EV Charging Infrastructure
Senior Technical Project Manager Our client is seeking a Senior Technical Project Manager to join their team, Our client is at the forefront of charging innovation and empowers businesses to achieve a fully electric fleet, making the transition easy, efficient, and economical as possible by offering three holistic offerings: i) Electric vehicle charging infrastructure ii) electric vehicle charging management platform and iii) electric vehicle charging hub development and depot electrification. The business is headquartered in the UK and conducts activities across the UK, Europe, and Australia. They were established and wholly owned by a global leader in the development of companies, assets and technologies that aim to accelerate the global transition to net zero. What role will you play?In this role you will deliver the execution strategy during the development, construction operations phase of the electric vehicle charging hubs and depots (typically 5 to 15MVA capacity). You will work with internal and out-sourced teams to identify project risks, barriers, and issues and propose possible solutions and mitigation strategies to ensure Quality and Health, Safety and Environment project requirements are met, and ensure interfaces with contractors and stakeholders are identified and appropriately managed. The Senior Technical Project Manager is responsible for co-ordinating and driving the development and construction activities to efficiently advance the pipeline of projects through the development and construction phases. Key Responsibilities Ensuring that everything you do, and everything related to project delivery is carried out with health and safety as an utmost priority.Supporting development activities including co-ordination of technical due diligence (land, grid and planning), appraisal of potential opportunities and leading any technical work required to progress the development of acquired projectsManaging tender processes for new EV Charging Infrastructure (EVCI) and hub EPC work packages and evaluating responses including technology selection considering customer and technoeconomic requirements.Managing pre-construction negotiations with EPC suppliers (developing and reviewing Engineering Requirements/managing warranty terms/EPC terms) and generally driving the projects towards financial commitment by securing a suite of comprehensive construction contracts that deliver long term value for the assetEnsuring material issues and risks (WHSE, technical, commercial and programme related) across the portfolio are managed to optimize investment performanceCo-ordination and budget responsibility of overall capital expenditure on the project, ensuring the project is delivered on time and on budget.Managing the delivery of the projects in the construction phase ensuring projects are executed in accordance with best industry practice and achieve their stated goals (HSE, budget, programme, quality)Reporting of project progress to senior management and escalation of any key issues (cost and HSES)Development of the operations and maintenance plan, including selection and oversight of O&M contractors.Reporting of overall project pipeline status to senior management Competencies You will ideally be a degree qualified engineer with a minimum of five years’ working experience and having held project management roles on electrical infrastructure projects in various stages of the project lifecycle.You will be highly motivated, with a versatile personality and excellent interpersonal skills, ready for working in a fast-paced environment with pressing delivery dates while coordinating with internal and external stakeholders.You will bring strong technical skills, a thorough understanding of complex energy projects and the ability to exchange with and understand subject experts.Ideally you will have experience in EV charging infrastructure and / or truck refuelling operations. A second European language would be a plus (notably German, French or Dutch). Our client offersStart-up environment with long-term growth potentialOpportunity to work with a professional, qualified and ambitious teamInteresting opportunities in a growing and exiting industry on a global scale
