumentation and also to the Smart Grids and Trading team covering grid services, compliance and metering.

The successful candidate will have experience in the generation industry and ideally have knowledge of renewable energy generation, particularly solar and battery storage. A good understanding of electrical and ancillary equipment such as transformers, cables, switchgear, protection and control systems and metering is required as well as experience in specifying requirements and review of technical designs.

What will you do?

• Develop grid connection options and manage the connection application process

• Liaison with National Grid, DNOs & OFGEM

• Develop specifications and set employer requirements

• Manage tendering processes for feasibility studies and project delivery

• Manage the overall electrical design development from concept to detailed, using contractors and specialists were necessary

• Support contract negotiates

• Provide project management during construction phase, including adherence to health and safety, compliance with the contract, technical oversight of the design and construction, resolving risks and issues.

• Prepare drawings such as SLDs and schematics to support both operational sites and development projects

• Carry out site technical surveys.

• Identify and manage design risks and communicate to stakeholders

• Travel to sites as required and ensure an onsite presence during the development and construction phases.

• Assist the planning team with technical input.

• Assist the O&M team with technical input.

• Assist Smart Grids team with technical input.

• Regular reporting and updating to Head of Generation - highlighting risks, issues and impacts and providing recommended solutions.

Educational Requirements

• Candidates should hold a higher education qualification in an electrical engineering discipline or similar discipline.

Skills and Knowledge:

• Experienced in the design and operation of electrical equipment and distribution systems

• Experienced in the GB electricity grid and the regimes for wind, solar and battery power.

• Knowledge of wind turbines and solar PV installations and their control systems, including HV and LV transformers, cables, switchgear and SCADA.

• Knowledge of G99, G100, ENA and Transmission application and compliance processes.

• Knowledge of BESS installations.

• Knowledge of grid services.

• Proven project management and delivery skills.

• Preparation of contract documentation and specifications.

• Ability to work independently with remote management and take responsibility for project delivery.

• Ability to priorities workloads without compromising safety or quality.

• Strong communication skills particularly verbal communication.

• Computing skills including, including CAD, PV syst and PV sol, MS office & MS project

• Construction experience, knowledge of CDM and relevant Health & Safety practices.

• Full UK driving license.

What's in it for you...

Healthcare plan, life assurance and generous pension contribution
Volunteering day
Hybrid working
Various company discounts (including shops, days out and events)
Holiday of 25 days (plus bank holidays) & ability to buy/sell days
Cycle to work scheme, car pooling and onsite parking available

As a valued member of the team you will be supporting the Group Environmental policy and its associated targets to make the Green Britain Group net carbon neutral by 2025

Flexibility statement

The fast moving nature of the company's business means that from time to time you may be asked to perform duties or tasks outside of your original job description on an ad hoc basis. This allows the company to use its people in the best possible way at all times and helps the employees to make their contribution in a changing environment. 

Ecotricity is Britain's greenest energy company. When we started back in 1995, we were the first company in the world to provide a new kind of electricity - the green kind.

Our mission was, and remains, to change the way energy is made and used in Britain - by replacing fossil fuels with clean, renewable energy.

We don't just supply green energy, we use the money from our customers' bills to make it ourselves too - we build windmills, sun parks and green gasmills in Britain. We call this turning 'bills into mills'. Some of our biggest achievements to date include building Britain's first megawatt windmill and the country's first grid-scale sun park, as well as building our first green gasmill, generating 100% green gas from a source that we will never run out of - grass. 

We don't just focus on energy though- we built the Electric Highway, Britain's leading network of electric vehicle charging points; we helped Forest Green Rovers become the greenest football club in the world; and we launched Britain's greenest mobile phone service, Ecotalk, where they use the money from their customers' bills to protect and regenerate Britain's lost rainforests.

Ecotricity is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to providing equality for all.