Renewable Energy Project Manager

4 days ago


Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Voltalia Full time
About the Role

We are looking for an experienced professional to lead our Environmental and Social Management efforts in South Africa. As a Sustainable Development Lead, you will play a key role in ensuring that our projects meet the highest standards of environmental and social responsibility.

Your main objectives will be to:

  1. Position Voltalia among the leading players in the South African market with a pragmatic and practical approach to obtain concrete results;
  2. Strengthen links with players in the environmental and social sphere (consultancy firms, associations, administrations, federations, etc.) and supervise very important project workstreams;
  3. Lead the local team in resource allocation, ensuring high quality of output and deliverables;
  4. Provide advice to the team to ensure that the company complies with current local environmental and social regulations and legislation;
  5. Participate in South African work groups related to the renewable energy industry;
  6. Provide guidance and mentorship to all in-country E&S resources;
  7. Supervise and maintain the legal and contractual environment, social and ED documentation, according to the legal requirements;
  8. Implement Voltalia's Environment and Social Risk Assessment Procedure;
  9. Draft, modify, and implement the HSES Management System (ESMS) for all projects in South Africa;
  10. Train workers from Voltalia or subcontractors in the Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS);
  11. Guide local offices in Voltalia's standards, including lenders' standards as applicable;
  12. Perform inspections and audits, issuing relevant reports; follow up and manage environmental, social, and ED performance of all projects in country;
  13. Review and approve relevant documentation produced by subcontractors;
  14. Report Environment KPIs on a monthly basis, prepare necessary monthly reports;
  15. Search for continuous improvement through audits and monitoring of internal processes, ensuring implementation and effectiveness of action plans;
  16. Contribute to the development of skills of all teams on environmental, social, and ED issues through sharing experience and specific internal training;
  17. Implement appropriate monitoring mechanisms to oversee all manpower used at site, guaranteeing compliance with social commitments and obligations of the project, as well as Voltalia's social management plans;
  18. Contribute and manage timely preparation of necessary reports for project's environmental, social, and ED reporting to internal Management, local authorities, lenders, and Clients, when applicable;
  19. Actively contribute and manage the E&S team (both in-house and contracted positions) through different project phases including prospecting, development, construction, and operational phases.


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