Solar Project Manager

6 days ago

Rosebank, South Africa Pearr Full time

**Solar Project Manager**

The Project Manager will be responsible for the execution of multiple solar PV and BESS projects, ensuring adherence to project contracts, schedules, and budgets.

**Requirements**:

- Bachelor’s degree in project management, engineering, or related field.
- At least 5 years of experience in construction project management, preferably within the solar and renewable energy field.
- Good commercial mindset/business acumen.
- Strong leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
- Track record of successfully leading projects to close on time and within budget, including those involving sub-contractors.
- Sound technical knowledge of solar PV systems design and installation.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
- Strong organisational and time-management skills.
- Availability to travel and work on-site at project locations across South Africa,
- Proficient computer skills, and ability to learn new software platforms quickly.
- Comfortable in the constantly changing environment of a start-up company.

**Typical Activities Include**:

- Manage and direct project execution from contract signature to project close-out.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, stakeholders, engineers, contractors, third-party construction managers and other consultants.
- Develop and maintain detailed project schedules to track progress and ensure timely completion of project milestones and deliverables.
- Manage and take responsibility for project budgets.
- Ensure adherence to contractual obligations and compliance with industry standards, safety protocols and regulatory frameworks.
- Establish and maintain quality customer service with clients and all stakeholders.
- Coordinate and manage internal team and external contractors, ensuring regular communication is maintained, progress is closely monitored, and project risks are identified and managed.
- Conduct project meetings and provide weekly progress reports to clients.
- Present project progress, key findings, and management recommendations.
- Perform site evaluations and due diligence, including hiring consultants and overseeing when required.
- Other duties as necessary.

**Location**:Rosebank, Johannesburg (On-site)

**What you can expect from the company**:Decentral Energy is a leading provider of sustainable energy solutions in South Africa. We design, install, own, and maintain energy assets, catering to customers in the retail, tourism, residential, and commercial and industrial (C&I) sectors.

Founded in 2009 by Executive Directors Christian Bode and Luel Culwick, Decentral has developed and operates over 20 MW of solar PV assets in South Africa. Our team has 100 MW of active development assets nationally, having closed approximately 300 MW of power assets globally. Our diverse client base ranges from listed organisations such as Spear REIT to large privately owned companies such as Pacific Paramount Properties and One Property Holdings.

**Key Competencies**:

- Critical Thinking: Ability to actively and skilfully conceptualise, apply, analyse, synthesise, and evaluate information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action.
- Project Management: Ability to manage the project lifecycle, from initiation to closure. This involves defining the project scope, objectives, and deliverables, developing, and managing the project schedule, budget, and resources, identifying, and mitigating risks, and communicating effectively with the project team, clients, and other stakeholders.
- Interpersonal Skills: Able to influence the views and behaviour of others through persuasion and encouragement. Manages conflict or other sensitive issues tactfully and effectively. Able to adapt behaviour to a wide range of people.
- Creativity: Ability to look at the issue from different and creative angles, using the right tools to assess it and develop a plan.
- Communication: Able to communicate information and ideas clearly and articulately both in oral and written form. Uses appropriate language, style and methods depending on the audience and the purpose of communication. Able to convey complex information clearly. Anticipates the information that others will need.

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