About this role
Field has entered its next phase of growth. In June, the UK energy regulator, Ofgem, selected 16 long-duration energy storage projects to progress to delivery. Field were awarded 5 of these. Collectively, in MWh terms, our projects are approximately 3 times the capacity of all battery energy storage installed in the UK to date. We currently have 4 projects totalling over 1GWh of energy storage in construction in GB with lots more delivery to do. Your Mission As Project Manager at Field you will be responsible for leading some of the world’s longest duration BESS projects through pre-construction, final-investment decision (FID), construction, commissioning and handover to Operations. The role requires active management of your projects, you therefore need to be highly engaged, resilient, execution-focused and detail-oriented. You’ll need to be passionate about project management fundamentals (e.g. programme, budget, quality) and have proven stakeholder management skills. You will report into our Head of Delivery (Michael) and work closely with in-house experts across Engineering, QHSE, Procurement, Legal and Development. If you’ve managed renewable energy projects through FID or through Construction (preferably both) then we’d love to hear from you! What you’ll be doing This is a broad and varied role with the opportunity to have massive impact. Key responsibilities including Managing the pre-construction phase of the project (following end of the planning & development phase, or following the acquisition of a RTB Asset) Lead an internal project team in the run-up to Final Investment Decision (FID), with a sharp focus on programme Support planning discharge activities with the development team and engagement with landowners to ensure land-related obligations are met Work with the in-house design team to ensure any value engineering opportunities are captured Supporting the procurement and legal team throughout tenders and contract negotiations Lead any early works package required in advance of main contract signatures (e.g. to start detailed contractor design for long lead-time equipment) Develop and own the pre-construction risk register, the master project-schedule and project-budget (what we call the “basics” from which all activities are prioritised) Ensure the full project team is aligned on actions, timescales and responsibilities Managing the construction phase to safely meet agreed time, quality and budget targets Lead by example and ensure our health & safety culture is adopted on all projects Manage our construction contracts, including the BESS supplier, BoP contractor, TO, grid-compliance and any other packages of work required for the project Deliver all “Client” responsibilities noted within the employer’s requirements and interface matrix of construction contracts. This includes managing variations to planning, meeting our lease commitments and sourcing free-issue equipment and services (e.g. fibre, fiscal metres, RTM provider) Ensure key project management documents are prepared to an excellent standard in line with the business reporting calendar Ensure the project seamlessly enters commercial operation & close-out contracts Manage our internal engineering resource and contractors to develop and implement a commissioning and energisation plan Coordinate with our commercial operations team on revenue readiness activities Have a clear understanding on how our construction schedules impact on revenue streams (e.g. Capacity Market milestone dates) Support procurement and commercial operations with the on-boarding and integration of Asset Management contractors Agree (and manage the close-out) of construction defects and settle final accounts with support of the contract manager