Job Description

As a member of the Wind Due Diligence team, the Project Manager is responsible for managing and executing independent engineering and technical advisory services to support the financing, sale, or acquisition of wind onshore projects and portfolios across different countries.

The position requires a mature and experienced candidate with effective communication, project management, and technical skills.

The successful candidate will be a self-starter, with a can-do spirit and willingness to work hard in a team environment to achieve shared success.

• Good understanding of wind technology with experience in the turbine technology review.
• Good understanding on typical KPIs for onshore and high-level understanding of energy modelling for wind projects.
• Demonstrable experience handling utility scale wind Projects with experience on Project design, familiar with the review of typical contracts including TSA, BOP, O&M, PPAs, Asset management Contracts and Credit Agreements.
• Manage high profile Independent Engineering and Technical Advisory projects for project financing, sales and acquisitions of wind projects and portfolios, including technology reviews, civil and electrical design reviews, reviews of commercial and technical contracts, project schedule, project financial model, CAPEX and OPEX costs, environmental and permitting review, site visits and construction monitoring.
• Compile and complete IE and TA reports and summarize key results and conclusions. Ensure a quality of work that meets and exceeds client expectations. Integrate all review sections from UL Solutions’ multi-disciplinary team and ensure that UL Solutions’ technical and commercial analysis is consistent throughout sections.
• Prepare proposals detailing scope of work, team, budget and schedule for completion.
• Work with internal resources, associate project managers, and project managers. Ensure project deliverables stay on time, on target, and on budget.
• Mentor and train junior staff and assume responsibility for the internal growth of the team.
• Work with lenders and developers as the main client interface for UL Solutions. Attend client meetings with lenders and developers as needed. Engage clients and internal staff to develop creative solutions to meet client needs; provide exceptional customer service with a focus of growing client relationships.
• Prepare communication plan and related project status reports. Facilitate and lead regular status meetings with internal project team, sponsors, and stakeholders.
• Work with multi-disciplinary team to identify project risks, barriers, and issues and propose viable solutions and mitigation strategies.
• Ensure the use of best practices and apply lessons learned from previous projects.
• Review of project contracts and financial models.

• Perform site visits during construction and operation and perform monthly construction monitoring site visits to review progress against technical specifications, budget and milestone schedule. Compile and review site visit reports and monthly construction monitoring reports.

• Represent UL Solutions at conferences and business development meetings.
• Support the business strategy and development for the due diligence team.

• University Degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Industrial Technology, Manufacturing Technology, or Physics from an accredited program plus four years directly related work experience.
• Detailed knowledge of the technical vocabulary common to the appropriate discipline.
• Working knowledge of conformity standards in use in area of expertise.
• Demonstrated ability to apply project-handling concepts in use in area of expertise.
• BESS and PV knowledge is a plus.

• English language is a must and other languages like French, Italian or Polish are a relevant plus.

A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers’ product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers’ products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.