Project Manager Service / Blades
Global Wind Service
- Lowestoft, United Kingdom
- Mid Level
- Posted
Responsibilities
- You will maintain a regular site presence, build trusted customer relationships and begin every day with safety at the forefront.
- Lead service and maintenance projects from contract handover and mobilisation through execution, demobilisation, close-out and lessons learned.
- Plan and coordinate preventive, corrective and campaign maintenance activities, balancing customer priorities, turbine availability, safety, quality, cost and schedule.
- Own project scope, programme, budget, forecast and commercial performance; monitor variances and implement timely corrective actions.
- Translate contractual and technical requirements into practical delivery plans, work packages, resource plans and site-specific arrangements.
- Coordinate technicians, supervisors, specialist resources, equipment, tooling, vessels or access solutions, materials, vendors and subcontractors.
- Work closely with technical teams to manage defects, troubleshooting, component exchange and return-to-service activities, escalating risks and constraints appropriately.
- Ensure work is delivered in accordance with contracts, customer requirements, local legislation, company procedures and applicable wind-industry standards.
- Champion a strong safety culture through visible leadership, site engagement, effective planning and disciplined use of risk assessments, method statements, permits and toolbox talks.
- Maintain complete and accurate project documentation, including plans, progress reports, maintenance records, cost trackers, change controls, handover packs and close-out documentation.
- Provide clear, regular reporting to customers and internal stakeholders on progress, safety, quality, risk, resource demand, budget and delivery outlook.
- Build effective customer relationships, manage expectations, resolve delivery issues and identify opportunities to improve service quality and future collaboration.
- Carry out pre-start site reviews and coordinate site-specific requirements such as welfare, accommodation, logistics, inductions, access and subcontractor arrangements.
- Monitor team and supplier performance, address delivery gaps and capture lessons learned to strengthen future maintenance planning and execution.
Key responsibilities
Experience and qualifications At least three years of progressive project management experience within wind energy, with direct exposure to service, maintenance, operations or asset support environments. Demonstrable experience delivering multi-disciplinary maintenance scopes involving field technicians, customers, suppliers and subcontractors. Good technical understanding of wind turbine systems and maintenance activities, ideally across mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and control-system interfaces. Experience managing project budgets, forecasts, schedules, risks, changes, documentation and customer reporting. Proven commitment to safe delivery in a high-risk operational environment; experience leading or reinforcing a proactive safety culture is essential. Relevant technical, engineering, operational or project management qualification. A recognised project management certification is advantageous. Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office and project planning or project management systems. Fluent written and spoken English. Additional European language capability is advantageous. Willingness and ability to travel to project and customer sites, including up to 30 days per year. Skills and behaviours Visible, credible leadership with the confidence to make timely decisions in a fast-moving service environment. Customer-focused and commercially aware, with strong negotiation, stakeholder management and communication skills. Structured and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage several workstreams or projects while maintaining clear priorities. Proactive, solution-oriented and calm under pressure, with a practical approach to changing site and operational conditions. Collaborative and culturally aware, able to work effectively with technicians, managers, customers and partners at all levels. Disciplined in planning, documentation, follow-up and continuous improvement.
