Project Manager (Renewables)

Company: HAYS Specialist Recruitment
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Location: County Tyrone
Job Description:

Your new company

Recruiting for a Civil Project Manager, your new employer is one of Northern Ireland’s leading Civil Engineering Contractors who specialise in delivering schemes across the UK & Ireland. Located in County Tyrone, they have established themselves as an award-winning employer who boast a growing order book for the foreseeable future and have an excellent record of both staff retention and progression opportunities. Specialising in renewables, substations, rail projects, and long-term civils frameworks, your new employer has excellent scope for opportunities available to you. Currently seeking to hire a Project Manager to join their Civil Engineering team on a permanent basis, this contractor has a new project due to commence shortly involving civil engineering, and renewables work on the construction of a new electrical substation and grid company prides themselves on their excellent delivery and can assure the successful Project Manager a long-term career that can develop further as you develop and progress with the business. Your new role

Due to the requirements of the role, you will need to be an organised individual who has previous civil engineering management experience, ideally in sub-station work or some form of heavy civil / renewable sector. This role will be based in the office 3 days a week, with 2 days on site to ensure the smooth running of the contract, with a focus around design management and ensuring contractural and quality levels are maintained. Your new project will be the construction of a new electrical substation and grid routes, covering everything from initial groundwork, utilities and all civil engineering and utility-related tasks, as well as some industrial construction. This role will see the Project Manager work alongside the team in overseeing the successful delivery of the schemes, programming works, appointing / overseeing subcontractors and managing client demands. You will have excellent communication skills and will have a proven track record of maintaining positive working relationships. This role will require travel within Ireland with the option of a commute twice a week or opting for 1 overnight per week and days on site.

What you’ll need to succeed

You will be required to have previous experience in a similar role and, ideally, hold a degree in Civil or Construction Management with strong construction / civils management experience. Applicants with a different educational path should not be deterred from applying if they meet the experience will require a technical civil engineering background and have experience taking control of site budgets, planning work, and delivering a project on time to the highest new employer will be looking favourably on individuals who have worked on renewable energy projects either within windfarms or battery storage projects. You will be an ambitious individual with a real interest in developing your career with an award-winning Northern Irish contractor and someone who possesses a can-do attitude and commitment to obtaining results. You must also be open to travel as required for the role as mentioned above (1 night away).

What you’ll get in return

This is a new and exciting role for a Project Manager who is keen to develop their career further and take full ownership of a project. With a stable network of long-term clients and employees, your new employer sees value in rewarding people from within and offering a stable working environment with a low turnover of staff. Salaries are negotiable reflective of experience and interview, plus living away allowance when required, vehicle and fuel, an attractive benefits package, company bonus scheme and all necessary help afforded to you to ensure your job is manageable. Operating in a growing sector of renewable energy, this is an excellent opportunity to broaden your experience and build up a portfolio of work that will inevitably lead to further career progression opportunities. This is an award-winning company, and a place where you can develop a very successful career over short, medium and long-term options spanning across the business.

What you need to do now

If you’re interested in this role, please call Chris McNamara on , or click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV. If this job isn’t quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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Skills:civil engineering renewables project manager site manager site agent

Benefits:£50 000 – £60 000

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Posted: June 15th, 2026