ESS Delivery Project Manager - UK

Hello and welcome to Sungrow! We are excited to introduce a senior opportunity at the heart of the UK energy transition. As our ESS Delivery Project Manager, you will lead the successful delivery of utility-scale battery energy storage projects from contract award through commissioning and handover. Ready to make a visible impact? Let’s dive in:

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of ESS and BESS projects across the UK, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, scope, and quality expectations.
• Own the project execution strategy, including schedules, resource plans, cost control, risk registers, and mitigation actions.
• Act as the primary point of contact for customers, EPC partners, subcontractors, and internal teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage contractual obligations, variations, claims, payment milestones, and project reporting in close collaboration with commercial and legal stakeholders.
• Coordinate engineering, supply chain, logistics, service, commissioning, and quality teams to ensure seamless execution and successful site handover.
• Lead project governance, resolve escalations, and drive continuous improvement through lessons learned and post-project reviews.

Sounds like a meaningful challenge, right? To thrive in this senior role and enjoy a long-term impact in the UK ESS market, your background could look like this:

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Project Management, or a comparable technical discipline.
• +2 years experience in project coordination, project management, delivery, or operations, ideally within ESS, solar, electrical infrastructure, construction, or another technical environment.
• Demonstrated experience delivering complex projects from contract award through commissioning, acceptance testing, and customer handover.
• Strong knowledge of BESS technology, electrical systems, grid connection interfaces, construction activities, and commissioning processes.
• Solid experience in contract management, budget ownership, change control, risk management, and stakeholder negotiation.
• Confident leadership, communication, and decision-making skills, with the ability to manage cross-functional and multicultural project teams.
• English C1; additional European languages are a plus.
• Willingness to travel regularly across the UK and occasionally within Europe.