As one of the world's leading companies in the wind energy industry, ENERCON have been setting new standards in technological design for over 40 years.
We have an excellent permanent opportunity for an Electrical Project Manager to join our Project Management team in Edinburgh. The role offers an opportunity to make the role your own, and make a direct impact towards ENERCON’s success. Essentially you will live within a commutable distance to our office at Edinburgh Business Park.
An overview of the role
As Electrical Project Manager, you will support projects across the UK and Ireland, with occasional travel to other European countries. You will collaborate with stakeholders within the Project Management team including the GPM, Commercial PM and Construction team.
You will bring strong experience in electrical power systems, power generation, power distribution and contract management, providing high-quality technical guidance to customers, internal teams, and network operators.
Your primary focus will be delivering expert technical input during the initiation and planning phases of projects. Working closely with the Construction Manager, you will help develop project schedules, identifying costs, and highlight potential downtime or construction risks.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide expert technical advice to the PM team, customers, sales teams and utilities on all electrical works topics
- Collaborate with the Project team to develop customer offers, bills of quantities and supplier technical specifications
- Support customers and network operators with the design of network connections
- Assist Sales during tenders, negotiations, planning, scheduling and scope alignment
- Ensure electrical works are specified and delivered in line with Health & Safety standards and local/international regulations
- Support the commercial team with contract and claims management
- Identify and assess additional costs, downtime and construction challenges alongside the Construction Manager
- Drive project optimisation initiatives with the General Project Manager and project partners
- Act as the main customer contact for electrical matters across all four project phases
- Take responsibility for electrical work packages during wind turbine planning and installation, working with internal specialist teams
About You
- Degree-qualified in Electrical Engineering
- Proven experience in power generation and electrical power systems
- High-voltage distribution experience
- Renewable energy sector experience highly desirable
- Electrical Project Management experience within an industrial environment
- Knowledge of SAP and SCADA systems is advantageous
- Proactive, confident and able to work independently or as part of a team
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Willingness to travel across the UK, Ireland, and internationally
- Strong IT skills
- Full, valid UK driving licence
- Comfortable working at height
What We Offer
- Competitive salary, dependent on experience and qualifications
- Car allowance
- Hybrid working
- 40-hour working week, Monday to Friday
- 34 days’ annual leave (25 days plus 9 public holidays)
- Additional long-service leave
- Enhanced company pension (8% employer / 5% employee contribution)
- Life insurance (4x basic salary)
- Private medical insurance
- Medicash healthcare cash-back plan (including optical, dental and complementary therapies)
- Overnight allowance for travel
- Cycle to Work scheme
- £1,000 employee referral bonus for each successful referral
About ENERCON
ENERCON are recognised as a global pioneer in the onshore wind energy sector. As the manufacturer of Wind Turbines, ENERCON are at the forefront of innovative design technology. Our products offer many unique characteristics including rotor blade design, control technology and grid connection technology.
We produce, sell, and install our own turbines on behalf of our clients, and we offer a high standard of service contracts to maintain and repair turbines throughout their lifecycle.
We are proud of the culture that we have created and support our colleagues to deliver the best possible results. We care deeply about the high standard of products that we offer.
How to Apply
Please apply now and upload your CV. If your application is successful, we will contact you directly via phone or email. You can also log in to the recruitment portal to check the status of your application at any time. The closing date for applications is Monday, 22 June at 12 noon.
