Senior Project Manager, London

Voltalis is a leading innovator in energy optimisation and promoting sustainable energy solutions. Our mission is to balance energy supply and demand, reduce carbon footprints, and enhance energy efficiency for our clients and partners. Our UK team is growing, and we are looking for passionate individuals to join us on this journey.

Job Description

This role is critical to leading the technical deployment and scaling of Voltalis' energy flexibility solutions across the UK. You will drive project strategy, execution, and team coordination ensuring delivery on time, on budget and to the highest quality standards.

You will work closely with the UK Operations Director, Head of Activation and cross-functional teams (product, technical, field operations, marketing and customer support), leading projects from planning through to go-live and operational success.

Key Responsibilities

Lead complex technical projects end-to-end, from requirements gathering and design through to execution, delivery and post-launch optimisation

Translate business goals into detailed project plans, including timelines, resource requirements and milestones

Coordinate cross-functional teams, acting as the central point of contact between engineering, operations, commercial teams and external stakeholders

Supervise field implementation activities including technical site surveys, hardware/software installations, system integration and testing

Monitor risks, dependencies and progress across multiple workstreams, resolving blockers and escalating where necessary

Ensure compliance with UK energy regulations, engineering standards, and internal QA protocols

Champion continuous improvement - identify process inefficiencies and lead initiatives to drive operational excellence

Provide regular project reporting and executive updates to senior leadership

Drive end-to-end cloud-to-cloud API integration efforts with partners and internal engineers, enabling real-time, reliable data interoperability.

Run agile processes including sprint planning, retrospectives and release coordination

Why join Voltalis?

Opportunity to be part of a mission-driven company tackling the climate crisis

Competitive salary and benefits

Collaborative and supportive working culture

Be part of an innovative and rapidly growing UK team

Preferred Experience

Degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related technical discipline

Minimum 7 years of project management experience, with a strong track record in complex engineering or infrastructure projects (e.g. energy, utilities, telecoms, smart tech, or construction)

Proven success in delivering field-based hardware deployments alongside scalable IoT platform integrations in energy or utilities environments.

Strong working knowledge of project management methodologies (e.g. Agile, PRINCE2, Waterfall)

Excellent stakeholder management skills - able to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams

Confident decision-maker, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities in a fast-paced environment

Outstanding organisational, analytical, and communication skills

Willingness to travel across the UK for site and partner visits

Full UK driving licence

Experience in demand-side response, smart grid technologies, or distributed energy resource management

Technical familiarity with IoT systems, electrical installations, or energy automation platforms

Proficiency in project tools such as MS Project Power BI, or equivalent

Bilingual in English and French

Experience working in a startup or high-growth environment