Overview
Technical Project Manager – Wind and Solar Jobs in Cape Town, South Africa at Mass Staffing Projects
Job Description
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.
Title: Technical Project Manager – Wind and Solar
Company: Mass Staffing Projects
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Category: Engineering (Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineer)
