Solar Head of Project Operations
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- Safety: TRIR/LTIFR targets; zero RIDDOR incidents.
- Schedule: SPI ≥ 0.95; milestones achieved per baseline.
- Cost: CPI ≥ 0.95; variance to budget ≤ TBC %.
- Quality: punch list closure ≤ [5] days; first-time energisation success.
- People: eNPS/engagement ≥ TBC; turnover within band targets.
Job Overview
Provide strategic and operational leadership for the end-to-end delivery of custom solar PV projects, including ground-mounted and rooftop installations, from development handover through design, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover to operations. Ensure safe, on-time, on-budget delivery to the highest technical and quality standards across projects of 10 MW and above.
Main Duties
Strategic & Leadership
- Lead the Projects function, define delivery strategy, governance frameworks, and performance standards.
- Build, mentor, and manage multi-disciplinary teams; drive culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Own portfolio planning, resource forecasting, and prioritisation to meet business objectives.
- Act as senior stakeholder interface with clients, investors, network operators, and regulatory bodies.
Project Delivery (EPC Lifecycle)
- Accountable for EPC delivery across concept/detailed design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, and energisation.
- Ensure compliance with grid connection requirements, DNO/TSO standards, and power system integration.
- Manage budgets, schedules, risk, change control, and contractual obligations (EPC, BoP, subcontractors).
- Lead readiness reviews, FAT/SAT, and quality assurance/quality control across the lifecycle.
Health, Safety, Quality & Compliance
- Champion a safety-first culture; ensure compliance with UK CDM and company/client HSEQ standards.
Commercial & Risk Management
- Own commercial performance: cost control (CPI), schedule performance (SPI), cash flow, and contingency.
- Oversee contract administration, claims avoidance/negotiation, and supplier performance.
What we are looking for
Essential Experience
- Substantial experience in project management/operations.
- Team leadership experience managing senior PMs and construction professionals.
- Demonstrable ownership of EPC design, engineering, construction, and commissioning.
Qualifications (Essential)
- Professional Project Management qualification: PMP or IPMA (Level B/C+) or a Degree in Project Management.
- Health & Safety qualification: NEBOSH (General or Construction) or IOSH Managing Safely (minimum).
Degree in Engineering/Construction Management/Energy (or equivalent experience)
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We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.
When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!
We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!
Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.
Since 1987, Mitie’s 80,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.
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