Project Manager Service & Maintenance
Job Summary
Due to continued growth we are looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead wind turbine service and maintenance projects from mobilisation through delivery close-out and continuous improvement. You will take end-to-end responsibility for safe compliant and commercially sound execution coordinating technicians site teams customers vendors and subcontractors to deliver planned and corrective maintenance scopes efficiently.
This role suits a practical visible leader who understands the operational realities of wind turbine maintenance including changing priorities technical constraints weather and access considerations resource availability and the importance of turbine uptime. You will maintain a regular site presence build trusted customer relationships and begin every day with safety at the forefront.
Key responsibilities
Lead service and maintenance projects from contract handover and mobilisation through execution demobilisation close-out and lessons learned.
Plan and coordinate preventive corrective and campaign maintenance activities balancing customer priorities turbine availability safety quality cost and schedule.
Own project scope programme budget forecast and commercial performance; monitor variances and implement timely corrective actions.
Translate contractual and technical requirements into practical delivery plans work packages resource plans and site-specific arrangements.
Coordinate technicians supervisors specialist resources equipment tooling vessels or access solutions materials vendors and subcontractors.
Work closely with technical teams to manage defects troubleshooting component exchange and return-to-service activities escalating risks and constraints appropriately.
Ensure work is delivered in accordance with contracts customer requirements local legislation company procedures and applicable wind-industry standards.
Champion a strong safety culture through visible leadership site engagement effective planning and disciplined use of risk assessments method statements permits and toolbox talks.
Maintain complete and accurate project documentation including plans progress reports maintenance records cost trackers change controls handover packs and close-out documentation.
Provide clear regular reporting to customers and internal stakeholders on progress safety quality risk resource demand budget and delivery outlook.
Build effective customer relationships manage expectations resolve delivery issues and identify opportunities to improve service quality and future collaboration.
Carry out pre-start site reviews and coordinate site-specific requirements such as welfare accommodation logistics inductions access and subcontractor arrangements.
Monitor team and supplier performance address delivery gaps and capture lessons learned to strengthen future maintenance planning and execution.
Experience and qualifications
At least three years of progressive project management experience within wind energy with direct exposure to service maintenance operations or asset support environments.
Demonstrable experience delivering multi-disciplinary maintenance scopes involving field technicians customers suppliers and subcontractors.
Good technical understanding of wind turbine systems and maintenance activities ideally across mechanical electrical hydraulic and control-system interfaces.
Experience managing project budgets forecasts schedules risks changes documentation and customer reporting.
Proven commitment to safe delivery in a high-risk operational environment; experience leading or reinforcing a proactive safety culture is essential.
Relevant technical engineering operational or project management qualification. A recognised project management certification is advantageous.
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office and project planning or project management systems.
Fluent written and spoken English. Additional European language capability is advantageous.
Willingness and ability to travel to project and customer sites including up to 30 days per year.
Skills and behaviours
Visible credible leadership with the confidence to make timely decisions in a fast-moving service environment.
Customer-focused and commercially aware with strong negotiation stakeholder management and communication skills.
Structured and detail-oriented with the ability to manage several workstreams or projects while maintaining clear priorities.
Proactive solution-oriented and calm under pressure with a practical approach to changing site and operational conditions.
Collaborative and culturally aware able to work effectively with technicians managers customers and partners at all levels.
Disciplined in planning documentation follow-up and continuous improvement.
- Lowestoft UK (Lowestoft Suffolk United Kingdom)
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