About Dalkia UK and Dalkia Energy Services

Dalkia UK is one of the UK’s leading technical and energy services providers, at the forefront of delivering net zero solutions to a wide range of clients in private and public sector across the UK.

With a talented workforce of over 4,000 people, Dalkia UK rises to the challenges of today’s world to create a sustainable, prosperous, resilient society and a Net Zero UK. Dalkia is committed to building quality relationships to drive long term value for our clients through innovative solutions and services.

Dalkia UK delivers a wide range of energy, engineering and facilities services, as well as specialist services in systems integration, fire & safety systems and critically controlled environments.

At Dalkia Energy Services, we develop, deliver, and operate sustainable energy services and solutions to help the transition into an effective Net Zero future. Our solutions are tailored to specific needs and result in significant cost savings, improved efficiency, resilience, and a healthier environment.

Role Overview

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for overseeing the successful delivery of an Energy Performance Contract (EPC) across its entire lifecycle covering Investment Grade Audit (IGA), design, construction and measurement and verification (M&V). Supported by a multi-disciplinary team at the various stages of the process including Energy Engineers, M&E Designers, Construction Managers and M&V Analysts. The Senior Project Manager reports to the Regional Project Director.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• Working with Principal Designer and Snr Project Engineer during design phase to ensure construction readiness, by inputting into RIBA stage workshops.
• Responsible for construction delivery, ensuring project is appropriately resourced in line with agreed project budget.
• Acting as the single point of contact with the client for all project related activities.
• Ownership and management of the project budget and P&L at each stage of the delivery to achieve the agreed targets, ensuring cash, cost control and billing management in line with company policies and procedures.
• Ensure programme milestones and internal and external delivery dates achieved at each stage of the project.
• Ensure Dalkia Energy Services’ procedures and governance is followed and the necessary approvals received before cost or savings commitments made with a client or third party.
• Management of the technical solutions, ensuring energy savings can be achieved without detriment to Dalkia Energy Services’ guarantee.
• Working closely with the Technical, Commercial and Procurement teams to ensure a fair and reasonable selection process for all procurement activities, in line with company policy and procedures.
• Ensure CDM compliance across the lifecycle of the project.
• Management of project O&Ms
• Proactively prepare for, and manage all project governance, including client steering group in conjunction with Snr Project Engineer, ensuring minutes are accurately recorded for the business and client.
• Complete monthly project health checks, reporting issues and ensuring their impact is understood by all stakeholders.
• Provide input and support to the Business Development Team as required
• Engage with the M&V team to ensure we have all necessary measurement in place and agreed with the client for the ongoing collation of M&V reporting.
• Manage handover and commissioning processes are in place and that they support the M&V and guarantee requirements.
• Be available to support the ongoing performance needs of the project, including site visits to investigate defects/low performance and attending client meetings as required.

Knowledge, Skills, Education & Experience

• APM Qualified, and active member of APM institute or equivalent – Preferred
• BSc or BEng in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering – Preferred
• Comprehensive understanding of energy and carbon reduction across large commercial and industrial sites, with knowledge of building fabric projects, especially within retrofit environments – Essential
• Experience of managing and leading project teams
• Commercially astute with proven construction management, ideally with knowledge of industry standard contracts such as NEC or JCT.
• Experience working with major Plant: Boilers, Chillers, Pressure vessels, Air Handling Plant, Steam and Water systems, Motors, BMS, LV systems, CHP, Renewable Power, Understanding of HV systems, On-site generation
• Experience of working on live operational sites, often with critical engineering systems where retention of resilience is required.
• Competency with Microsoft Office systems including Microsoft Word – including use for technical documentation, Microsoft Excel – including use for technical purposes, e.g. to determine component / sub-system performance requirements, model technical problems, statistical analyses, test records, etc. Microsoft Project – programming skills, and Engineering design software (Hevacomp, Cymap, IES)
• Organised, diligent, proactive, assertive, disciplined and commercially astute.
• Comfortable communicating with all levels of Senior Management and external stakeholders.

So, what’s in it for you?

Firstly, you get to join a fantastic, friendly, forward-thinking team of people, who will welcome you and are passionate about the work that we do.

We’re part of something bigger, Imtech one of the UK’s leading technical services groups, which is jointly owned by Dalkia and EDF Energy, Britain’s biggest generator of low carbon electricity. This means we can access the strength of our wider Group, without losing the appeal or agility of being a smaller, but rapidly growing business.

We offer a wide range of benefits and rewards;

• Access to a NEST Pension Scheme with 6% employer contribution
• Health cash back plan where you can claim back costs such as dental, optical and medical
• Life assurance at 4 times your basic salary
• Cycle to work scheme
• An electric vehicle scheme – where we help you lease an electric vehicle for a fixed monthly cost to yourself (after 3 months service and post probationary period)
• Access to My Perks, where you can access hundreds of offers to help you save on your purchases (online and in person)
• Access to our training portal and other approved training
• Reimbursement for one professional membership fee relevant to your role
• All the necessary equipment to perform your job role, such as laptop and mobile phone

To agencies: We are only currently considering direct applicants, and already have a preferred agency supplier’s list in place, which we use from time to time, please do not send any unsolicited cv’s to our managers, we will deem those as direct applicants.