Assistant Project Manager - Onshore Wind

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 21 000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission. 

The Assistant Project Manager will support our team of Project Managers with a focus on English and Scottish onshore wind projects in the development phase. This covers all aspects of project progression and design from initial concept to environmental survey, detailed design, planning submission, procurement, route to market and financing, and, finally, developing a business case for a final investment decision.

This is an opportunity to be a key part of the design team bringing forward new British wind projects which will power our lives with fossil-free electricity.

Main responsibilities:

• To support the Project Manager and project team by delivering internal and external milestones and approvals
• Maintain control over key project management documents and processes, such as project timelines, project management plans, risk registers, budgets and more.
• To lead specific onshore wind design related workstreams as delegated by a project manager, this might include, for example, drafting a stakeholder engagement plan, overseeing ecological survey activities, or managing civil engineering design of an onshore wind project.
• Create and maintain good long-term relationships with other Vattenfall departments and external consultants involved in the projects
• Help promote a safety conscious, professional team
• Communicate with landowners, public officials and other local stakeholders.

Location  
The location of the position is Hexham, Northumberland with the flexibility of agile/remote working .  

The successful candidate is likely educated to degree level in a relevant field.

In addition to  our core values of being open, active, positive and safety minded, we are looking for colleagues with self-motivation and who work well in a team.

 The following skills are seen as essential:

• At least 3 year’s work experience in a professional setting
• be a self-starter, work independently and be creative/solution oriented
  • ask for help and guidance when needed and think beyond the task at hand
  • be a team player, proactive and work well under pressure
  • be fluent in English, both written and spoken
  • have high levels of energy & commitment to deliver
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  • have basic project management knowledge
  • have the ability to adapt easily to different environments (political stakeholders, farmers, government officials, business partners) and manage these different settings
  • have good communication skills, report writing, analytical and presentational skills
  • have good IT skills and competent ay using Office 365 suite

Desirable skills include:

• Formal project management qualifications (e.g. Association for Project Management or Prince2)
• Experience working in a development on renewable energy or other major infrastructure, preferably onshore wind.

The successful candidate has to be prepared to, on occasion,  travel and work out of office hours. A Driving license is desirable, but not essential.

Our offer 
Good remuneration, a challenging and international work environment, and the possibility to work with some of the best in the field. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues. We offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development. 

More Information 
We welcome your application in English, no later than, April 27th 2025. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website. 
 
At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation. 
 
We look forward to receiving your application!