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ABOUT ZENOBE

Our goal is to make clean power accessible, to accelerate the shift to zero carbon power and transport.

We’re transforming grids to enable the take up of more renewables, electrifying fleets for cleaner air, repurposing electric vehicle batteries for clean portable power and using proprietary software and data analysis to optimise operational performance for our customers.

We have 225 MW of operational and under construction grid scale battery capacity and over 30% of the UK’s EV buses, and are expanding our operations in Australia, New Zealand, US and Europe. We’re a rapidly growing company looking for talented people to join us.

THE OPPORTUNITY

• Leading day-to-day project management activities of large scale energy storage projects from deal closure through to handover to the Zenobe operations team. Responsible for the overall project delivery ensuring that key success criteria are defined, monitored and achieved.
• Project controls management including risk, change control, schedule, documentation and reporting.
• Delivery of large scale energy storage projects in accordance with the Zenobe project management tools, processes and standards.
• Weekly and monthly reporting to both internal and external stakeholders including financial institution reporting.
• Management of matrix structured project team built up of internal stakeholders within the business. Assigning tasks, actions and ensuring the completion of these in appropriate timescales. Leading weekly and monthly project team meetings and developing a strong team ethos.
• The candidate would have direct responsibility for managing the project budget on schemes up to £130m in CAPEX. Working closely with the corporate finance and accounting teams to ensure project finances are strictly controlled throughout the delivery phase.
• Supporting the development phase for new energy storage projects, working alongside the land, planning and procurement teams to review, negotiate and award contracts.
• Providing leadership and guidance to the entire project team including interfacing with internal engineering, procurement, legal, finance and construction teams

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

We realise that certain groups of people are less likely to apply for a role if they don’t meet 100% of the job requirements. To be absolutely clear: if you like the look of this job and think you could do it well, we encourage you to apply with a CV that highlights your transferable skills and experience. Above all, Zenobē is looking for collaborative, flexible, empathetic people who are interested in creating and promoting practical routes to a zero carbon world.

A job with Zenobē Energy means a job with the market leader in one of the UK’s most dynamic and fastest growing sectors, gaining exposure to diverse roles and highly experienced partners.

Essential skills:

• Project and proposal management
• Project controls management including scheduling, cost control, change management etc.
• Proficient working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel) and MS Project

• Outstanding attention to detail
• Strong planning, risk management and organisational skills, team player
• Pragmatic, proactive and solution driven
• Strong commercial skills – comfortable with legal contracts and project commercials
• Excellent communication skills, capable of presenting project updates
• Experience of managing projects through the construction and commissioning phases
• Strong stakeholder and contractor management skills

Essential competencies:

• High quality education (bachelor’s degree or masters) in engineering (electrical preferred)

• A genuine passion in clean energy and our social and environmental mission
• Solid work experience (minimum 3 years) in project engineering / management / procurement / technical consultant in energy storage or renewables sectors
• Knowledge of the UK energy storage landscape
• Must have hands-on technical experience with large scale energy storage projects
• Must have a sound understanding of the technical, performance, and integration of Li-Ion batteries as part of energy storage project
• Must have experience with DNO and TO connection works and Balance of Plant equipment
• Good experience dealing with customers and suppliers
• Ability to work in the HQ in London and travel UK wide and internationally
• Desire to work in a fast moving, high pressure and entrepreneurial environment

WORKING AT ZENOBE

We’re passionate about sustainability and are proud to offer Team Zenobē a pioneering and collaborative working environment. We encourage our people to take ownership of their career progression and celebrate those that can think outside the box.

If you’d like to join our community of likeminded people hit the apply button now, we’d love to hear from you!

WHAT WE OFFER

Charge your career at Zenobē and receive

• Up to 20% annual bonus for being awesome
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Private Medical Insurance, for you and the family
• £1500 training budget per year, to ensure you grow as we do
• EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Pension scheme, up to 8% matched contributions
• Enhanced parental leave
• Cash back health plan
• Plus more

Lots of our people work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, flexitime and hybrid working. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but please talk to us about the flexibility you need and let’s see how we can make it work.

OUR APPROACH TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Our people are our strongest asset and the key determinant of our success, and we value a range of skillsets and perspectives. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. We work to provide equal opportunities and an inclusive work environment, where everyone is fairly treated in the application process and through their career at Zenobē. If there are any adjustments that would help improve your experience with Zenobē, please let us know when you apply.