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Construction Project Delivery Manager
Company: Mitie/Custom Solar
Location: Hybrid Working: Primarily remote with occasional Site visits.
Employment Type: Full-Time
About Us
Custom Solar/Mitie designs, builds, and operates innovative energy solutions for industrial, commercial, and public sector customers. We integrate technologies such as rooftop, car park canopy, and ground-mounted solar PV systems, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), and more to maximize customer benefits.
Join our dynamic Construction Team as a Project Delivery Manager, where you'll lead the build phase of exciting renewable energy projects. Your leadership will ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of safety and quality.
Key Responsibilities
1. Contribute to pre-contract activities and review design outputs/specifications.
2. Support supplier selection and vetting; collaborate with procurement on supply strategy.
3. Validate CAPEX breakdown and provide input on project milestones for client and supplier contracts.
4. Monitor and report on project performance (time, cost, quality, safety).
5. Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to resolve issues promptly.
6. Champion a Safety First culture and ensure compliance with CDM and legal requirements.
7. Build strong relationships with customer representatives to manage expectations and resolve site issues.
8. Manage budgets, variations, and change requests; coordinate with procurement, legal, and commercial teams.
9. Identify and mitigate risks related to safety, budget, time, and quality.
10. Maintain real-time project programmes and ensure contractual obligations are met.
11. Collaborate with O&M teams to ensure smooth transition to operational phase.
Requirements
12. Minimum 5 years' experience as a Construction Project Manager.
13. Formal training and detailed experience in CDM responsibilities.
14. Proven track record in managing energy, civil, and/or M&E projects.
15. Strong knowledge of HSSE legislation and construction standards.
16. Excellent project programming skills.
17. Willingness to travel extensively.
18. Engineering qualification (Degree/HNC) or equivalent experience.
19. Proficiency in MS Project and MS Office tools.
20. Strong commercial awareness.
21. CSCS card and/or NVQ Level 7 certification.
Why Join Us?
22. Be part of a forward-thinking team driving renewable energy solutions.
23. Work on diverse, impactful projects across multiple sectors.
24. Opportunities for professional growth and development.
Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.
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,!
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.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing Pankaj Chaudhary at .