Head: Technical

2 weeks ago

Centurion, South Africa DBSA Full time

The head: Technical role is a strategic leadership function located within the Independent Power Producer Office (IPPO).

The IPPO was established in 2010 to provide rapid solutions to South Africa’s severe electricity supply constraints, by procuring new energy generation capacity from Independent Power Producers (IPPs). The IPPO was created as a project office hosted by the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) under a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE), National Treasury and the DBSA. The mandate of the IPP Office is to provide specialised services to government, including a) IPP Energy Procurement Management, b) Monitoring, Evaluation and Contract Management, and c) Professional Advisory Services. The IPPO’s skills, expertise and success in mobilising and delivering on time is recognised domestically and globally.

The role has been necessitated firstly for the purpose of effectively developing and enabling the execution of the technical strategy for various power producing projects including, Renewable Energy, Battery Energy Storage, Gas to Power, Coal, and Hybrid energy facilities by aligning and integrating with the overall IPP Office Strategy through building and maintaining strategic partnerships and people enablement.

Reporting to the Head: IPPO, the Head: Technical will be responsible for the delivery and alignment of the technical strategic objectives of the IPPO's procurement programmes as well providing the technical expertise advisory support for procurement and implementation

The Head: Technical will further identify, mobilise and manage the appropriate strategic partnerships, personnel, programme resources, ensure appropriate governance is maintained throughout, and manage all stakeholder relation expectations.

**Key Responsibilities**:
The Head: Technical will be responsible for:

- Develop the 5 year Strategic Technical Strategy for the IPP Office.
- Formulate broad goals and new ways of addressing technical challenges within the IPPO programmes, in collaboration with the all relevant functions and parties.
- Ensure Integration of multi-dimensional functions within the IPP Office.
- Manage the determination of the technical policies and tactical optimisation.
- Establish the annual Technical Strategic Plan (SP) and Technical Annual Performance Plan (APP)
- Interpret and align the technical strategy into overall business plans and budgets to achieve the IPP Office goals
- Provide technical advisory support to the IPP Procurement and Implementation Programmes and interventions as informed by various stakeholder mandates.
- Project manage technical strategic initiatives in the IPP Office at a high level.
- Plan and manage the recommended resource requirements (people, process and technology).
- Ensure internal controls and policies are implemented.
- Create and leverage relationships with key external and internal stakeholders to enable the success of the strategies.
- Develop partnerships with key IPP’s/transaction advisory firms/regulatory bodies / relevant government organisations and government officials etc. to build sustainable long term technical solutions for the IPP Office programmes.
- Support the DMRE and other stakeholders in respect of the IPP Procurement Programme and Interventions.
- Communicate a compelling vision to gain commitment to the overall objectives.
- Model high performance behaviour in line with the leadership principles internally and externally.
- Create the conditions that enable the team to perform (e.g. team spirit, providing the right structure, involving the team in decision making).
- Utilise all resources, optimally, effectively and efficiently.
- Identify and develop talent, and grow the IPP Office competence.

**Expertise & Technical Competencies**:
Relevant Bachelor’s technical and management Degrees.
Minimum 10 years of experience working in the public energy sector at a senior management level in infrastructure development is essential.
Minimum 15 years of experience working within the electricity regulatory environment and establishing of project development teams managing multidisciplinary resources at a senior level.
Management experience working without supervision or instruction is essential.
Must have a sound working knowledge of OHSA, ORHVS and NEMA.
Must be competent in using GIS, MS Office and MS Project.
Must be competent in interpreting Power System, Energy and Financial modelling studies.

Knowledge and Understanding of the energy sector and various related legislation
Knowledge and understanding of ESKOM, other public sector bodies and relevant standardisation bodies
Knowledge and understanding of the principles of business strategy

In-depth knowledge of various legislations related to the IPP Office

**Required Personal Attributes**:
The successfull uncumbenet should demonstrate the following:

- Analysis and Judgement
- Numerical Reasoning
- Assertiveness
- Excell

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