EV & Energy Projects
Plan your commercial EV charging project around the site, power requirements, budget and people who will use it. CCM coordinates the surveys, design information, costs, contractors and construction activity needed to move workplace, retail and fleet charging infrastructure towards delivery.
Based in Cheltenham, we support EV charging projects across the UK, with the scope and responsibilities agreed for each appointment.
Commercial EV Charging Solutions and Project Management
Planning commercial EV charging solutions brings together the property, electrical, operational and construction decisions needed to deliver charging infrastructure. CCM provides a coordinated client-side point of contact, helping organise the information, appointments and actions required across the project team.
Support can begin with feasibility and site information, then continue through layout development, cost planning, contractor coordination, construction monitoring and handover. The exact scope depends on the project, while specialist design, installation, testing, operation and statutory approvals remain with the appropriately qualified and appointed parties.
Where CCM’s wider construction project management services are appointed, the EV charging work can be coordinated with the wider development or refurbishment programme.
What CCM Can Manage for an EV Charging Project
We help define who the chargers are for, the intended charging pattern, preferred number of bays, project objectives and known site constraints.
This creates a clearer basis for surveys, design development, budget decisions and specialist input.
CCM can coordinate an initial site review and the collection of available drawings, utility information, access requirements and parking constraints.
Electrical capacity, grid connections and other specialist investigations are completed by the relevant qualified parties.
We coordinate the information needed to develop the bay layout, charger positions, vehicle movement, accessibility, signage, protective measures and supporting infrastructure.
Detailed electrical design and product selection remain with appropriately qualified designers and suppliers.
We help organise project cost information and review how design, enabling works, electrical capacity, charger equipment and construction requirements affect the budget.
Any estimate, cost plan or approval process is defined in CCM’s appointment.
CCM can support tendering or appointment by coordinating scope information, queries and comparisons across suitable suppliers and contractors.
The client retains final appointment decisions, and technical competence, warranties and product compliance must be verified.
During delivery, CCM can coordinate project information, monitor visible progress and track agreed actions.
Testing, commissioning, certification, network energisation and operation remain with the responsible specialists, contractors, charge point operator or statutory parties.
EV Charging Environments We Support
Workplace EV Charging
Infrastructure for staff, visitors and company vehicles, planned around parking demand, dwell time, access and the operational needs of the workplace.
Retail and Destination EV Charging
Charging at shops, leisure sites, hotels and other destinations, with attention to customer access, dwell time, payment arrangements and the wider car-park layout.
Fleet and Depot EV Charging
Charging infrastructure for operational fleets, where vehicle schedules, overnight demand, charger availability, site power and future fleet growth need coordinated planning.
Commercial Developments
EV charging provision for new and existing commercial properties, coordinated with wider building works, parking layouts, utilities and occupation requirements.
Publicly Accessible Charging
Public-facing charging proposals that may require additional consideration of payment, accessibility, operation, reliability information and the Public Charge Point Regulations.
New Build and Retrofit Infrastructure
Charging provision integrated into a new development or introduced at an existing site, with the project route adapted to the available information, capacity and construction constraints.
Why Choose CCM for Your EV Charging Project
We help connect the client, landlord, designer, electricity network, equipment supplier, installer and other project parties.
Clear actions and responsibilities make it easier to understand what is required before each stage can progress.
Charger numbers, power, user demand, layout, future expansion and operating arrangements can affect one another.
CCM helps the team review these decisions together so the developing proposal remains aligned with the brief.
We coordinate programme and cost information around surveys, approvals, equipment, enabling works and construction.
Separately appointed budget and cost control services can help the client see which assumptions and decisions may affect the project budget.
The appointment sets out CCM’s role and the responsibilities retained by electrical designers, contractors, installers, operators and approving bodies.
This avoids treating project coordination as a substitute for specialist design, certification or statutory approval.
Where appointed, CCM remains involved through agreed construction and handover activities, helping track information, visible progress and outstanding actions while the responsible parties complete testing, commissioning and certification.
How We Support an EV Charging Project
What to Consider Before Starting an EV Charging Project
Users and Charging Demand
Consider who will charge, when vehicles are normally parked, likely dwell time, daily mileage and whether access will be private, shared or public. These points help the project team test the number and type of chargers against actual use.
