ESS Regional Project Manager - UK

Permanent employee, Full-time · UK - Milton Keynes

Your mission
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and strategic ESS regional project manager to lead our Energy Storage Systems (ESS) business in Sungrow Europe. This role plays a crucial role in ensuring ESS projects are delivered successfully and high-level customer engagement with team leadership and is central to our expansion in a high-priority growth market. They combine organizational skills, leadership, and strategic thinking to drive results.
Your profile
Your Mission
      1. Project Planning 
  • Define BESS project scope (S,A,B level), goals, and deliverables  different stages:
  • Develop detailed project plans, timelines (Gantt charts, schedules), and budgets.  
  • Identify risks and create mitigation strategies.  
2. Team Coordination & Leadership
  • Assign tasks and responsibilities to team members.  
  • Facilitate collaboration between cross-functional teams (commercial, service, product solution, contract &l egal, finance etc.).  
  • Motivate and guide the team to meet deadlines.  
       3. Stakeholder Communication
  • Act as the main point of contact for clients, executives, and team members.  
  • Provide regular progress updates (status reports, meetings).  
  • Organize regular meeting with key stakeholders and report to internal and external parties.
  • Manage expectations and negotiate changes when necessary.  
4. Project payment & Resource Management 
  • Track project payment milestone and ensure adherence to the program & deadline.  
  • Allocate resources efficiently (manpower, tools, materials).  
5. Risk & Issue Management 
  • Identify potential risks and develop contingency plans.  
  • Resolve conflicts and remove obstacles that hinder progress.  
6. Quality Assurance & Delivery 
  • Ensure deliverables meet quality standards.  
  • Conduct post-project reviews (lessons learned, performance analysis).  

Your Profile
  • 2-3+ years in project management leadership within energy storage, renewables, or technical infrastructure sectors
  • Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills, with a collaborative mindset
  • Proven experience managing teams and developing customers’ relationship.
  • Skilled in solution-based project management, with strong contract negotiation ability
 
Project Manager Certifications
  • PMP (Project Management Professional) – PMI  
  • PRINCE2 (Projects in Controlled Environments)
  • CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management) – Entry-level  
 
Why us?
We have the strongest PV-Inverter R&D there is and became the world`s biggest Inverter Manufacturer, which we are extremely proud of! And now, for this decade, we are increasing our game, and You, You might become part of it! Besides that, many things await You:   

  • Opportunities for Career advancement   
  • Bonus payment based on pre-agreed and signed KPI agreements   
  • A multinational team awaits You with lots of european and transeuropean exchange!
  • Possibility for technical and commercial knowledge increasement in regard to string inverters, central inverters, inverter stations including transformer and switch gear and storage solutions    
  • Technical and commercial training in our headquarter in Germany and even visits to the big R&D facility in China!
About us
We are a green tech company with young creative minds.
We are fighting every day to make our mission happen – Clean Power for All!

With 650+GW of clean power presently installed worldwide, we are on the road to success!

Founded in 1997 by University Professor Cao Renxian, Sungrow is a leader in the research and development of solar inverters with the largest dedicated R&D team in the industry and a broad product portfolio offering PV inverter solutions and energy storage systems for utility-scale, commercial & industrial, and residential applications, as well as internationally recognized floating PV plant solutions, NEV driving solutions, EV charging solutions and renewable hydrogen production systems.

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