O&M Project Manager

Equans is a renowned energies & services contractor and a proud member of the Bouygues global industrial group. Our expertise spans the design, construction, and maintenance of buildings and critical infrastructure worldwide. We have a great opportunity for a O&M Project Manager to our Energy Solutions business.

Equans Energy Solutions is a market leading engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor focussed on the energy transition. We design, install, commission and operate large scale solar PV farms and BESS projects for our clients. Supplying renewable energy from solar power plants that enables local communities to reduce costs and reduce their carbon footprint.

• To manage the implementation of all preventive, corrective and condition based maintenance activities across an estate of solar farms for different clients across the UK.
• To manage the relevant subcontractors in relation to the day to day operations on the sites to ensure compliance with scope requirements, H&S best practices, operations based practices and all relevant statutory requirements in relation to the environment.
• To review and verify relevant subcontractor reports for conformance to standards and specifications and to evaluate the data for anomalies, outliers and inconsistencies; to plan relevant investigation and rectification works.
• To draft, issue and present monthly performance reports to the relevant clients for each site.
• To manage any defects or warranty claims from the clients, and to manage any relevant punch lists or defects lists effectively and efficiently, so that all pertinent items are closed and evidenced appropriately and successfully.
• To interface with our internal commissioning team in order to ensure a smooth handover of each solar farm (or other energy project) from commissioning into O&M, and to ensure the readiness of each related step of this process.
• To manage the implementation of relevant advanced data analytics tools as part of O&M, as well as related revamping and repowering projects for ageing solar farms and other energy projects.
• To keep up to date with the latest applicable Standards.
• To fulfil Health & Safety responsibilities by adherence to the requirements of the Company's Health & Safety Policy and Health & Safety Management Plans.

• Electrical qualifications (City & Guilds, HNC or Degree)
• Experience in the management of solar farms in operation and maintenance
• 18th edition BS 7671
• SMSTS
• First aid at work
• ECS electrical site manager and electrical safety management
• IOSH Managing safely
• Driving license and ability to travel to sites.
• Computer literacy

• 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
• Company car
• Private health care (Single Use)
• Private GP consultations
• Life Cover equivalent to 2 times annual salary

• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
• Gym membership discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Holiday purchase scheme
• 2 corporate social responsibility days per year

• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalized support programmes
• Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme
• Access to our growing employee networks including WiE (Women in EQUANS), RISE (BAME), LGBTQI+, Working Parents, YPN (Young Persons Network) and our Disability Network
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app

EQUANS is a world leader in energy services with nearly 100,000 employees working in more than 50 countries, with an annual turnover of over 17 billion euros.

In the UK & Ireland, EQUANS is a provider of technical, FM, regeneration and energy services - with specialist capabilities in smart buildings, green mobility, district & embedded energy and decentralised renewables.

EQUANS' 13,500 UK & Ireland employees combine these activities to help businesses, public sector organisations and government to embrace the energy transition towards net zero, and also the digital & industrial transitions that are redesigning the way we move, work and live.

EQUANS is a Bouygues group company.

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As part of a positive action drive to address under-representation in senior management positions we encourage applications from women, ethnically diverse individuals and people with disabilities, along with all candidates who identify with protected characteristic groups under the Equality Act 2010.

In support of our positive action measures, we will consider applications that do not meet all the technical requirements if candidates can demonstrate how transferable skills will enable them to successfully deliver the remit of the role in an environment which promotes a flexible working culture.

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