Site Power and Physical Constraints
Existing electrical information, parking layout, cable routes, access, drainage, lighting and other site conditions can influence the proposal. A qualified party must assess available capacity and advise on any network connection, reinforcement or load-management requirements.
Commercial Model and Operating Responsibility
Confirm who will own, operate and maintain the chargers, how users will access them and whether payment is required. Public-facing charging can introduce specific accessibility, payment, data, maintenance and regulatory considerations that should be assigned to the correct parties.
Programme Budget and Future Expansion
Allow for surveys, approvals, connection lead times, equipment availability, enabling works, construction and commissioning. If demand is expected to grow, the team can consider future bays, spare capacity or phased infrastructure. Separately appointed construction risk management can support wider project-risk review.
EV Charging Support Shaped Around Your Project
Every EV charging project has a different combination of users, site constraints, electrical requirements, programme pressures and delivery responsibilities. CCM agrees a clear scope around the project stage and the support the client actually needs.
This could include early feasibility and site-information coordination, support through design and procurement, or project management during construction and handover. The responsibilities, outputs and limitations are defined before the appointment begins.
Discuss Your EV Charging Project
Tell us what you are planning, where the premises are based and the support you need. Include the current project stage, any target dates and whether the building will remain occupied during the works.
You do not need a complete brief to get in touch. We will review your enquiry and discuss whether CCM is the right fit for your project.
Frequently Asked Questions
Take a look below at some of our most Frequently Asked Questions – get in touch for more!
CCM can coordinate an EV charging project from the early brief and site information through design development, costing, procurement, construction monitoring and handover support. The precise service depends on the appointment. Specialist electrical design, installation, testing, certification, network connections and operation remain with appropriately qualified and appointed parties.
CCM can provide client-side project management and coordination for a commercial EV charging installation where this is agreed in the appointment. The role may cover information, programme, costs, procurement and construction activity. CCM should confirm whether the installer contracts directly with the client or through another party for each project.
A useful starting brief includes the site location, intended users, vehicle types, parking patterns, proposed number of bays, target dates and available budget. Existing electrical drawings, energy data, landlord requirements and details of any appointed supplier or consultant can help the team identify the next surveys and decisions.
Most commercial EV charging proposals benefit from a site review because parking, access, cable routes, existing electrical infrastructure and physical constraints can affect the solution. The survey scope should reflect the project stage. Specialist electrical, structural, drainage or topographical surveys must be completed by competent parties where required.
An appropriately qualified electrical designer, contractor, network specialist or Distribution Network Operator should assess capacity and connection requirements. CCM can coordinate the information and actions within its appointment, but it does not replace specialist calculations, formal connection applications, network offers or approvals unless specifically qualified and appointed to perform that work.
CCM can coordinate the project information needed to develop charger positions, bay layouts, vehicle movement, accessibility, signage, protection and associated works. Detailed electrical design, equipment specification and compliance remain with the appointed competent designers and suppliers. CCM’s architectural design services may support wider site or building changes where separately appointed.
Where included, CCM can coordinate scope information, tender queries, comparisons, appointments and project actions involving suppliers and installers. The client retains the final selection unless the contract states otherwise. Product compliance, installer competence, warranties, maintenance arrangements and operating-platform requirements should be checked before an order or appointment is made.
Requirements depend on the site, building work, charger access and operating model. Building Regulations Part S may apply to relevant projects in England, while public charge points may fall within the Public Charge Point Regulations 2023. CDM responsibilities, planning, accessibility, electrical standards and local approvals may also need review by the relevant parties.
CCM can consider workplace, retail, destination, fleet, depot and commercial-development charging projects, subject to experience, capacity and the agreed scope. Each setting has different demand, access, operating and construction needs. Share the site type, location, intended users and project stage so CCM can assess whether it is the right fit.
Yes. The project team can consider future bays, spare ducting, distribution capacity, phased equipment or load management when developing the initial proposal. The suitable approach depends on forecast demand, site constraints, electrical capacity and budget. Future-proofing should be tested through the relevant technical design and commercial appraisal rather than assumed.
Fees depend on the project stage, site location, number of charging points, programme, existing information, procurement route, consultant team and level of construction or handover support required. CCM needs a brief before proposing its scope and fee. Specialist surveys, designs, network charges, equipment and installation are normally priced separately.
