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

• Professional development opportunities

• Be part of an innovative and rapidly growing UK team

Essential

• 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

Desirable

• 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, Monday.com, Power BI, or equivalent

• Bilingual in English and French

• Experience working in a startup or high-growth environment