Senior Technical Project Manager

Project Execution

• Lead end-to-end delivery of projects from concept through commissioning and handover.
• Develop, monitor, and control project schedules, budgets, risk registers and resource plans to ensure successful on-time and on-cost delivery.
• Support commercial teams with cost estimations and proposal preparation.

Technical Coordination

• Oversee multidisciplinary engineering activities, including electronics, electrical, mechanical, control, embedded systems and software.
• Ensure technical compliance with grid codes, IEC/IEEE standards, and customer requirements.
• Coordinate with manufacturing partners, aligning procurement efforts, assembly, test and delivery as production scales through pilots to commercial rollouts with customers.

Procurement & Supply Chain

• Develop and manage procurement plans aligned with project timelines and budgets.
• Evaluate and select suppliers, subcontractors, and service providers based on technical and commercial criteria.
• Monitor supplier progress, manage purchase orders, clear import documentation, and coordinate on-site deliveries and loading.

Site Installation & Commissioning

• Manage site acceptance testing (SAT), energisation, and grid synchronisation activities, coordinating with site teams, contractors, and clients to ensure safe and compliant execution.
• Ensure all as-built documentation, test records, and commissioning reports are completed and approved before handing over to the customer.

HSE & Compliance

• Enforce health, safety, and environmental (HSE) standards across all project phases in compliance with company and statutory requirements.
• Conduct and review risk assessments and drive a culture of safety awareness and continuous improvement.

Stakeholder & Partner Management

• Act as the primary point of contact for clients throughout the project lifecycle.
• Conduct regular progress reviews, design meetings, and status reporting to all stakeholders.
• Maintain strong communication channels between internal teams and external partners.

Documentation & Reporting

• Ensure timely preparation and submission of project documentation, progress reports, and technical deliverables.
• Maintain accurate project records, drawings, correspondence, and approvals.
• Support lessons-learned documentation and knowledge-sharing initiatives post-project completion.

Leadership & Continuous Improvement

• Provide technical and managerial leadership to project teams, fostering collaboration and accountability.
• Mentor and guide engineers and site staff in project delivery best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement in project management processes, tools, and methodologies.
• Promote innovation, standardisation, and cost efficiency across projects.

Your work will help shape the future of the green energy transition by implementing technology that transforms power systems for the energy transition, unlocking the massive potential in this under-innovated sector that touches every aspect of modern lives.

• Degree in engineering or project management.
• Project management qualification is a must in either PMP, PMI, PRINCE2 or equivalent.
• Proven experience delivering complex engineering projects, ideally in power electronics and grid infrastructure.
• Demonstrable technical understanding of hardware/software integration, manufacturing, site-based commissioning, and large-scale field deployments.
• Track record of managing project staff, budgets, and external contractors in cross-functional environments.
• Familiarity with project management tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Zoho or equivalent.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, able to translate technical detail for varied audiences.
• Experience producing and enforcing HSE policies, RAMS, HAZOPs, LOTO and safe working practices with proper PPE.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites nationally and internationally on short notice to conduct site surveys, oversee deployments and develop customer relationships.

• Employee Option Plan: You get equity in IONATE, so as we succeed so do you.
• Private Medical & Dental Insurance: From day one, we provide you with full, comprehensive private medical and dental cover through Bupa. You also have the option to add any dependents to your cover.
• Company pension: a flexible, and sustainable pension product to help you plan for your future.
• Career Development: It’s important to us that you have the opportunity for ongoing professional development and career growth. You will receive an annual budget for professional development and work with your team to set and reach goals every year.
• Flexible working schedules: You will have the flexibility for work-from-home arrangements.
• Cycle to Work Scheme: Low carbon travel is important for everyone, so we have in place a cycle scheme to help you purchase a bicycle.
• Slow travel: We believe in a low carbon future, so if you wish to travel by a lower carbon method – but it takes much longer than flying - we will give you an extra 2 slow travel days per year.

IONATE is a deep tech scale-up building the hardware and software backbone for smart grids, with a mission to transform power systems – from grids and microgrids to renewables and data centres – unlocking the massive potential in this under-innovated sector that touches every aspect of our modern lives.