Jr. Project Manager (m/f/d)

Fluence (Nasdaq: FLNC) is a global market leader in energy storage products and services and digital applications for renewables and storage. With a presence in 30 global markets, Fluence provides an ecosystem of offerings to drive the clean energy transition, including modular, scalable storage products, comprehensive service offerings, and the Fluence IQ platform, which delivers AI-enabled digital applications for managing and optimizing storage and renewables. The company is transforming the way we power our world by helping customers create more resilient and sustainable electric grids. For more information, please visit fluenceenergy.com.

We are guided by our passion to transform the way we power our world. Achieving our goals requires creativity, diversity of ideas and backgrounds, and building trust to effect change and move with speed.

Fluence currently has thousands of MW of energy storage projects operated or awarded worldwide in addition to the thousands of MW of projects managed by our trading platform—and we are growing every day.

Fluence is defined by its unwavering commitment to safety, quality, and integrity.

We achieve our goals and meet our customer’s needs by cultivating curiosity, adaptability, and self-reflection in our teams.

We value the diversity in thought and experience of our coworkers and customers. Through honest, forthcoming, and respectful communications we work to ensure that Fluence is an inclusive and welcoming environment for all.

Our Project Managers are responsible for delivering large, technically complex Battery Energy Storage projects across the UK in what is a growth market. Supporting the Project Managers, we currently have Engineers, Construction professionals, Commercial and Legal teams as well as Health and safety and Quality professionals. We are seeking to expand this team and are looking for a proactive and engaging individual to be part of our exciting growth plans.

You will report into a Senior Project Manager and will actively be supported through on the-job learning, a competency development framework, peer-to-peer collaboration, and professional development/technical training. The innovative ideas you bring will help us to adopt new methods and technologies in a rapidly changing world.

We will create an individual training plan to help you to develop the specific skills and knowledge required for your role. By the end of it you will be set up with the best knowledge to equip you for your professional career within Fluence.

You will be working closely with internal project teams and will be involved in client facing environments to help deliver projects in a timely and cost-effective manner.

Join ongoing projects at various stages of delivery, supporting our Project Managers to deliver project objectives

Apply the skills and theory learned in education into real-world ambiguous circumstances – this will test your lateral thinking

Work on projects that renew and/or enhance the power infrastructure of our clients hat include engineering, manufacturing, installation, test & commissioning.

Principally, support the preparation of accurate project programs ensuring that targeted packages of work are secured with a profitable margin

Widen and deepen your understanding of the different constraints applied to projects that can impact delivery methods (contract, time, cost, quality, politics).

Conduct site visits and engage with site teams to verify project progress and further understanding of site operations and the challenges faced by site teams.

Become involved with critical interfaces between all stakeholders including but not limited to design dependencies and interfacing, risk management, producing client reports, KPI’s and subcontract management.

Support our business planning framework, working with stakeholders to ensure clear visibility of upcoming projects

Work closely with teams from other departments, coordinating their support on our various projects to engage subject matter experts and create common understanding

Develop and deliver integrated reports using tools such as Primavera and MS Project to provide insight into project performance

Be a recent or new graduate with any degree, awarded at 2:1 or above in Project Management, Engineering Management or an Engineering degree with a clear interest in progressing their career.

Collaboration is at the heart of what we do – you will be able to engage different people and communicate effectively to a variety of audiences

Open mindedness – you will be able to consider different opinions and are open to challenge

Proactive nature – you take the initiative and get things done

Have some experience/work-experience/internship in a Project Management, Project Engineering or related department, but it’s not essential

Ability to work, communicate effectively and report at all levels within multidisciplinary teams.

Ability to work on your own initiative.

Flexible and proactive approach to work, and ability to prioritize and manage your time effectively.

Strong attention to detail and ability to make correct judgement

Willingness to travel across the UK and occasionally abroad for project meetings and FAT attendance

Are up for travelling as part of graduate rotational position. We want you to experience the different sites and areas of our business, so each placement may be in different UK locations

Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, & Visio).

Fluence IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER and fully subscribes to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity to ensure that all applicants and employees are considered for hire, promotion, and job status without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital or familial status.