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Key Responsibilities
• Project planning and feasibility: organise site selection, feasibility studies and permitting and regulatory compliance.
• Budgeting and financial management: predicting cost estimation and financial oversight.
• Stakeholder coordination: Team management, communication and community engagement.
• Construction Management: project scheduling, quality control and safety management.
• Reporting and documentation: regularly reporting on the progress of the project to stakeholders, investors and regulatory bodies. Ensuring final documentation.
• Regulatory and environmental considerations: oversee assessments of the environmental impacts of the project and ensure that it complies with sustainability guidelines and local wildlife protection.
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Salary Range
Entry-Level
Experienced
Essential Skills
• Time Management: the ability to develop and manage detailed project schedules, ensuring deadlines are met and that project progress runs smoothly.
• Technical knowledge: knowledge of wind energy technology is essential, engineering understanding and environmental and regulatory knowledge.
• Team Management skills: the ability to lead and manage cross-functional teams, ensuring that everyone is working towards common project goals.
• Communication skills: effectively communicate complex, technical, financial and operational information. Having effective reporting and negotiation skills is all-important.
• Problem-solving and decision-making: the ability to efficiently assess a situation through analytical and critical thinking and being able to adapt to unforeseen challenges.
• Organisation: the job demands a high level of responsibility from setting goals, managing meetings and creating estimates and timelines, to scheduling and tracking the progress of a project.
Training Providers in the UK
Project Management Institute (PMI): PMI provides extensive training and resources for project managers looking to obtain their PMP certification, which is respected worldwide. Home of Project Management | Project Management Institute
Prince2 Training (Axelos): this is a widely used project management methodology in the UK. They offer courses at various levels, from Foundation to Practitioner providing the training needed to become a Project Manager. Powering Best Practice | ITIL®, PRINCE2® and MSP® | Axelos
APM Group: The Association for Project Management (APM) offers qualifications and Professional development opportunities for project managers in the UK APM | Chartered Membership Organisation
Qualifications and Training
Generally you will be GCSEs in English and Mathematics
Completion of technical training course in project management, help build the skills needed to become a project manager
APM Courses available in Cardiff
APM Courses and Training in Cardiff | Upskill South Wales
Direct courses for project managers are rare in South Wales, but you can pursue wind turbine technician apprenticeships that develop project management skills and then transition into a project management role later. Wind Turbine Technician Apprenticeships:
-RWE Renewables Onshore Wind Turbine Technician Apprenticeship | RWE in the UK
-Rampion Offshore Wind Farm Apprenticeship Programme | Rampion Offshore Wind Farm
-Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Apprentice Wind Turbine Technician (Onshore South Wales) job with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, S.A. | 1402136051
-Project Management Professional (PMP)- demonstrates broad project management knowledge and experience across various methodologies and industries Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification | PMI
-Certifies Associate in Project Management (CAPM)- Provides foundational knowledge of project management principles and processes Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® Certification
-Agile- demonstrates competency in Agile project management framework Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) Certification | PMI
Employment Opportunities in the UK
• Ørsted: A leading player in offshore wind with several ongoing and upcoming projects in the UK
• Equinor: A global energy company investing heavily in offshore wind farms in the UK
• SSE Renewables: They have large offshore wind projects
• Vattenfall: A key company in the UK’s wind energy space, working on offshore wind farms
• RWE Renewables: Active in offshore wind development projects in the UK