Head of Project Delivery in Watford

Head of Project Delivery is required for a dynamic and highly successful international Renewable Energy company to work on an exciting mixed 115MW “Late-Stage Development” of Onshore Wind with 20MW co-located BESS and 100MW of co-located BESS Projects within Vantage’s existing solar sites. Vantage RE Ltd (Vantage) is rapidly expanding its team and we are looking for a highly motivated and passionate individual with exceptional Project Management Skills to manage an exciting “Late-stage Development” Project that will contribute towards Vantage’s strategy of growing its renewable energy portfolio.

The primary focus of the Head of Project Delivery will be to:

• Take responsibility for the governance, coordination monitoring and control of construction projects
• Take responsibility for managing the internal execution of taking projects to FID

This will include directing internal project governance activities, managing the procurement activities, conducting program and project reviews, and using strong technical and business acumen to identify and manage risk and address relevant hurdles. This role will report directly into the Head of Construction and Engineering.

This is a highly visible role, and the successful candidate will need to drive clarity, discipline and speed into planning and executing of this project, with an ability to coalesce everyone involved in the project to ensure successful completion.

Responsibilities of this Role:

• Direct internal project governance activities, and conduct program and project reviews
• Administering procurement activities to ensure internal governance process is adhered to while upholding Vantage's values and standards
• Work with the wider project management team to set the cadence of the program and revise the program on a regular basis
• Coordinate steering committee meeting to discuss project progress, commercial valuation and risk management activities
• Develop and maintain project reports to make sure there is full transparency of the project
• Manage overall document control system and raise any omissions/non-compliances with Vantage team
• Receive documents from contractors and share with any relevant members of the project execution team and wider Vantage team
• Use strong technical and business acumen to identify and manage risk and address relevant hurdles. This will include managing the project risk register.
• Provide regular updates to the project steering committee and other key stakeholders as required, including financial reports and budget outlines on the project
• Ensure project cost is being monitored and controlled
• Work closely with Head of Greenfield Development, and take charge of all internal levels of project management
• Enforce project management consistency and standardise processes across the internal project team, as well as upstream and downstream connections with the broader organisation
• Coordinate and manage any additional resource requirements for the project
• Work with the Head of HSE to ensure that the project team work in a safe way and in compliance with legal requirements
• Work with the Head of Engineering and Construction to ensure that technical recommendation is sought to manage any risk in the program
• Work with the Head of Wind to ensure that technical recommendation is sought to manage any risk in the program
• Provide constructive feedback to effectively improve the performance of the internal project team
• Help to develop the internal project team competencies with a view beyond the project lifespan and considering Vantage’s and TNB’s long-term needs in the process
• Build trust-based relationships with stakeholders (internal and external)
• Keep up to date with the latest requirements and legislation around the RE sector particularly in relation to permitting regulations, new environmental regulations, and ensuring development best of breed solutions to mitigate project risks.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Fluency in English
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline
• 7+ years relevant experience ideally with exposure to the UK renewable energy sector
• Understanding of and passion for Renewable Energy
• Sound experience in managing the full life cycle of project development
• Highly organised with good attention to detail
• Good communication skills
• Experienced in document control system and running, managing, and maintaining risk register
• Ideally, training and certification in Project Management, e.g. PMP, Agile, etc.
• Excellent documentation and communication skills, articulate and concise
• Experienced in conflict resolution, within the team and with external third parties e.g. EPC Contractors
• Driving license and ability to travel
• Strong leadership skills and excellent organisational skills
• High EQ and excellent stakeholder management skills
• Able to foster an environment of challenging each other, creating maximum transparency and find solutions to facilitate optimised decision making and value creation
• Ability to drive the mind-set of project management excellence in order to enable all team members to contribute value and do their work efficiently