Technical Manager

North West

Up to £60,000

About the Client:

• Our client, specialists in the Energy industry, are seeking a hardworking and passionate Technical Manager based around the North West area to join their team on a permanent basis.

The Role:

• Provide an overview for design methodology, discuss at mid tender review, ensure estimating understands requirements, liaise with consultants.
• Obtain or advise on Statutory Authorities connections and possible issues.
• Schedule possible section notices and their impact on the tender.
• Schedule required consultants and estimated design fees, pass to commercial.
• Consider and identify potential problems, record for reference.
• Attend tender settlement to give input, attend interview if required.
• Read and comment on written submission, provide Contractors Proposals documentation if required.
• Provide support documentation for company reports, both on a monthly and add hoc basis.
• Maintain Client and supply chain relationships.
• Act as the Technical lead for the company when attending forums, focus groups and technical workshops, provide feedback to the Senior management Team.
• Provide sustainability advice across the work spectrum when requested.
• Develop and maintain a technical library to include all current and forthcoming changes to legislation.
• Hold technical workshops to ensure company staff understand the technical solutions for a project and the quality levels expected.
• Support technical site surveys (nationwide)
• Promote and uphold a sound health and safety culture across the company
• Ensure projects are designed to the highest quality of engineering and technical standards.
• Be involved with the recruitment of direct and indirect labour.
• Evaluate the success of the project and share lessons or best practice with other organisations or project managers.

Qualities Required:

• Previous experience designing roof mounted non-domestic Solar PV projects.
• Ground mounted PV and battery storage experience is highly desirable.
• 18th Edition is highly desirable.
• Engineering technical excellence and pride in work / project outcomes.
• Strong Project Management skills, ensuring optimal design and costs on all projects.
• Strong engineering thinking, combined with financial & commercial awareness.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience managing commercial-scale solar PV projects and teams, in addition to managing UK DNO G99 & G100 requirements and conditions.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritise well when designing multiple projects concurrently.
• Strong attention to detail, accurate and methodical in work to overcome challenges and see projects through to completion.
• Ability to deal with complex tasks under pressure.
• Clear communicator, confident in communicating and influencing at all levels.
• Ability to build relationships and a good rapport with clients to generate confidence.
• Proficient in the use of AutoCAD software (desirable, but not essential)
• Ability to interpret PV designs for all building types.
• Strong electrical background (highly desirable, but not essential)