Project Manager – EPC / PV Utility-Scale Plant | Leipzig Area

Project overview

For a large-scale photovoltaic project, we are looking for an experienced Project Manager (m/f/d) in the EPC environment for deployment in the Leipzig area.

The project includes the turnkey construction of a PV utility-scale plant with approx. 52 MWp (DC) / 42 MW (AC), spread across seven sub-plants, including grid connection via a 30 kV substation.

The plant is being built on a former landfill site with special requirements for foundation, surface sealing, and construction execution. Support is sought for overall project management from execution planning, procurement, and construction to commissioning and handover to operations & maintenance (O&M).

Project Data

• Start: Immediately or expected November/December 2026
• Duration: 6 months with option for extension
• Utilization: Approx. 20 hours/week
• Location: Mostly remote, during the construction phase regularly approx. 1-2 days/week on-site in the Leipzig area

Responsibilities

• Overall project management and control of EPC project execution from execution planning to acceptance and handover to O&M
• Creation and monitoring of master and execution schedules as well as relevant project milestones
• Responsibility for cost and change order management as well as adherence to EEG realization deadlines
• Management of suppliers for PV modules, inverters, transformers, substructures with ground screws, and cables
• Coordination of subcontractors in the areas of road and civil engineering, assembly, and electrical engineering
• Interface coordination between client, grid operator (30 kV grid connection), landfill operator, authorities, and expert surveyors
• Ensuring project-specific landfill requirements according to LAGA BQS 7-4a
• Coordination and monitoring of Method Statements, the Quality Management Plan, and required documentation
• Ensuring specifications for the protection of the surface seal and water-retaining layer, as well as corresponding monitoring and documentation obligations
• Consideration of site-specific regulations of the chemical park regarding access, driving permits, and work safety
• Creation of weekly and monthly reports for clients and financiers
• Support during commissioning, acceptance, and handover to technical operations

Requirements

Interested?

Then I look forward to receiving your current CV including relevant project references, your hourly rate, and availability.

• Several years of experience in project management within the EPC environment of large PV utility-scale plants
• Ideally, proven project experience with PV plants from 20 MWp upwards
• Sound knowledge of grid connection processes according to VDE-AR-N 4110 and plant certification
• Good understanding of contract law (Werkvertragsrecht) and VOB, ideally also FIDIC
• Experience in managing and coordinating suppliers and subcontractors
• Sound knowledge of schedule, cost, and change order management
• Experience with landfill, conversion, or industrial sites, especially chemical parks, is an advantage
• Structured, independent, and solution-oriented way of working
• Willingness for regular on-site appointments in the Leipzig area
• Fluent German and fluent English skills

Project details

• Start: ab sofort
• Duration: 6 Monate
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Leipzig, Deutschland, DE
• Languages: German