Head of Construction & Delivery, Europe (PV & BESS)
ThunderSoft · Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
Tailor my CV for this job — freeAbout the RoleWiseGlow is building its European Engineering Management Center from the ground up in Warsaw — the delivery hub for our new energy project portfolio across Poland, Italy, and Germany. This is a build-from-zero mandate — you'll design the org, hire the team, and establish the multinational project management system from scratch.What You'll OwnBuild and lead the Engineering Management Center from the ground up — org design, RACI, hiring site PMs, quality/schedule/HSE rolesEstablish a unified multinational PM system: scheduling, cost control, quality, risk, and reporting standards built for portfolio management across dozens of parallel small-to-mid-size sites (not single mega-project delivery)Drive construction delivery of the 500MW Italian solar portfolio across multiple parallel 2-10MW sites — on-time grid connection, cost control, quality complianceLead EPC contractor and subcontractor selection, negotiation, and full-lifecycle contract management, including FIDIC-based contractsBuild reporting and decision-making cadence between HQ and local teamsStandardize and digitize construction-to-O&M handover (budgeting, invoicing, progress reporting)Identify and manage cross-border risks: grid connection permitting, EPC performance risk, supply chain delays, FX, and complianceWhat You Bring10+ years in engineering/construction management for renewable energy (solar/wind preferred) or large infrastructure, including 3-5+ years at Project Director / Head of Engineering Management levelDirect experience building a team and PM process framework from zero — not just executing within an existing systemPortfolio/program management experience — running multiple small-to-mid-size projects across different locations in parallel, not a single large projectEPC contract management and hands-on FIDIC experience; PMP or equivalent preferredFluent business English (written + spoken)Willing to be based in Warsaw with frequent multinational travel (Italy and beyond)Nice to HaveDirect utility-scale ground-mount solar construction management experience (clearly distinct from distributed/C&I)BESS project engineering management backgroundItaly or Southern Europe project experience — familiar with local grid connection, permitting, and contractor ecosystemsData center (AIDC) engineering management experience