EV Charging Pre-Construction Development Manager Permanent

EV Charging Pre-Construction Development Manager required by this leading UK employer.

Are you looking to drive forward your career in Electric Vehicle charging hubs and do you love working with strategic clients over a portfolio of sites?

Working for a specialist in designing and installing new and upgraded electricity connections into commercial properties and installing Electric Vehicle Charging hubs. Offering the highest quality for the best value and with a proven track record for quality and safety, with a full project management and delivery service from initial design to the final switch-on.

About the role
The EV Charging Development Manager will support the company growth in EV charging connections, based out of the West Midlands. This role will focus on developing clients’ sites through the pre-construction phase of project development.

Following being successfully appointed onto several framework contracts, the teams are allocated sites and take full responsibility as Principal Designer to survey, design, secure grid connections, seek stakeholder approval and plan the works for program delivery.

This role is client-facing, liaising with strategic clients and the post holder will work with many internal and external stakeholders to develop designs, installation programs and commercial models which are reflective, accurate and mitigate operations and commercial risk.

The role also includes engaging in face to face and virtual meetings with clients for weekly update meetings.

This is a full time and permanently employed role, but we would happily hear from candidates who would like a reduced working hour per week or reduced days.

This is a hybrid role, split between the office and home, and will require site visits across the country,

Key responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of allocated sites through the pre-construction phase, keeping an accurate log of the current status of each site.
• Coordinate the survey process, ensuring the information is collated, reviewed and any findings fed into the Tender & Design team.
• Liaise with the client and the Tender & Design team to produce initial site layouts for sign off from the client. Oversee the iterative change process to finalise the layout.
• Coordinate the full design stage, including lease plan drawings and construction drawings as required to meet the client’s specifications.
• Where required, obtain grid connection offers from the DNO. Review grid connection offers provided by the client and liaise with the DNO over likely installation timescales, alternative options and reinforcement works. Challenge the DNO where appropriate to secure the best connection option for the client.
• Secure grid connection agreements (or modifications) aligned with the project strategy.
• Develop and manage the program with key strategic clients through initially indicative Program of Works.
• Liaise with our Civils Manager and external civils subcontractor to understand Traffic Management, CDM and Council requirements.
• Work with the Tender & Design team, the Commercial Manager and the Head of EV Charging Connections to prepare commercial models for each site.
• Liaise with the client to get the commercial model approved.
• Work with the Head of Commercial to make strategic procurement decisions for long lead-time items.
• Maintain DNO and IDNO design and commercial relationship management for the projects
• Create a contract delivery plan for the Project Team
• Contract manage the overall delivery plan and high level operational relationship.
• Working with other members of the team to resolve any client or project difficulties.

The Salary and Benefits

Basic Annual Salary up to £50,0000
Plus an excellent benefits package 24118 (full details provided on application).

How to apply

Submit your CV via the method provided and you will be contacted within 48 hours for an initial discussion about the role.