Project Manager
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Job Location:
Northumberland - UK
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
6 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
This position will be responsible for progressing English and Scottish onshore wind projects in the development phase working alongside a larger team of project managers and other technical experts.
The role will cover all aspects of onshore wind development progression and design from initial concept to environmental survey landowner negotiation civil design managing planning submission processes procuring major Tier 1 contracts securing routes to market like corporate power purchase agreements or contracts for difference and finally developing a business case for a final investment decision.
The successful candidate will likely personally manage 1-3 onshore wind projects (number dependent on candidate experience and/or project complexity and phase). The position may support Senior Project Managers in delivering projects and activity manage Associate Project Managers.
This is an opportunity to play a key part of the design team bringing forward new British wind projects which will power our lives with fossil-free electricity.
Main responsibilities:
- To deliver internal and external milestones and approvals for development phase (pre-construction) onshore wind projects in Great Britain.
- Maintain control over key project management documents and processes such as project timelines budgets project management plans risk registers stakeholder matrices and more.
- To lead a broad range of onshore wind design-related workstreams including but not limited to overseeing ecological survey activities managing civil engineering design of an onshore wind project devising stakeholder management plans and negotiating land agreements.
- Create and maintain good long-term relationships with other Vattenfall departments and external consultants involved in the projects representing the projects under your control.
- Manage contracts with external consultants and professional advisers appointed to support project development.
- Help promote a safety conscious professional team.
- Communicate confidentially with landowners public officials community groups and other key stakeholders.
Qualifications :
In addition to our core values of being open active positive and safety minded we are looking for colleagues with self-motivation and who work well in a team.
The following skills are seen as essential:
- Experience in a professional setting
- Self-starter work independently and be creative/solution oriented
- Show initiative drive and a solutions-focused mindset
- Leadership skills to lead large teams of internal and external specialists and consultants
- Team player proactive and work well under pressure
- Track record in project management
- Ability to adapt easily to different environments (political stakeholders farmers government officials business partners) and manage these different settings
- Good communication skills report writing analytical and presentational skills
- Good IT skills and competent ay using Office 365 suite
Desirable skills include:
- Formal project management qualifications (e.g. Association for Project Management or Prince2)
- Previous experience working in a development on renewable energy or other major infrastructure preferably onshore wind.
Additional Information :
Our offer
Good remuneration a challenging and international work environment and the possibility to work with some of the best in the field. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues. We offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development.
More Information
We welcome your application in English no later than 23/02/2026. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website.
For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Adam Hammond via
Commitment to Diversity
Vattenfall is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer a range of family friendly inclusive employment policies flexible working arrangements staff engagement forums and services to support all our employees.
We are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender ethnicity age transgender identity or expression religion or other belief disability or sexual orientation.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Project Management Methodology
- Project / Program Management
- Construction Estimating
- Construction Experience
- PMBOK
- Visio
- Construction Management
- Project Management
- Project Management Software
- Microsoft Project
- Project Management Lifecycle
- Contracts
About Company
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