Overview / Responsibilities
Wood is currently recruiting for a Project Manager with previous project management experience within Renewable Energy preferred. This role will be based in our Glasgow office but flexible/hybrid working will be considered.
Reporting to the Project Director, the Project Manager is responsible for the delivery of Wood Renewables, AMOS Group portfolio of projects for wind measurement including: meteorological (met) and remote sensing (lidar) measurement, and operation & maintenance (O&M) projects within the UK and globally.
- Responsible for project objectives and strategies, work scopes, schedules, budget, risk and change management
- Working very closely with the Client to understand the scopes and influence the requirements to ensure the best solution
- Liaising with remote multi-discipline engineering teams where required, through discussions and regular progress meetings
- Monitoring and controlling performance against budget, schedule, quality, and safety requirements
- Using appropriate reporting methods
- Act as client focal point for all scopes within the remit.
- Frequently chair/facilitate meetings with client, internal and external stakeholders.
- Interface with the client at a senior level
- Maintaining close contact with the Client throughout to ensure needs are effectively met
- Identifying changes in the work scope, ensuring these are dealt with accordingly
- Identifying and managing risk
- Ensuring variations are raised and processed at the correct stage for any changes in work
- Promoting quality and safety at all times
- Frequent engagement with Subcontractors
- Potential line management responsibility of a small team of Project Engineers who will support with the programme of work
Skills / Qualifications
Skills:
- Project management skills with demonstrable experience within Renewable Energy preferred
- Onshore and offshore wind farms measurement project knowledge preferred
- Basic wind turbine design and functionality knowledge preferred
- Working experience of full lifecycle project management, with an active involvement in each phase
- Experience in co-ordinating team delivery in accordance with agreed costs and schedules
- Experience working to SHEQ standards
- Experienced in developing & maintaining good relationships with clients and sub-contractors
- Knowledge and understanding of Health, Safety and Environmental responsibilities
- Working knowledge of the CDM Regulations 2015 preferred, but not essential
- Ability to instigate and conduct project “kick off” meetings
- Demonstrated input to preparation of project schedules
- Knowledge of Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment studies
- Ability to co-ordinate the execution of all ‘project close-out’ activities
- Fluent in Microsoft Office software essential, and skills in Project or Primavera planning software preferred, but not essential
Qualifications:
- Educated to degree level in Project Management, Engineering or another relevant technical subject
- Previous engineering experience in a renewable energy consultancy preferred
- Previous project management experience in an engineering role essential
- Experience in the delivery of meteorological and remote sensing measurement systems projects desirable
- Experience with power performance testing for wind turbines desirable
- Membership of relevant professional body, ideally with, or working to incorporated or chartered status
- Experience of working on projects outside of the UK
Company Overview
Wood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world’s most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 40,000 people. www.woodplc.com
Diversity Statement
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