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ROLE: Renewables Manager – Senior Leadership Role
LOCATION: Chesterfield

Solar PV | Battery Energy Storage (BESS) | Microgrids | EV Infrastructure | Heat Pumps

We're looking for a forward‑thinking Renewables Manager to lead one of the UK's largest and fastest‑growing specialist engineering teams. If you excel in building high‑performing design teams, driving engineering excellence and shaping technical strategy across Solar, BESS, Microgrids and EV infrastructure, this could be your ideal next step. As a senior leader, you will oversee multidisciplinary engineering functions and ensure the highest standards of quality, compliance and delivery across our renewable energy portfolio.

Role Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

Lead the strategic development of the design engineering function across Solar PV, BESS, Microgrids and EV charging infrastructure.
Support senior leadership with business planning, forecasting, technical direction, resourcing planning and recruitment.
Oversee the technical governance of all renewable engineering outputs.

Team & People Management

Manage a large multidisciplinary design engineering team including senior designers and technical leads.
Develop and deliver technical training programmes and competency frameworks.
Lead performance management, coaching, mentoring and succession planning.

Technical & Quality Oversight

Ensure all engineering designs comply with standards, regulations and best practice.
Oversee quality assurance processes, audits and technical approvals.
Act as the senior escalation point for complex technical challenges.
Evaluate and introduce new engineering technologies, tools and methodologies.

Operational & Project Support

Review major projects, large‑scale systems and bespoke engineering designs.
Provide senior input into bids, proposals, client meetings and technical presentations.

Innovation & Industry Engagement

Lead continuous improvement and R&D initiatives across renewable technologies.
Represent the organisation at technical events, conferences and stakeholder forums.

Required Qualifications

Essential Experience

Significant leadership experience managing large engineering or design teams.
Strong background in at least two of the following: Solar PV, BESS, Microgrids, EV Charging, Heat Pumps.
Proven ability to develop people, processes and complex engineering capability.
Excellent understanding of renewable energy standards, grid requirements and design methodologies.
Confident leader able to influence senior stakeholders and technical teams.
Strong organisational, communication and planning skills.
Strong understanding of BS 7671 18th Edition wiring regulations.

Desirable

Chartered Engineer (CEng) or working towards.
QCF Level 4 in Design (2396).
Leadership or management qualifications.
Knowledge of design software used in Solar, BESS, Heat Pumps and Microgrids.
Understanding of DNO/ICP processes, grid modelling and energy optimisation techniques.

What's in it for you?

Senior leadership opportunity within a rapidly expanding renewables business.
Career progression within a major UK energy and infrastructure provider.
Exposure to cutting‑edge technologies shaping the energy transition.
Competitive salary, bonus and benefits package.

There's a place for you at Mitie – join us today!

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We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

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