Technical Project Manager

2 weeks ago

Cape Town, South Africa Mass Staffing Projects Full time

A leading and successful IPP is looking for a Technical Project Manager to join their Cape Town operations. This is a skilled position responsible for the overall work streams predominantly in the early phases of solar PV and wind projects up to financial close, including feasibility and front -end engineering studies, site studies, PV and HV technical preliminary design and design specifications in contracts and procurement.

**Minimum Requirements**:

- BEng/Meng Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
- 5+ years’ experience in the renewable energy environment, incorporating both wind and solar.
- Commercial mindset and experience with optimizing overall business from a technical design and execution perspective
- Awareness and understanding of the relevant technical codes, regulations and standards relating to the development of renewable energy projects.
- Knowledge and experience of power systems.
- Strong understanding of solar and wind EPC and O&M agreements.
- Strong initiative and the ability to proactively identify required tasks.
- An organised approach to working, task prioritisation and time management.
- Ability to handle pressure and meet deadlines.

**Your key responsibilities will include**:

- Responsible for the general day-to-day technical project management of the relevant Projects.
- Leading the technical interface between the various work packages (finance, legal, technical, permitting, grid connection, etc.) necessary to fully develop the Projects.
- Lead the development of technical concepts and solutions of the projects, identifies optimal solutions from a technical, commercial and execution perspective at early stage including civil, mechanical, and electrical aspects of solar PV and wind plants, interconnection and high-voltage design and yield assessments.
- Ensuring technical compliance with Project documents.
- Coordinating and managing the procurement process of contractors to perform services under the relevant EPC and O&M agreements.
- Coordinating the process of preparation, negotiation, execution and conclusion of Project Agreements (including EPC, O&M and PPA).
- Ensuring comprehensive and well drafted Employers Requirements/Specifications (and other contractual schedules) which are well integrated with the relevant EPC and O&M agreements.
- Coordinating and managing the procurement of technical advisors (owner’s engineer, etc.).
- Interfacing with owner’s engineer (OE), sponsors legal advisors and lenders legal and technical advisors (LLA & LTA), contractors, Eskom/Grid Operator, Lenders, etc. during financial close process and construction.
- Optimisation of design and pricing parameters.
- Managing the process of procuring access to transmission and grid infrastructure with Eskom or such other Governmental Authorities.
- Provide technical input for financial close of successfully awarded projects.
- Maintaining the project time schedule.
- Meeting tight deadlines and keeping within budget.
- Liaising with client/off-taker.
- Prepare management presentations and generate periodic reports with the progress status of the company's projects.
- Such other duties that may be required from time to time within the general scope of the position.
- The role description should develop along with the changing demands of the projects’ objectives and priorities.

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